“Electrification has been touted as a silver bullet: an easy solution that alleviates the GHG burden from car owners worldwide. This isn’t the case. Extensive vehicle electrification only lowers emissions by a portion of what’s needed.” Via WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities itdp.org/2021/12/09/why…

The transportation portion of climate-changing emissions has grown by 54% since 1990, in part because people have been driving more and buying big pick-up trucks and SUVs. SHIFTING TO EVs IS NOT ENOUGH. Car dependency is the deeper problem. Via @ParisMarx cbc.ca/news/opinion/o…

“Get the cars out and the people in.” Utrecht: Planning for People & Bikes, Not for Cars youtu.be/Boi0XEm9-4E via YouTube

The 2014 Detroit Tigers would like a word with the Nationals fans who think they have it rough after losing Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, and Juan Soto

“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even tho he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @ParisMarx Gizmodo gizmodo.com/silicon-valley…

US and Canadian cities go from skyscrapers to sprawl because “missing middle housing” is illegal to build, due to single-family zoning — we can change that! The last 6s get cut off, full video on tiktok: tiktok.com/t/ZTRmfeqUa/

The Chicago Cubs put together a drone tour of Wrigley Field, and it’s guaranteed to be the most incredible thing you watch today 🤯

Agree with making it less attractive to drive to suburban stores. But your customers are already choosing your store despite the current parking cost (good!). How do you know what marginal cost flips them over? If they are buying in bulk the cost spread over a few weeks is tiny.

For a more robust conversation on electric vehicles, cities and the #ClimateCrisis, read and consider sharing this whole thread.

Here’s a very condensed history of gentrification in the US, then how exclusionary zoning and regressive regulations propped up by NIMBYs prevent housing development, which perpetuates cycles of displacement between classes Part 1 (full video on tiktok): tiktok.com/t/ZTRuThQ9y/

New housing supply-chain report recommends transparent, plain-language risk disclosure via a climate score, to combat natural disaster losses in Canada: ibc.ca/on/resources/m… CMHC #ClimateCompatibility #ClimateChange #CDNPoli

Thanks to all who filled ⁦Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe⁩ the last 2 nights for tapings of ⁦cbcdebaters⁩. Last night’s crowd in particular was maybe the most appreciative one we’ve ever had. Which this host greatly appreciates. Now back home where I hope to get a similar reception…

“Our collaboration with IBC on this effort is motivated by our need to respond the accelerated frequency and severity of catastrophic loss events in the housing finance system, as well as he need to create an aligned view of climate risk for homeowners” CMHC 's Steve Mennill

Masks don't block SARS-CoV-2 but they do block vastly smaller carbon dioxide molecules and they do block other viruses like flu which is why you have immunity debt but also they don't block flu so you'll just have to get sick. Is that right?

If Twitter is about to end, remember this.

CHBA’s 2022 Municipal Benchmarking Study compares 21 Cdn municipalities in planning approval processes, charges imposed on new dev., & approval timelines, highlighting key features that help/hinder the process of bringing new housing online. chba.ca/municipal-benc… #cdnpoli

If a law lets you act in stupid way, it’s a stupid law — and we should fix it , writes Matt Gurney #onpoli tvo.org/article/if-a-l…

These are brilliant!