Bromptonymous 🇨🇦
@bromptonymous.ca
Cities & Urbanism. Sometimes geochemistry. Often my hound. Climate dad. Always on a bike. “Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice.” Born: 344 ppm, PhD 397 ppm, Today: 430 ppm. Victoria, BC.
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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦
@bromptonymous.ca
· Oct 19
Some days I feel like we’re building an economy for cars and chatbots instead of a society for human beings. 🌲
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This is for all of you being like 'Zohran is avoiding climate, so everyone should shut up about the #climatecrisis'
The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is for all of you being like 'Zohran is avoiding climate, so everyone should shut up about the #climatecrisis'
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Another store trip with the car replacement.
It can be done.
It can be done.
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Another store trip with the car replacement.
It can be done.
It can be done.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Our cities plan parking around peak usage and plan roads for rush hour, so they certainly believe in judging a transportation system by how well it works at its worst.
This is a post about winter sidewalk and bike lane maintenance.
This is a post about winter sidewalk and bike lane maintenance.
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our cities plan parking around peak usage and plan roads for rush hour, so they certainly believe in judging a transportation system by how well it works at its worst.
This is a post about winter sidewalk and bike lane maintenance.
This is a post about winter sidewalk and bike lane maintenance.
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#BlackFriday at Target in Ames, Iowa
Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary.
#BlackFridayParking
Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary.
#BlackFridayParking
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#BlackFriday at Target in Ames, Iowa
Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary.
#BlackFridayParking
Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary.
#BlackFridayParking
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#BlackFriday at Walmart in Ames, Iowa
Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary.
#BlackFridayParking
Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary.
#BlackFridayParking
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#BlackFriday at Walmart in Ames, Iowa
Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary.
#BlackFridayParking
Our minimum parking requirements are unnecessary.
#BlackFridayParking
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It’s #BlackFridayParking day, so we took a visit to the Danbury Fair Mall in Danbury, CT.
Even on the busiest day of the year—a day where the front side of the mall is packed—the back side and parking garage has more than enough space!
Even on the busiest day of the year—a day where the front side of the mall is packed—the back side and parking garage has more than enough space!
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It’s #BlackFridayParking day, so we took a visit to the Danbury Fair Mall in Danbury, CT.
Even on the busiest day of the year—a day where the front side of the mall is packed—the back side and parking garage has more than enough space!
Even on the busiest day of the year—a day where the front side of the mall is packed—the back side and parking garage has more than enough space!
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Minimum parking requirements create financially insolvent land use patterns.
The two apartment buildings on the right generate six times more in property taxes than the big box store on the left, while occupying almost half the space!
#BlackFridayParking
The two apartment buildings on the right generate six times more in property taxes than the big box store on the left, while occupying almost half the space!
#BlackFridayParking
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Minimum parking requirements create financially insolvent land use patterns.
The two apartment buildings on the right generate six times more in property taxes than the big box store on the left, while occupying almost half the space!
#BlackFridayParking
The two apartment buildings on the right generate six times more in property taxes than the big box store on the left, while occupying almost half the space!
#BlackFridayParking
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Black Friday parking sucks, so let's make sure parking mandates become of a thing of the past #BlackFridayParking #ldnont #strongtowns
November 30, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Black Friday parking sucks, so let's make sure parking mandates become of a thing of the past #BlackFridayParking #ldnont #strongtowns
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Canada’s top political leaders are climate deniers. There’s no such thing as “decarbonized” oil and no environmentally conscious way to increase fossil fuel production.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Canada’s top political leaders are climate deniers. There’s no such thing as “decarbonized” oil and no environmentally conscious way to increase fossil fuel production.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
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The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
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It's been a pretty busy couple of months so I have only just had chance to turn to reading this by the @thewaroncars.bsky.social folk, but it's a great bit of work, with lots of stuff I didn't know
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It's been a pretty busy couple of months so I have only just had chance to turn to reading this by the @thewaroncars.bsky.social folk, but it's a great bit of work, with lots of stuff I didn't know
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Hi friends in Victoria and Saanich - let’s talk about the referendum that’s coming next year to join urban, suburban, and rural parts of the BC capital region into a single-tier municipality. The experiences of other cities across Canada should be our guide: Vote No!
www.stopamalgamation.ca
www.stopamalgamation.ca
Vote NO to Amalgamation of Victoria and Saanich
Amalgamation is expensive, wasteful, and decreases democracy in our communities. Saanich and Victoria are great places, let's keep it that way!
www.stopamalgamation.ca
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hi friends in Victoria and Saanich - let’s talk about the referendum that’s coming next year to join urban, suburban, and rural parts of the BC capital region into a single-tier municipality. The experiences of other cities across Canada should be our guide: Vote No!
www.stopamalgamation.ca
www.stopamalgamation.ca
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www.stopamalgamation.ca
#yyj
I lived through amalgamation in Toronto. Its touted benefits do not pan out. Cost saving looks good on paper but in practice it did not perform. Distinct areas have different needs which can be met easier without amalgamation.
#yyj
I lived through amalgamation in Toronto. Its touted benefits do not pan out. Cost saving looks good on paper but in practice it did not perform. Distinct areas have different needs which can be met easier without amalgamation.
Vote NO to Amalgamation of Victoria and Saanich
Amalgamation is expensive, wasteful, and decreases democracy in our communities. Saanich and Victoria are great places, let's keep it that way!
www.stopamalgamation.ca
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
www.stopamalgamation.ca
#yyj
I lived through amalgamation in Toronto. Its touted benefits do not pan out. Cost saving looks good on paper but in practice it did not perform. Distinct areas have different needs which can be met easier without amalgamation.
#yyj
I lived through amalgamation in Toronto. Its touted benefits do not pan out. Cost saving looks good on paper but in practice it did not perform. Distinct areas have different needs which can be met easier without amalgamation.
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I live in the burbs (Saanich). I used to be in favour of amalgamation so a) we pay our fair share of downtown policing costs b) ditto homeless (mostly in city not burbs), c) we get a taste of progressive bike lane policies. But now I must agree: save city from the burbs.
This. Bike and roll lanes are a political problem, not a money problem. Amalgamation means the end of policies that favour walking, cycling and transit, and more investment in cars and parking.
I live in Victoria. Parking fees are used to fund the youth bus pass, not for infrastructure. Bike lanes are a rounding error and are part of broader efforts in C of Victoria to update and upgrade streets. The benefit of being a small muni is being able to ignore suburban political culture.
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I live in the burbs (Saanich). I used to be in favour of amalgamation so a) we pay our fair share of downtown policing costs b) ditto homeless (mostly in city not burbs), c) we get a taste of progressive bike lane policies. But now I must agree: save city from the burbs.
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As a political scientist, I think the effects on unity are some of the biggest problems with the agreement. It legitimates "Alberta" as an aggrieved party, distinct from other provinces, while treating BC and its peoples to be as issues to be managed, rather than partners in the federation.
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
As a political scientist, I think the effects on unity are some of the biggest problems with the agreement. It legitimates "Alberta" as an aggrieved party, distinct from other provinces, while treating BC and its peoples to be as issues to be managed, rather than partners in the federation.
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god i cant wait for the fossil fuel era to end. even if it's because we're all sitting around in the ashes. monkey's paw whatever idc. im so over this.
As a political scientist, I think the effects on unity are some of the biggest problems with the agreement. It legitimates "Alberta" as an aggrieved party, distinct from other provinces, while treating BC and its peoples to be as issues to be managed, rather than partners in the federation.
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
god i cant wait for the fossil fuel era to end. even if it's because we're all sitting around in the ashes. monkey's paw whatever idc. im so over this.
This. Bike and roll lanes are a political problem, not a money problem. Amalgamation means the end of policies that favour walking, cycling and transit, and more investment in cars and parking.
I live in Victoria. Parking fees are used to fund the youth bus pass, not for infrastructure. Bike lanes are a rounding error and are part of broader efforts in C of Victoria to update and upgrade streets. The benefit of being a small muni is being able to ignore suburban political culture.
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This. Bike and roll lanes are a political problem, not a money problem. Amalgamation means the end of policies that favour walking, cycling and transit, and more investment in cars and parking.
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I live in Victoria. Parking fees are used to fund the youth bus pass, not for infrastructure. Bike lanes are a rounding error and are part of broader efforts in C of Victoria to update and upgrade streets. The benefit of being a small muni is being able to ignore suburban political culture.
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I live in Victoria. Parking fees are used to fund the youth bus pass, not for infrastructure. Bike lanes are a rounding error and are part of broader efforts in C of Victoria to update and upgrade streets. The benefit of being a small muni is being able to ignore suburban political culture.
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Victoria is a very comparable city to Halifax in a lot of ways.
But when you look at Victoria’s investment in cycling over the last 10 years, there’s really no comparison at all.
This video might make you sad for what could have been #BikeHfx.
But when you look at Victoria’s investment in cycling over the last 10 years, there’s really no comparison at all.
This video might make you sad for what could have been #BikeHfx.
The Best Cycling City No One Talks About
with (among many others) @burgundavia.bsky.social and @ryanjabs.bsky.social
with (among many others) @burgundavia.bsky.social and @ryanjabs.bsky.social
The Best Cycling City No One Talks About
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Victoria is a very comparable city to Halifax in a lot of ways.
But when you look at Victoria’s investment in cycling over the last 10 years, there’s really no comparison at all.
This video might make you sad for what could have been #BikeHfx.
But when you look at Victoria’s investment in cycling over the last 10 years, there’s really no comparison at all.
This video might make you sad for what could have been #BikeHfx.
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Today on Volts: a solo pod! This is just me talking, pulling together the strands -- the bits and pieces I've covered on pods over the last few years -- into a coherent narrative. Data centers, utilities, rising demand, politics ... this is, in my words, what's going on in energy world right now.
What's going on in electricity world?
Some thoughts on where we are in the electricity sector -- data centers, rising rates, etc. -- and a way forward that can benefit everyone.
www.volts.wtf
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today on Volts: a solo pod! This is just me talking, pulling together the strands -- the bits and pieces I've covered on pods over the last few years -- into a coherent narrative. Data centers, utilities, rising demand, politics ... this is, in my words, what's going on in energy world right now.
Protect all the bike and roll lanes, especially the one on Craigflower Rd with huge traffic volumes and no side street options.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Protect all the bike and roll lanes, especially the one on Craigflower Rd with huge traffic volumes and no side street options.
Congrats to @samanthagreen.bsky.social!
CAPE is delighted to welcome Dr. Samantha Green as our new President! 🎉
Dr. Sehjal Bhargava joins as President-Elect, and Dr. Melissa Lem is our Past President.
Learn more about these leaders and the others at CAPE's helm: https://loom.ly/HpFtJy8
Dr. Sehjal Bhargava joins as President-Elect, and Dr. Melissa Lem is our Past President.
Learn more about these leaders and the others at CAPE's helm: https://loom.ly/HpFtJy8
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Congrats to @samanthagreen.bsky.social!
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CAPE is delighted to welcome Dr. Samantha Green as our new President! 🎉
Dr. Sehjal Bhargava joins as President-Elect, and Dr. Melissa Lem is our Past President.
Learn more about these leaders and the others at CAPE's helm: https://loom.ly/HpFtJy8
Dr. Sehjal Bhargava joins as President-Elect, and Dr. Melissa Lem is our Past President.
Learn more about these leaders and the others at CAPE's helm: https://loom.ly/HpFtJy8
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
CAPE is delighted to welcome Dr. Samantha Green as our new President! 🎉
Dr. Sehjal Bhargava joins as President-Elect, and Dr. Melissa Lem is our Past President.
Learn more about these leaders and the others at CAPE's helm: https://loom.ly/HpFtJy8
Dr. Sehjal Bhargava joins as President-Elect, and Dr. Melissa Lem is our Past President.
Learn more about these leaders and the others at CAPE's helm: https://loom.ly/HpFtJy8