@daviskyle
https://www.kyleforkelowna.ca/ Procurement & Contract Analyst Kelowna Area Cycling Coalition, Past President Vice Chair of the RDCO Planning Advisory Committee Prize-winning housing policy author Views do not reflect those of my employer.
A group (KCSA) that literally focuses on 5G and Chemtrail conspiracy theories is at the centre of one of the two main advocacy umbrellas for the Kelowna Springs public hearing coming up March 10th.
They have been getting credulous coverage in local media, no disclaimers. Nothing.
youtu.be/cu6ozB7mKDQ?...
Good to see Culdesac hitting TV, Urbanism Twitter has been following it for years.
The scary part is that the same 15 minute city people are not just a joke. They’re voting and organizing more than ever in for local government elections.
Oil (WTI) up 50% in the last month, airline fuel up 50% in 10 days…
What exactly is the plan for commodity price shocks in a relatively slack labour market with relatively low interest rates?
What’s funny is that BC has probably the easiest unionization rules on the continent, and they’re still hotel skeptical.
They tend to oppose housing too though…..
Douglas Todd has probably had a measurable personal impact on the cost of rent in Vancouver through his endless nimby screeds.
Douglas Todd: Jarring 18-storey tower on leafy Vancouver street a sign of the out-of-scale times About 10 steel-and-glass highrises, much like the one proposed for Yukon and 14th, are set to arise among character homes within the Broadway plan zone. https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-18-storey-tower-vancouver-out-scale-times
Douglas Todd: Hundreds of quiet east Vancouver side streets upzoned for six-storey apartment blocks Some residents in the vast Rupert and Renfrew area did not know their pleasant side streets had been upzoned for six- to eight-storey apartment blocks. It calls into question the city of Vancouver's murky "engagement strategy." https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-hundreds-of-quiet-east-vancouver-side-streets-upzoned-for-six-storey-apartment-blocks
'Monstrosities' or the evolution of housing? Multi-unit buildings on single-family lots gain traction in B.C. cities The number of multi-unit developments on single-family lots is increasing in B.C. neighbourhoods dominated by single-detached houses. Opinions vary over what these changes will mean for communities. https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/multiplex-feature
Anakin/Padme meme I oppose this building because it's too tall It's just this building, not all new housing? You are not against all new housing, right?
A storey in four acts as captured by local news media:
18 storeys is too high, we’d be fine with 4-6 storeys
6 storeys are too big, we'd be fine with multiplexes
Multiplexes are monstrosities, we are fine with existing post-Second World War bungalows
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A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best
Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best
Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!
From an economics standpoint, it makes a lot of sense, but from a fairness perspective it should be labeled as a provincial tax.
Guy who’s against state seizure of property only when it’s near his property.
BC already has the best assessment system on the continent.
We could allow cities to do this tomorrow. It’s unclear why we don’t, at least under the principle of local choice for individual communities.
Agreed.
Participatory democracy is so much worse than representative proportional democracy.
The people who care the most about politics are not necessarily the median voter.
It’s maddening how costly it is to enforce safety laws in BC due to the lack of automatic enforcement.
It’s implicitly pro running red lights or pro speeding in school zones.
Reckless driving: an immediate 30-day driving prohibition?
"Xavier’s Law" is being considered. Members of the public can provide input until March 10 at:
consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultation...
News story: cheknews.ca/xaviers-law-...
#safety #urbanism #yyj
@danalaj.bsky.social
Questions nobody asked since Robert Moses started bulldozing neighbourhoods.
Very exciting to see new single stair proposals in Victoria BC! A result of municipal leadership, BC Building Code Changes, and a New City Plan. These builds would have been completely impossible several years ago and now we’re seeing the results - larger units + cross ventilation #singlestairs
More than 80% of people consistently cited their preference for permanent daylight savings in polls, there’s a realm of data that says it supports better outcomes, and it’s very fun when a government can say “we control how time works”.
About a slam dunk win as you can get these days.
Coldest Night of the Year walk tonight. Hope to see you there.
“President Trump's decision to bomb Iran is indefensible. This was not about preempting an imminent threat—it was a strategically misguided power play, with no discernible endgame,” Cato Institute’s Jon Hoffman says.
At least Americans can’t say they didn’t vote for this. A plurality that bothered to fill out a ballot voted for Trump.
They really need a second reconstruction, including parliamentary democracy replacing the presidential system. Too much deference to the mad king (executive) from other branches.
I’m not going to defend Iran, their actions, or its’ government, but the idea that this ends with anything other than a destabilized Middle East and untold unnecessary civilian deaths seems impossible to me.
Hubris & arrogance & Republican wars of aggression, once again.
A focus on process over outcome is why rent is too high and why my family and I can’t get ahead. We badly need hotel spaces to grow our economy and siting them near major tourist attractions just makes sense.
No wonder he ran from reporters.
New piece at the Hub! I drill into the numbers to show that GDP per capita is overstating Canada's quality of life, and a variety of other indicators show that we're falling behind our global peers... fast.
We're too complacent, and it's costing us.
“Not the ground beneath them”. Yes, the ground didn’t change, our understanding did Les!
It’s truly bizarre.
I don’t know.
People like order and design. Planned economies make intuitive sense to peoples as opposed to the chaos of a market.
We insist on carefully planned, boutique, local solutions instead of copying what works elsewhere. As you say, it’s frustrating.
Japan manages to have much less expensive housing while having much stronger earthquake codes. This is due to zoning and tax policy, for the most part.
Blaming unaffordable housing on earthquake codes seems to…be shortsighted.
Developer arguing that the Cascadia Subduction Zone is “theoretical”.
Should the codes include Kelowna? The interior? No.
Should they exist? Yes.
They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.
Took a stroll in Millbridge park at lunch. One bench covered in garbage, another recently burned.
The costs of homelessness, besides the individuals not getting the help & treatment they need, are passed on in taxes and costs for business that are passed to consumers.