Putting busways on existing streets are among most cost effective projects. 20% speed improvement = 20% ops savings or 20% frequency improvement at no ops cost. They're like printing cash
i spent all summer organizing for dedicated transit lanes against typical toronto nimbys who claimed that "emergency vehicles would get stuck in traffic and more people would die"
anyways, here's real life:
Asked if he had ever witnessed Sim make ad hominem attacks like this before, Fry told The Tyee that he had witnessed the mayor make a similar type of statement about former Green Party councillor Adriane Carr. “It was an in-camera meeting, so I can’t really get into what the subject matter was. But the tenor and approach was very similar: it targeted Coun. Carr, and shortly thereafter she made the decision to leave council,” Fry said. image atom ABC Councillor Accuses Colleagues of Drug Crimes read more The Tyee reached out to Carr, who confirmed a remark from Sim made during an in-camera meeting was one of the reasons she resigned from council in January 2025. “There was a pivotal moment that I made that decision, and that decision was because of something that happened in camera,” said Carr, adding she had also been disheartened by ABC motions that undid much of the climate crisis work she helped initiate, leading up to this in-camera incident. “Any staff person or councillor that was in that meeting will know what I’m talking about. After that point I made it quite clear in public that I had lost complete confidence and trust in the mayor.”
Incredible summary of this whole Ken Sim story by @jenstden.bsky.social and @kehyslop.bsky.social HUGE Kudos
They also dropped 💣about why Adrienne Carr resigned from council. Spoiler: an attack from Ken Sim (screenshot in next post)
Vancouver has taken years to produce a single metre of bus lane.
And they're about to further postpone and delay some of this unfinished work next week.
Yet they're about to prove that it can in fact be done quickly: new bus lanes coming for FIFA, in <100 days
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
There are a million transit riders in Metro Vancouver and we deserve better than to be stuck waiting in traffic and waiting for action.
This article from our volunteer @michaelhall.bsky.social is as relevant as ever!
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
When a city budget is frozen, guess what ... things get cancelled!
How many core city competencies (road safety) will be nixed by the time Ken Sim is gone?
At least the Bitcoin idea was completely shot down ...
“Travelling five times a year, maxing out her TFSA, building an emergency fund, and having the freedom to see her friends when and how she wants: Those are just a few ways Deeksha Singh [of Calgary] said she can use the estimated $14,000 a year she saves by not owning a car.”
And City of New Westminster mayor @pjnewwest.bsky.social won the Arno Schortinghuis Cycling Award which is awarded to individuals who made "a huge and lasting impact" on cycling. Well-deserved, Patrick.
#HUBBikeAwards
"Zero means zero" (car free days)
Why permanent DST makes sense for B.C. In summer 2019, the Province conducted a public engagement on time observance that saw participation from a record 223,000 people, with 93% supporting adopting year-round DST. Similarly, across all industry groups and nearly all occupational groups, support for year-round DST observance was higher than 90%. Evidence suggests there are many benefits to ending the seasonal time change, including: • more consistency and fewer disruptions to sleep patterns, school schedules, and daily routines • more usable light in the evenings in winter, allowing more leisure time, participation in outdoor activities and consumer activity • reduced administrative burden for small businesses and service providers, who may require less system reprogramming, schedule shifts and operational resets every spring and fall • more consistency for planning across transportation and technology services. How the change will be made The Interpretation Amendment Act, which is the legal framework that enables the Province to adopt permanent DST, became law in 2019. At the time, government chose not to bring it into force in order to coordinate timing with neighbouring U.S. states in the same time zone. Recent actions from the U.S. have shifted how B.C. approaches decisions that merit alignment, including on time zones. Making this change now reflects the current preferences and needs of British Columbians and helps ensure the province is well‐positioned to thrive, even when circumstances across the border evolve. Regulation will bring the amendments into effect after March 8. Government will work closely with organizations, small businesses, and public-sector partners between March and November 2026 to ensure a smooth, well-coordinated transition to permanent DST.
Seven years after passing legislation to make it possible, BC will make the shift to permanent Daylight Saving Time this year
On March 8, clocks will spring ahead for the last time
There will be no time change in November
BC will be on Pacific Time (PT) #bcpoli
Belmont Plaza! Right next to Full Basket Butcher
A small East African grocery store. There is produce visible through the window, and large piles of onions sitting out front.
When a new grocer opens in your neighborhood 😇
minister Christine Boyle with the side-eye directed at Ken Sim video still, caption: Mayor apologizes for false claims
I think Christine speaks for all of us when she
Thank you!
People sitting and walking their dogs in a park while the sun goes down.
People playing softball on a ball diamond in a grassy park while the sun sets.
A man sitting, a women walking, and another women running in a park while the sun is setting.
A non-descript, one-floor building at the end of a wide paved path in a heavily treed park.
I ❤️ Moody Park
It was a public hearing. Not sure which development, but something close to where he lives (why he'd be in conflict I think)
He called in as a concerned citizen, not as a city councillor. And said that if he were there as a councillor, he probably would have declared a conflict of interest.... then went on to try to give his opinion before being cut off.
Saw that in Tokyo too. Luckily I didn't need to use it.
"A final *year* of debate and planning was required to raise the number of floors for the school for 3 to 4."
This is in an elementary school next door to downtown Vancouver.
Two rows of tiny homes form a small village for people experiencing homelessness.
Community First knows that providing housing is crucial to helping solve homelessness. That's why we're taking action by approving the Heart & Hearth housing investment that the Province is making in New West.
This is how we work together with senior government to find solutions, not point fingers.
A fish rots from the head.
Yesterday Ken Sim thanked Lenny Zhou for "taking responsibility for sharing information that was not accurate."
Now it appears Ken Sim himself was a source of the disinformation.
#EvictKenSim #vanpoli
I'm up for a hostile takeover by technicality
😭
This is one of the most embarrassing things I've ever seen.
Context: 400 year backlog of sidewalk maintenance. Ever-decreasing road quality.
Rhiannon Fox was on her way home from meeting with city officials about how to reduce danger from cars on Friday when she was hit by a car.
Also learning that he doesn't understand math very well. Equating an X% property tax increase with an X% in total monthly rent.
Also claiming the city should keep costs under control, when he just advocated to keep an old ass bridge that's about to fall in the river in a strong storm
If he had a moustache he'd be twirling it right now
Councillor Daniel Fontaine is currently spending 10 minutes of council time digging deep into the cost of a very successful event that was called "Love New West". The overall cost? $6,000
Currently asking the CAO why the city doesn't charge itself for use of The Anvil Centre.
