To get a sense for how unhinged our economy is from the real world, consider the fact that pollinators, earthworms, rainforests, clean air, parenting, friendship, sleep and solidarity are considered to be literally valueless according to our dominant metric of economic success.

Free online conference this Monday, Sept 21, focused on #resiliency and #placemaking Register: artofcitybuilding.ca Including presentations from: Jeff Goodell @kpeinhardt Julian Agyeman tamika butler is @tamikabutler.bsky.social Jay Pitter Albus Brooks Uytae Lee @Driggs16DC Eric Klinenberg & more

This week, Mitchell Reardon from Charles Montgomery's old account joins us to discuss their people-centred projects & the drive to create more #happiness in our cities, towns, villages & districts Victoria Placemaking #placemaking #happycities buzzsprout.com/1190495/5507443

Creating #happiness in our cities, town, villages & districts. Charles Montgomery's old account #happycities #placemaking

We're hiring! We're looking for a Copywriter & Marketing Intern. If you enjoy coming up with catchy tweets and helping us figure out what is actually happening on Tik Tok, while also helping out on our projects, this might be the role for you. Apply: mailchi.mp/b7d98805428f/w…

Total time to register online for a vote by mail package from ⁦Elections BC⁩ You can too at eregister.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/ovr/welcome.as…

I *almost* forgot that it was HUB Cycling's #RideHourChallenge today -- fortunately, I was already out on my bike to meet John Horgan in #NorthVan! 🚲 You can do a lot more on a bike than you think. A quick change of shoes and...voila! Ready for the press conference. 😉

I am both deeply disappointed and not at all surprised. How can both be true? My humanity demands the first, and my experience produces the second. Breonna deserves my disappointment, my anger, my frustration because her life mattered.

City of Vancouver The busiest cycling route in #Vancouver on #Beach, regularly exceeding 10,000 cycling trips per day this summer, is only temporary. Please share your thoughts on #MakingStreetsForPeople with this City of Vancouver survey: shapeyourcity.ca/making-streets…

Join us on the McInness Overpass on September 28, 3-5pm for free bike safety checks, family-friendly games, and prizes! This event is hosted by Charles Montgomery's old account and HUB Cycling, and COVID protocols will be in place. ow.ly/RvIb50BBEaj #NewWest

Doing a self-guided hostile architecture tour of Seattle with my son. He rates this somewhat hostile.

Events coming up for New Westminster’s Streets for People 2020 dlvr.it/RhXrby

Designers and developers are working together to improve social connections in housing. Paty Rios explains in this punchy short video: youtu.be/NOTwuF5xoLg

Mo is a true urban hero cc. Mitchell Reardon magievanfeijenoord.nl/bloemhof/nieuw…