Christopher Porter
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Runner. Cyclist. Urbanist. Plant-Based. Software Engineer. Data Nerd.
Vancouver
Vancouver
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NEW: Vancouver progressive party @onecityvan.bsky.social has chosen their mayoral candidate for this year’s municipal election. William Azaroff @wazaroff.bsky.social has been an impressive leader in non-profit housing, and seems to have good city-building instincts. I look forward to his platform.
Very important proposal for bus signal priority in Vancouver by Mayoral hopeful @wazaroff.bsky.social running for @onecityvan.bsky.social. Transportation equity means prioritizing transit that’s moving a LOT more people in a lot less space. That’s ironically better for EVERYONE, including drivers.
William Azaroff, who is seeking OneCity's nomination to run for Vancouver mayor, is proposing city-wide coordinated traffic signals that could cost up to $200 million. 🚦
It'd also enable extensive signal priority for #TransLink buses. #vanre #vanpoli
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
It'd also enable extensive signal priority for #TransLink buses. #vanre #vanpoli
dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
NEW: Vancouver progressive party @onecityvan.bsky.social has chosen their mayoral candidate for this year’s municipal election. William Azaroff @wazaroff.bsky.social has been an impressive leader in non-profit housing, and seems to have good city-building instincts. I look forward to his platform.
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Here's a fun chart I made, documenting the number of letters in favour of every public hearing proposal in Vancouver over the last 12 months.
Only about 1 in 5 rezonings generate any real positive feedback, but the Olympic Village School eclipses everything out.
Even the mighty sauna.
Only about 1 in 5 rezonings generate any real positive feedback, but the Olympic Village School eclipses everything out.
Even the mighty sauna.
February 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Here's a fun chart I made, documenting the number of letters in favour of every public hearing proposal in Vancouver over the last 12 months.
Only about 1 in 5 rezonings generate any real positive feedback, but the Olympic Village School eclipses everything out.
Even the mighty sauna.
Only about 1 in 5 rezonings generate any real positive feedback, but the Olympic Village School eclipses everything out.
Even the mighty sauna.
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I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
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Better yet, why does a provincially funded school need municipal approval at all?
Tonight, Vancouver council will have a public hearing for a school 19 years in the making
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Better yet, why does a provincially funded school need municipal approval at all?
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This better pass unanimously.
We lived in Olympic Village 10 years ago and left when our daughter was 3.5 because of the lack of a school. Every kid she went to daycare with left that neighbourhood.
Build the damn school already!
We lived in Olympic Village 10 years ago and left when our daughter was 3.5 because of the lack of a school. Every kid she went to daycare with left that neighbourhood.
Build the damn school already!
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
This better pass unanimously.
We lived in Olympic Village 10 years ago and left when our daughter was 3.5 because of the lack of a school. Every kid she went to daycare with left that neighbourhood.
Build the damn school already!
We lived in Olympic Village 10 years ago and left when our daughter was 3.5 because of the lack of a school. Every kid she went to daycare with left that neighbourhood.
Build the damn school already!
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Thank you to the members of @onecityvan.bsky.social for your trust & for your votes. 🙏
(Live skeets by WA for Mayor Campaign Team of the Nomination Speech) Thread 🧵
#VanPoli
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(Live skeets by WA for Mayor Campaign Team of the Nomination Speech) Thread 🧵
#VanPoli
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February 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Thank you to the members of @onecityvan.bsky.social for your trust & for your votes. 🙏
(Live skeets by WA for Mayor Campaign Team of the Nomination Speech) Thread 🧵
#VanPoli
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(Live skeets by WA for Mayor Campaign Team of the Nomination Speech) Thread 🧵
#VanPoli
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I’ve spoken with hundreds of @onecityvancouver.bsky.social members over the last few months. One sentiment comes up again and again:
Somewhere in the last ten years, people stopped believing Vancouver could actually build anything anymore. 🧵
Somewhere in the last ten years, people stopped believing Vancouver could actually build anything anymore. 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I’ve spoken with hundreds of @onecityvancouver.bsky.social members over the last few months. One sentiment comes up again and again:
Somewhere in the last ten years, people stopped believing Vancouver could actually build anything anymore. 🧵
Somewhere in the last ten years, people stopped believing Vancouver could actually build anything anymore. 🧵
And the USA under Trump falls further into the hole of science denialism. He's gleefully ushering in a new dark age.
www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health
Known as the endangerment finding, the decision is the legal framework that allows the EPA to regulate emissions. Its reversal could upend many climate change policies.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
And the USA under Trump falls further into the hole of science denialism. He's gleefully ushering in a new dark age.
www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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A study out of SFU shows something we already knew: Vancouver's bike infrastructure has stagnated. #bikeyvr
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
A study out of SFU shows something we already knew: Vancouver's bike infrastructure has stagnated. #bikeyvr
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
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It's such a sad comment on the state of our city that NIMBYs are organizing to fight against an ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
So please take 2 minutes to write in *by Thursday, Feb 12* and say YES to the Olympic Village school!
I have easy step by step instructions on my blog:
pwaldkirch.ca/2026/02/10/o...
So please take 2 minutes to write in *by Thursday, Feb 12* and say YES to the Olympic Village school!
I have easy step by step instructions on my blog:
pwaldkirch.ca/2026/02/10/o...
Fight NIMBYs and support an elementary school! - Peter Waldkirch Webzone
The Olympic Village elementary school is up for a public hearing on February 12. NIMBYs hate it, so here's an easy guide to support it!
pwaldkirch.ca
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 AM
It's such a sad comment on the state of our city that NIMBYs are organizing to fight against an ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
So please take 2 minutes to write in *by Thursday, Feb 12* and say YES to the Olympic Village school!
I have easy step by step instructions on my blog:
pwaldkirch.ca/2026/02/10/o...
So please take 2 minutes to write in *by Thursday, Feb 12* and say YES to the Olympic Village school!
I have easy step by step instructions on my blog:
pwaldkirch.ca/2026/02/10/o...
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Vancouver is not a real city
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Vancouver is not a real city
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Cutting EV targets and public transit isn’t climate action.
It’s climate sabotage.
With a real public transit plan, we can deliver better for people and the climate.
It’s climate sabotage.
With a real public transit plan, we can deliver better for people and the climate.
February 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Cutting EV targets and public transit isn’t climate action.
It’s climate sabotage.
With a real public transit plan, we can deliver better for people and the climate.
It’s climate sabotage.
With a real public transit plan, we can deliver better for people and the climate.
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Britannia pool random debris fell from the ceiling into the pool today so they just closed 3/6 lanes and left the debris where it is😅 quality experience in Ken Sim's Vancouver
as a habitual user of vancouver's pools, rinks and gyms I second this report. there's no pool in my neighborhood, and I have to travel half an hour to even get to a pool built in this century. my usual one (Britannia) is perpetually undergoing emergency repair & has mold in plenty of disused corners
Majority of Vancouver rec centres, pools and rinks in 'poor' condition with no funding plan: audit
The 46 recreation facilities reviewed in the audit have a combined replacement value of $2.1 billion, but face a $33 million annual funding deficit
vancouversun.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Britannia pool random debris fell from the ceiling into the pool today so they just closed 3/6 lanes and left the debris where it is😅 quality experience in Ken Sim's Vancouver
I voted.
Let's Do This!
Let's Do This!
Voting opens today in the OneCity nomination - Vancouver's only contested mayoral nomination.
If you're a supporter of mine, VOTE NOW! If you're undecided, read on 👇️
If you're a supporter of mine, VOTE NOW! If you're undecided, read on 👇️
February 7, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I voted.
Let's Do This!
Let's Do This!
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NEW VIDEO: The Bikeshare Dilemma
Bikeshares and scootershares (also known as “Shared Micromobility) is one of the fastest growing forms of transportation on the planet today, but cities appear deeply divided on how to manage them. youtu.be/qfz6AsYycA8
Bikeshares and scootershares (also known as “Shared Micromobility) is one of the fastest growing forms of transportation on the planet today, but cities appear deeply divided on how to manage them. youtu.be/qfz6AsYycA8
The Bike Share Dilemma
YouTube video by About Here
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
NEW VIDEO: The Bikeshare Dilemma
Bikeshares and scootershares (also known as “Shared Micromobility) is one of the fastest growing forms of transportation on the planet today, but cities appear deeply divided on how to manage them. youtu.be/qfz6AsYycA8
Bikeshares and scootershares (also known as “Shared Micromobility) is one of the fastest growing forms of transportation on the planet today, but cities appear deeply divided on how to manage them. youtu.be/qfz6AsYycA8
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Parents can’t wait.
It’s time for Childcare By Right.
It’s time for Childcare By Right.
I did some digging through my development permit data for Vancouver, and... nearly 9 months to get a decision on whether to allow a daycare, cool cool cool cool cool gist.github.com/rgwood/38570...
February 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Parents can’t wait.
It’s time for Childcare By Right.
It’s time for Childcare By Right.
Apparently when you drive an asshole vehicle you can park like an asshole without fear of it further damaging your reputation. #cybertruck
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Apparently when you drive an asshole vehicle you can park like an asshole without fear of it further damaging your reputation. #cybertruck
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Save the dates for two community connection events I'm hosting in February!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟭𝘀t: A ticketed dinner to celebrate Lunar New Year!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵: A FREE art-making event focused on joy
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟭𝘀t: A ticketed dinner to celebrate Lunar New Year!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵: A FREE art-making event focused on joy
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Save the dates for two community connection events I'm hosting in February!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟭𝘀t: A ticketed dinner to celebrate Lunar New Year!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵: A FREE art-making event focused on joy
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟭𝘀t: A ticketed dinner to celebrate Lunar New Year!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵: A FREE art-making event focused on joy
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Protected bike lanes = One Weird Trick to Massively Increase Cycling
How a Small Canadian City Tripled Cycling Rates in Just 11 Years
Video: Victoria, Britiish Columbia has rapidly become "the strongest cycling city in North America that isn't widely known for it."
nextcity.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Protected bike lanes = One Weird Trick to Massively Increase Cycling
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There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason.
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason.
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
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There is a way to make Vancouver buses up to 18% faster that no one is talking about.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
There is a way to make Vancouver buses up to 18% faster that no one is talking about.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.