Rowan Wiebe @RowanWiebe
A very strange person. Terrible jokes, religion, and politics from here on out. Opinions are my own (They/Them) Pres @abacesandaros @[email protected] bio.site/rowanwiebe Calgary Joined September 2012-
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Hey @DanWMcLean if we care so much about fiscal responsibility why are you not asking questions about landfill costs
Hey @DanWMcLean if we care so much about fiscal responsibility why are you not asking questions about landfill costs
As the City of Calgary has record hearings on housing where many have pointed the finger at the feds for creating the crisis, here we have the Alberta Government, a Minister no less, fanning the demand induced crisis. Hope Calgary conservatives are watching….
As the City of Calgary has record hearings on housing where many have pointed the finger at the feds for creating the crisis, here we have the Alberta Government, a Minister no less, fanning the demand induced crisis. Hope Calgary conservatives are watching….
Yes. Exactly this. In fact, apartment buildings and condos usually pay higher property taxes under the rubric they put a higher strain on the system rather than the cost of extending the system to service sprawl.
Yes. Exactly this. In fact, apartment buildings and condos usually pay higher property taxes under the rubric they put a higher strain on the system rather than the cost of extending the system to service sprawl.
There's a few R-CG items this week....
There's a few R-CG items this week....
Dudes will be like “I miss her” and it’s a 19th century interurban railway
and, the new homes are...new too many NIMBYs out there comparing 1950s bungalows that need constant upgrading to brand new, maintenance-free housing
and, the new homes are...new too many NIMBYs out there comparing 1950s bungalows that need constant upgrading to brand new, maintenance-free housing
Today I think about my oldest daughter’s biological mother. She was murdered and found in a ditch. Alberta has the highest rate of Murdered Indigenous Women in all of Canada. We have much work to do.
I 100% agree with this for public transit or passenger rail anywhere in the world. Don’t cover windows with advertising wraps. Period. Repost if you agree.
I 100% agree with this for public transit or passenger rail anywhere in the world. Don’t cover windows with advertising wraps. Period. Repost if you agree.
How many Albertans lack voter ID? IBased on government reports and surveys, it's likely between 10,000 and 50,000 citizens. Roughly 100,000 Albertans have participated in vouching at some point. Why would the government want to exclude these folks from elections?+
Wake up sheeple. You are not taking this threat seriously enough! 10 minutes after reading this I violated the neutrality of Belgium.
Wake up sheeple. You are not taking this threat seriously enough! 10 minutes after reading this I violated the neutrality of Belgium. https://t.co/9RJrmfoGrx
As the world looks on, the horrors inflicted on Ukrainians by the advancing Russians only get worse. Starting May 6th, hospitals in Russian occupied Luhansk will take newborn babies from parents unless proven that at least one parent is Russian. Link below
Now I see it.
Now I see it. https://t.co/qGsPA6f1WA
In the North East London constituency the "Britain First: No to Immigration" candidate was beaten by the Animal Welfare Party, Count Binface, and a random independent. God I love my city.
I was reminded today that I had gif'ed a Little Big video to represent how I felt the UCP would shaft Albertans and then merrily prance away. It's a prediction that seems to be coming true.
THIS👇 The next time someone equates bungalows with affordable housing, ask them: How many people can live on that 50' lot today? What shape is the current house in? How long before it needs major renovation? What would the bungalow be replaced with? #yyccc
THIS👇 The next time someone equates bungalows with affordable housing, ask them: How many people can live on that 50' lot today? What shape is the current house in? How long before it needs major renovation? What would the bungalow be replaced with? #yyccc
Calgary refutes every US stereotype about what a high transit city looks like. It's sprawling. It's culturally associated with cowboys and oil drilling. To help its SUV drivers feel they are in touch with nature, its freeways are called trails. And yet ...
Calgary refutes every US stereotype about what a high transit city looks like. It's sprawling. It's culturally associated with cowboys and oil drilling. To help its SUV drivers feel they are in touch with nature, its freeways are called trails. And yet ...
This a powerful statement by Canada's largest private-sector labour union!
This a powerful statement by Canada's largest private-sector labour union!
“Unchilding” refers to the authorized eviction of children from childhood for political goals and is maintained by a violent, racist, sexist, and classist machinery that exists everywhere and always.” - Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian palestine-studies.org/en/node/1650366
“Unchilding” refers to the authorized eviction of children from childhood for political goals and is maintained by a violent, racist, sexist, and classist machinery that exists everywhere and always.” - Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian palestine-studies.org/en/node/1650366
@kourtpenner @ClimateHubYYC Good points! If people on #AISH & #Incomesupport were given a monthly income that was indexed annually to the current cost of living, instead of getting income that forces to live below Stats Canada low income cut off line (LICO) they would be able to buy the regular adult pass
Can’t believe university kids are protesting, they must be getting paid to do it
Can’t believe university kids are protesting, they must be getting paid to do it
Rachel Notley @RachelNotley
215K Followers 10K Following Albertan. Mom to children & dogs. Wife. Friend. Leader of the Alberta NDP. Account run by Rachel Notley and staff. She/Her #ableg
Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus
11K Followers 3K Following Editor-in-chief of @sprawlcalgary. Sign up for The Sprawl's weekly newsletter: https://t.co/W2YO9ynEcB
Paul Fairie @paulisci
81K Followers 3K Following Threads (Pre-order my new book, The Press Gallery!), politics, fun, Headline of the Year, Dr. Cronk, @DowntownCoreCA. Researcher, instructor, @UCalgary.
Trevor Tombe @trevortombe
42K Followers 5K Following Professor @EconCalgary | Fellow @policy_school | Alum @econuoft @SFUBeedie | @thehubcanada Contributor | Inflation, govt finances, R, and more! | 💻 📊 📝 🍻
David Barrett @dbinyyc
3K Followers 2K Following Scientist (freshwater), volunteer trying to build better communities, dad, dabbles in politics, ride bikes; he/him
LiveWireCalgary @LiveWireCalgary
7K Followers 3K Following Calgary's top independent local daily news provider. Know More Stuff. Darren Krause - Editor https://t.co/oFzqQyAb8v
Amy Shantz 😷 @Ashantz6
2K Followers 4K Following Osteopathic Manual Therapist, CSEP-Certified Exercise Physiologist assisting to optimize physical well-being. Loves all people & inclusive community.
NoraWilliam @cehimh6KuKk37Zm
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TheresaBerke @TheresaBer37887
17 Followers 997 Following
Darren Garlough @Darren_G_YYC
608 Followers 3K Following Born and raised Calgarian (with a stopover in BC). Very focused on the issues around me. Dad/Husband/Etc. My views are my own, and not my employer's. He/him
Sher @Sherchic
85 Followers 135 Following Animal lover, doggie mom, against animal cruelty of any kind, vegetarian, and wine enthusiasm!
Holly Hoye she/her in.. @hollyhoye
3K Followers 665 Following | volunteer | unapologetically pro-housing | probably out for a walk | find me @[email protected]
Ryan Williams @Ryan_r_Williams
13K Followers 8K Following Ryan Williams is the Member of Parliament for the Bay of Quinte #bayofquinte Shadow Minister of Pan Canadian Trade and Competition 🇨🇦
Lizette Tejada (She/H.. @lizettendp
1K Followers 961 Following NDP MLA for Calgary-Klein - committed to an Alberta for all. Critic - Anti-Racism, Diversity & 2SLGBTQ+ Issues
Anthony Berndt @anthony_berndt
2K Followers 2K Following Canadian doing Synthetic Biology in SoCal. Recovering academic. he/him Pushing genes and inadvertently Solarpunk.
Inam Teja @InamTeja
579 Followers 1K Following Making sure there are enough homes in my hometown 🏡 The DI | Oxford MPP | Ilmhona Board | CHPH CA (views are my own)
Queer in Treaty 7 Pod.. @QueerinTreaty7
1 Followers 2 Following We gather Queer Writers & share their stories strengthening the Queers of Treaty 7 https://t.co/JJy0PcCPhc
Charlize Theron @Charliz25229938
26 Followers 149 Following
Margaret Chesterton @MayfChesterton
16 Followers 687 Following Lured the best beauties from all US states 😈 Ready for private meetings See nude photos before a date! Watching this https://t.co/NNuX5ph9re
kayla0125 @kayla01251
15 Followers 33 Following
Christopher Clacio @chrisclaciowpg
1K Followers 5K Following What Could Be Possible? Running #clacio2026 & 2030. Born and Raised in Wpg, MB (Views Are My Own) https://t.co/dS65wVJQKu
Dylon Martin @Dylon_R_Martin
503 Followers 1K Following Winnipeg resident. Transit rider. Cyclist. Rental Apartment dweller. Denesuliné.
Olha derusova @ODerusova36853
106 Followers 1K Following Я український воїн, ми захищаємо наших матерів, дружин, дітей і весь світ свободи💛💙🙏
Smiddough @smiddough41071
247 Followers 4K Following
ErnestoNivala @nivala75538
70 Followers 2K Following
schmaxford.bsky.socia.. @CSAxford
376 Followers 476 Following Current affairs dilettante - making YIMBY and heritage conservation work - He/Him - occasional tweets about Magic: The Gathering 🇺🇦
Kathryn Davies @kaphryn1
134 Followers 323 Following Musician, cargo bike evangelist, and pro-housing advocate at @YYCNeighbours
Bryan Weismiller @Weisyyyc
2K Followers 3K Following Organizer — by gift or curse. Always on X, never X’ing.
Team Ward 9 for Great.. @Ward9Tweets
2K Followers 1K Following Team Ward 9 | We believe #GreatNeighbourhoods make a great city. Celebrating the incredible communities of East Calgary 📧: [email protected]
Grace White @WhitGracembh
14 Followers 792 Following Lured the best beauties from all US states 😘 Ready for private meetings Some have naked profile photos! Watching this https://t.co/Poz2DiHvZY
v @vsaini66
20 Followers 155 Following
William Stephenson @WGStephenson
729 Followers 708 Following Legislative drafting, design & interpretation • Parliamentary procedure & administration • Lover of Word & Land • Fier Franco-Ontarien (views are my own)
megan @megsjardine
606 Followers 604 Following I’m not a regular mom, I’m a ninja mom✨tea snob ✨sober ✨she/they ✨ Oilers-Packers-Blue Jays-Edmonton Elks 🖤🤍💜 queer 🏳️🌈
Marilyn North Peigan .. @MNorthPeigan
2K Followers 271 Following Veteran & Blackfoot woman from Piikani Nation. Standing strong for all Calgarians because we are all Treaty 7 people!
Clement @cheechlaw
133 Followers 483 Following Prairie boy, to the capital, and back. Also @[email protected]
Alberta Disability Aw.. @AlbertaDisabil
1K Followers 4K Following The Alberta Disability Workers Collective a fast-growing group of nearly 20,000 disability workers throughout Alberta
Matt Patterson @yyz2yyc
551 Followers 799 Following Associate Professor of Sociology @UCalgary, studying cities and culture.
It Gets Better Canada @ItGetsBetterCA
4K Followers 873 Following 🏳️🌈 @itgetsbetter official affiliate. Our mission is to uplift, empower and connect 2SLGBTQ+ youth across Canada. Corporate name: IGB-CSA Canada
Celia Lee @CeliaRavenLee
455 Followers 742 Following
Scott Deederly - Ск.. @PrairieIslander
956 Followers 3K Following Vancouver Island born, Prairie raised. Tweets my own. RTs do not imply endorsement unless #NAFO - RT History, Art, Photography, Sci & Fi, Ukr voices -🇺🇦🇨🇦
Cameron Carley (they) @Cam_Carley
107 Followers 237 Following #QueerMasculinities | #NonBinaryAdvocacy | #NonBinaryLiteracy | #Education | #Gender | #Representation | #Sexuality — Graduate Student @ Western University
Han @HannaWoodward2
254 Followers 416 Following
Pamir Canadian Multic.. @hipamircanadian
131 Followers 877 Following Non profit Organization Alberta based established in 2015, Provided effective services to the diverse Communities. Committed to the #SDGs2030goalscampaign
Veronica Reeves @VeronicaMovesIt
164 Followers 2K Following lady millenial with impeccable taste | Motion Designer/Video Editor/Animation Enthusiast | she/her
Adam Toy @Adam_Toy
4K Followers 3K Following Communications advisor, Office of the Mayor #YYC. Also newsie(dot)social, post(dot)news, adam-toy.bsky. he/him in an N95
Rachel Notley @RachelNotley
215K Followers 10K Following Albertan. Mom to children & dogs. Wife. Friend. Leader of the Alberta NDP. Account run by Rachel Notley and staff. She/Her #ableg
Naheed Nenshi @nenshi
383K Followers 1K Following Running to lead Alberta’s NDP. And I need your support. For Alberta. For all of us. Join @ https://t.co/h3bIOxqWgB
Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus
11K Followers 3K Following Editor-in-chief of @sprawlcalgary. Sign up for The Sprawl's weekly newsletter: https://t.co/W2YO9ynEcB
Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau
6.6M Followers 909 Following Father, @liberal_party Leader, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada. | Papa, chef du @parti_liberal, 23e premier ministre du Canada.
Joe Ceci @joececiyyc
28K Followers 8K Following MLA for Calgary-Buffalo, Minister of Finance 2015-19, five-term YYC Councillor 1995-2010. Music lover, runner & beer snob. NDP Critic for Arts and Culture.
Druh Farrell @DruhFarrell
19K Followers 933 Following Just me, trying to be a good ancestor. Woke. Equal rights for others doesn't mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie. She/Her
Paul Fairie @paulisci
81K Followers 3K Following Threads (Pre-order my new book, The Press Gallery!), politics, fun, Headline of the Year, Dr. Cronk, @DowntownCoreCA. Researcher, instructor, @UCalgary.
Jyoti Gondek @JyotiGondek
53K Followers 533 Following Mayor, City of Calgary. Personal account. she/her.
Marie Renaud @MarieFrRenaud
14K Followers 8K Following MLA/Député - St. Albert. NDP critic for community social services. Critique des enjeux francophones. she/her
Jason Markusoff @markusoff
36K Followers 2K Following Writer, editor, TV & radio talker, still on this app in spite of it all.
Andrew Leach @andrew_leach
41K Followers 5K Following Professor of Economics and Law @UAlberta. Blocks anonymous reply guys. Buy my book: Between Doom and Denial (Sutherland House).
Paula Simons @Paulatics
62K Followers 4K Following Independent Senator from Alberta. Archived tweets for your amusement. [email protected] Now tooting @[email protected]
Trevor Tombe @trevortombe
42K Followers 5K Following Professor @EconCalgary | Fellow @policy_school | Alum @econuoft @SFUBeedie | @thehubcanada Contributor | Inflation, govt finances, R, and more! | 💻 📊 📝 🍻
The Beaverton @TheBeaverton
154K Followers 302 Following North America’s Trusted Source Of News. Now accepting support on Kofi https://t.co/LFZuB18Ddb and selling merch at https://t.co/a4TCyGFqAK
Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC
6K Followers 728 Following City Councillor - Ward 8 Teacher, coach, and community organizer. (he/him) Opinions are my own.
Dr. Lindsay ‘so-cal.. @LindsayTedds
14K Followers 2K Following Feminist. Gender, Policy, Taxes, Life, Equity, intersectionality. Views=Own. TBI survivor. Government-funded. Difficult/Immodest/Condescending
Bob Rae @BobRae48
206K Followers 12K Following Ambassador, writer, teacher. Tweets are my personal views. Retweets are not endorsements
David Barrett @dbinyyc
3K Followers 2K Following Scientist (freshwater), volunteer trying to build better communities, dad, dabbles in politics, ride bikes; he/him
LiveWireCalgary @LiveWireCalgary
7K Followers 3K Following Calgary's top independent local daily news provider. Know More Stuff. Darren Krause - Editor https://t.co/oFzqQyAb8v
Dave Cournoyer @davecournoyer
23K Followers 3K Following Wizened old man of political analysis. Older than Zain Velji. Talks like slow motion Corey Hogan.
Threads That Thrive @Threads_Canada
2 Followers 2 Following We are a Canadian non-profit offering skills workshops to gender-diverse individuals, with a focus on improving Mental Health.
More Homes Canada @MoreHomesCanada
376 Followers 53 Following A coalition of pro-housing groups from across Canada.
The Game Awards @thegameawards
1.3M Followers 891 Following Streaming Live Thursday, December 12, 2024 from @peacock_theater Celebrating the best and showcasing what's next in video games.
Kathryn Davies @kaphryn1
134 Followers 323 Following Musician, cargo bike evangelist, and pro-housing advocate at @YYCNeighbours
Grow Together Edmonto.. @GrowTogetherYEG
568 Followers 295 Following Advocating for a greener Edmonton with more homes and less sprawl.
Canadian Anti-Monopol.. @monopolyproject
518 Followers 38 Following CAMP is a Canadian think tank and advocacy organization fighting for a more free, fair, and democratic economy.
Sustainable Calgary @SustainableYYC
3K Followers 2K Following We work at the intersection of public health, equity, active transportation and urban design to move Calgary towards a sustainable future.
Willem Klumpenhouwer @wklumpen
2K Followers 591 Following Transit and rail research and data analytics consultant. Pro-housing advocate at @YYCNeighbours
More Neighbours Toron.. @MoreNeighbours
8K Followers 957 Following Toronto's pro-housing movement. More Neighbours in more neighbourhoods, with access to more jobs, more infrastructure, and more culture than ever before.
Lizette Tejada (She/H.. @lizettendp
1K Followers 961 Following NDP MLA for Calgary-Klein - committed to an Alberta for all. Critic - Anti-Racism, Diversity & 2SLGBTQ+ Issues
1867 Things @1867things
28 Followers 9 Following
William Stephenson @WGStephenson
729 Followers 708 Following Legislative drafting, design & interpretation • Parliamentary procedure & administration • Lover of Word & Land • Fier Franco-Ontarien (views are my own)
KyivPost @KyivPost
394K Followers 2K Following The award-winning Kyiv Post is the top international source of English-language news about Ukraine since 1995.
Matt Patterson @yyz2yyc
551 Followers 799 Following Associate Professor of Sociology @UCalgary, studying cities and culture.
ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki
196K Followers 339 Following Independent military history author and researcher. Also at https://t.co/T008p5JDEr
AuroraWatch @aurorawatch
20K Followers 0 Following Witness the Northern Lights with the University of Alberta's free email alert service for central Alberta. Visit our website for activity, images and more!
Charlie Feldman @ParlCharlie
2K Followers 611 Following Lover of legislatures & law! Practicing parliamentary counsel here to follow scholarship on legislative institutions. Views are personal. President - @CSPG_GCEP
Adam Toy @Adam_Toy
4K Followers 3K Following Communications advisor, Office of the Mayor #YYC. Also newsie(dot)social, post(dot)news, adam-toy.bsky. he/him in an N95
The Enchanté Network.. @enchantenetwork
3K Followers 736 Following Canada’s largest network of 2SLGBTQI+ organizations. We connect, support and advocate for over 200 2SLGBTQI+ organizations. EN/FR.
OPV @preventviolence
956 Followers 185 Following The OPV is a community-led initiative in Alberta working to understand and prevent hate-motivated violence.
Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy
1.3M Followers 1K Following The magazine for global politics, economics, and ideas | Sign up for our newsletters: https://t.co/vasoTyHsYj
Kæyæ Alo @kaeyaealo
280 Followers 440 Following
Geoffrey York @geoffreyyork
294K Followers 14K Following Africa correspondent for The Globe and Mail (Canada). Based in Johannesburg; formerly in Moscow & Beijing. IG: geoffrey_york Email: [email protected]
Reece 🚇 @RM_Transit
32K Followers 692 Following Global Transit Obsessive. Creator RMTransit. Clean Air Enjoyer. Previously Comp. Scientist, Transpo Planner. Always a Silver Lining.
@stephaniecarvin.bsky.. @StephanieCarvin
27K Followers 3K Following Academic. Former National Security Analyst. Typos. Also on https://t.co/FVPJaePq36 and @[email protected]
Sam Hossack @samhossack
146 Followers 395 Following PhD Candidate (History) @UWaterloo, MSS, BA(H), BA(H)
World Bollard Associa.. @WorldBollard
210K Followers 22 Following The official Twitter account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://t.co/lGlBqCjY49
Tim Mak @timkmak
235K Followers 2K Following Founder, The Counteroffensive: Compelling human stories to illustrate what’s happening in the war in Ukraine. Fmr US Army medic.
Open Farm Days @OpenFarmDays
2K Followers 1K Following Alberta Open Farm Days is a province-wide open house where farmers & ranchers invite their urban and rural neighbours to stop in for a visit. August 17-18 2024
Philippe J. Fournier @338Canada
37K Followers 960 Following Editor-in-Chief 338Canada / Rédacteur en chef Qc125丨Chroniqueur @Lactualite / @PoliticoOttawa contributor丨Co-host The Numbers/Les chiffres丨Prof astro @cegepsl
The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent
2.1M Followers 37 Following Become a member: https://t.co/jsQiFkoveH One-time donation: https://t.co/eNwj76xa7a
Colin @UnhappyYak
52 Followers 209 Following Colin is trying to be an engineer. He plays lots of games. He likes stories. He is not famous.
Travis Dhanraj @Travisdhanraj
74K Followers 1K Following
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum
585K Followers 691 Following @TheAtlantic and @SNFAgoraJHU Author of Gulag, Iron Curtain, Red Famine, Twilight of Democracy. threads: anneapplebaum2000
Canada Soccer @CanadaSoccerEN
262K Followers 2K Following Home of Canada Soccer 🍁 | @CANWNT Olympic 🥇'20 🥉'12,'16 | @CANMNT_Official Concacaf Champs '85, '00 | Couverture en Français: @CanadaSoccerFR
Mattie McMillan, MSc @RockyMtnMattie
926 Followers 1K Following 🇨🇦🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 | Public Policy Practitioner based in Calgary via Treaty 7 | She/They
ECole @elycecole
66 Followers 134 Following
Green Line Calgary @GreenLineYYC
3K Followers 199 Following Official Green Line Calgary Twitter account. Construction starts this year. Benefits last a lifetime. Get to the know Green Line. #GreenLineYYC
Evan Spencer @Spencerfor12
2K Followers 975 Following Community advocate, husband, dad, and experienced leader — building shared vision, and setting direction for a thriving Calgary. Councillor for Ward 12 #yyccc.
A Swiftly Tilting Dec.. @MyNerdOpinions
25 Followers 64 Following
Chris W J Roberts @cwjroberts
6K Followers 6K Following UCalgary PoliSci Instructor/CGAI Fellow/ African politics-security-dev, IR/IPE, Cdn Foreign Policy/President, African Access Consulting 🇨🇦🇬🇭🇳🇬🇿🇲🇹🇿⚒️🏒
EKOS Research @EKOSResearch
6K Followers 524 Following Consulting practice specializing in market and public opinion research, strategic communications, and program evaluation and performance measurement.
Jean-François Homehr @jfhomehr
53 Followers 165 Following
Everything is terrible but the Eurovision Song Contest goes on. If you teach international cooperation, like sequins, or are Eurovision-curious, @A_Guisinger has the @goodauth explainer for you. goodauthority.org/news/good-to-k…
“As Paul Hawken likes to put it, we are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it GDP.” grist.org/business-techn…
May 8th will mark 40 years since the shooting at Quebec's National Assembly that took the lives of three employees and wounded 13 others. If you don't know much about the events, listen to this installment of Aujourd'hui l'histoire (in French) ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere…
For the "government is too big" folks, and the "government by announcement" governments (on both the left and right) How to walk the talk. Hope to decide how much to do.
If you read just one thing today, make it “How to Actually Implement a Policy” from @pahlkadot and @rSanti97 statecraft.pub/p/how-to-actua… Spoiler alert: every problem we care about requires that we solve a crisis of state capacity
Marc Bloch a special hero of mine.
Macron: to understand the risk re-read Marc Bloch, a French historian executed by the Gestapo. In “Strange Defeat”, Bloch argued that the elites facilitated the fall of France to the Nazis in 1940 through short-sightedness and complacency. economist.com/europe/2024/05…
Add to the #UrbanismBookClub!
Reclaiming our communities from the car is about more than saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves from the inequitable, unliveable, financially-ruinous places we’ve built. Ten books we read this year that changed how we think about mobility. An #urbanismbookclub thread.
Add to the #UrbanismBookClub!
@dlknowles @ABRAMSbooks @JeffSpeckFAICP @yfreemark @VeronicaODavis @TamikaButler @martynschmoll @IslandPress @HTinWDC @humantransit The table of contents for this new @IslandPress book “When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away From Car Dependency” by @AnnaZivarts looks both interesting and important. Looking forward to diving in — has anyone out there finished it yet? #UrbanismBookClub
Inclusionary zoning is important for diversity, equity and inclusion of black communities to gain access to housing. Row housing would support ability to purchase a home, and also states the public hearing process to rezone lots have always pitted neighbours against each other.
Once again: Either Poilievre understands who/what this scene is all about and is deliberately and recklessly pandering, or he's woefully ignorant of extremism in this country and too arrogant to listen or learn more about this threat to society. x.com/_llebrun/statu…
Here’s some new video of Poilievre’s visit to the fringey far-right group’s campsite with better quality audio. At one point, a protester claims the RCMP are giving them “a lot of support,” to which Poilievre replies by validating this idea: “They’re all onside.”
Really interesting take. Worth considering.
Q: What would a defeated Russia look like? Professor @TimothyDSnyder answers.
#Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Africa's last absolute monarchy, is at the forefront of the continent's white-collar crime. That is what the leaked documents in our "Swazi Secrets" investigation reveal, in association with @ICIJorg theafricareport.com/344009/swazi-s…
Heh... they felt the need to include a "who does what" page on housing. I don't see this debate/discussion ending any time soon.
Our five years of archival research on how Canada became a suburban nation, cited in this article, can be accessed from the links in this op-ed: theconversation.com/canada-is-a-su…
Home front: Why housing became part of Canada’s war effort tvo.org/article/home-f… — by @Karen_L_Black
Today's episode of The Missing Middle @carastern & @MikePMoffatt discuss the great housing paradox: Everyone Wants Rentals, but No One Wants Landlords youtu.be/4DjF6ewEOfU?si… via @YouTube
Time is running out to address Canada’s housing crisis. It’s a supply and demand challenge that has become the defining issue of Canadian politics and economics. In our latest report, we propose seven recommendations to help solve the crisis. 👇thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the-great-rebu…
To read more about how "race" informs Russian "African" initiatives, here's my earlier piece on the widely-hyped "Afrovillages." end/ themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/27/rus…
It's probably no surprise to anyone who has followed my Twitter feed over the years, but in case you didn't already know, I think Malawi is a great place to learn from when it comes to how democrats can resist backsliding. Read my new essay in @JoDemocracy:
Malawi is a “hard place” for democracy—its economy struggles and state capacity is weak. So how has it avoided the pitfalls that have doomed so many others? @dadakim muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…
Real rents haven't increased a single time in Calgary over the last 30 years if the vacancy rate was at least 3%. Every time the vacancy rate fell from 3% to 0.5%, rents spiked by 10-15%. Every time the vacancy rate increased from 3 to ≥5% rents dropped by 8-10%.
In the rental market, the only target that matters is 3% Vacancy Above 3% Vacancy rates, rents are stable. Renters have options and bargaining power. And that requires rental supply. It’s the only solution that matters long term.
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