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David Hirtle

@wachunga

Sustainability, board games, parenting, running, coconut cream pies

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Land use in 100 emoji for the four largest Metro Vancouver cities.

Land use in 100 emoji for the four largest Metro Vancouver cities.

Reviving this fun format from a couple of years ago with updated data.

05.12.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Public Transit has a marketing problem in Canada. Not to customers (who love it) but to senior governments (who are apparently not even aware it exists). May I propose:

"Transit. It's like a pipeline, but for people!"

25.11.2025 21:09 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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A map of all instances where a driver has hit a pedestrian in Vancouver in the past 5 years. The largest circle on this map (Main & Hastings) represents 37 crashes. Source: ICBC

22.11.2025 20:08 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6
side of a building with a parking lot in front  with a billboard that says smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too.

side of a building with a parking lot in front with a billboard that says smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too.

Incredible to see this billboard up in Vancouver.
So happy to have worked with the amazing people @visionzerovancouver.ca

visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/02/d...

20.08.2025 12:10 πŸ‘ 632 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 15

Love this idea πŸ™

"As the second-born of twins, she is considered in Japanese tradition to be the elder, who allows the younger one of the pair to exit first."
– David Suzuki: the autobiography

30.07.2025 22:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My 30-second time-lapse video today of travelling across the Granville Connector between the northern end of the Arbutus Greenway and the Granville Entertainment District in downtown Vancouver. #vanre #vancre #vanpoli πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈπŸš²πŸ›΄

dailyhive.com/vancouver/gr...

26.07.2025 00:12 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

We got new racks (of both kinds) at Simon Fraser Elementary as well. I did not realize scooter racks were a thing!

19.06.2025 14:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Free RPG Day 2025 Free RPG Day is back! Celebrate tabletop storytelling with a bevy of one-shots, all while raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Have you heard? This Saturday is Free RPG Day!

Celebrate tabletop storytelling with TTRPG games and goodies - all while raising money for cancer research.

Find out more:
www.raincity.games/free-rpg-day...

16.06.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Cyclist says B.C.’s new cycling law failed him | Watch News Videos Online Watch Cyclist says B.C.’s new cycling law failed him Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

I'm sorry. But if an SUV clips your handle bars while you are biking along a bike route, it's 100% the car drivers fault.

Infuriating that the VPD is somehow blaming this on the cyclist.

#bikeYVR #vanpoli

globalnews.ca/video/111871...

20.05.2025 03:34 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.

29.04.2025 23:56 πŸ‘ 2327 πŸ” 951 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 123
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New Expo Deck path to open late May Vancouver Seawall and Seaside Greenway path users will soon be closer to the water when walking or cycling by Science World.

The City of Vancouver has announced a gravel path next to the seawall to connect the area between Science World and Olympic Village next month, replacing the much criticized 400-metre detour through a busy road that they originally implied could last for seven years

vancouver.ca/news-calenda...

11.04.2025 19:28 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6
2025 By-election results for Vancouver.
Sean Orr (COPE) - 34,448
Lucy Maloney (OneCity) - 33,732

2025 By-election results for Vancouver. Sean Orr (COPE) - 34,448 Lucy Maloney (OneCity) - 33,732

2022 Vancouver Election Results for Councillor 
Christine Boyle (OneCity) - 38,465
Iona Bonamis (OneCity) - 33,745
Jean Swanson (COPE) - 32,833

2022 Vancouver Election Results for Councillor Christine Boyle (OneCity) - 38,465 Iona Bonamis (OneCity) - 33,745 Jean Swanson (COPE) - 32,833

Congratulations to @seanorr.bsky.social and @lucymaloney.bsky.social. Huge victories in the Vancouver by-election.

Orr did better than Swanson in the last general. Maloney would have been a top vote getter too.

This is more than just a motivated opposition. There's a shift away from ABC. #vanpoli

06.04.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice work! I feel less guilty about my kids snacking on Mini Wheats.

Reminds me of an interview with a dietitian about healthy choices. They said "if I could only look at one line on the nutrition table, it would be fibre" and that kind of blew my mind.

01.04.2025 03:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tesla recalls Cybertrucks for exterior panels that fall off | TechCrunch Tesla is issuing a recall for around 46,000 Cybertrucks sold to date because of an exterior steel trim panel on the side of the windshield that can peel

And TSLA is up somehow? πŸ€”
techcrunch.com/2025/03/20/t...

25.03.2025 02:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feels like we need more of this kind of marketing in Canada. I bet there are a lot of Canadian products that fly under the radar.

25.03.2025 02:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0