Kelly Alvarez Doran
@kellyalvarezdoran.bsky.social
Co-Founder of halfclimatedesign.com
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Are Vancouverites VERY interested in the new austerity budget being proposed for Vancouver, and the implications for our values, our resiliency & quality of life, our reputation (and competitive advantage) as a leader in sustainability and climate action?
Well, I’ll be the 609th speaker to Council.
Well, I’ll be the 609th speaker to Council.
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Are Vancouverites VERY interested in the new austerity budget being proposed for Vancouver, and the implications for our values, our resiliency & quality of life, our reputation (and competitive advantage) as a leader in sustainability and climate action?
Well, I’ll be the 609th speaker to Council.
Well, I’ll be the 609th speaker to Council.
Thank you @jasonthorne.bsky.social for sharing the Guide!
The CMHC garden suite and multiplex design catalogue got a lot of well-deserved attention. The companion Material Guide by Ha/f Climate Design is equally impressive. It provides a life-cycle assessment of the cost and carbon of each choice of materials to inform low-cost, low-carbon, construction.
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thank you @jasonthorne.bsky.social for sharing the Guide!
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Touring Keybridge and King’s Cross - two recent master planned communities in London - with Alfredo Caraballo and Silvia Asuni from Allies and Morrison.
October 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Touring Keybridge and King’s Cross - two recent master planned communities in London - with Alfredo Caraballo and Silvia Asuni from Allies and Morrison.
How can building and energy codes change to better suit existing buildings and help reduce carbon emissions?
Join us in Halifax on October 23rd for an engaging, collaborative Workroom hosted by the CAHP, Giaimo, and Ha/f.
Join us in Halifax on October 23rd for an engaging, collaborative Workroom hosted by the CAHP, Giaimo, and Ha/f.
October 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
How can building and energy codes change to better suit existing buildings and help reduce carbon emissions?
Join us in Halifax on October 23rd for an engaging, collaborative Workroom hosted by the CAHP, Giaimo, and Ha/f.
Join us in Halifax on October 23rd for an engaging, collaborative Workroom hosted by the CAHP, Giaimo, and Ha/f.
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Bike lane in Barcelona protected by: motorcycle/scooter parking, containerized trash/recycling, and a bike share station. (Note the flashing yellow bike signal allowing cyclists to go through the crosswalk when it's clear.)
September 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Bike lane in Barcelona protected by: motorcycle/scooter parking, containerized trash/recycling, and a bike share station. (Note the flashing yellow bike signal allowing cyclists to go through the crosswalk when it's clear.)
Starting a study looking at best practices for desinging tall, family-friendly buildings. In need of case study precedents - any suggestions?
September 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Starting a study looking at best practices for desinging tall, family-friendly buildings. In need of case study precedents - any suggestions?
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Erika Kirk is going to turn up the volume on the right's efforts to win young women in a way I don't think any Democratic party or movement org is ready for. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, named new CEO of Turning Point USA
Late co-founder previously expressed that he would want his wife to lead in the event of his death, organization says
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Erika Kirk is going to turn up the volume on the right's efforts to win young women in a way I don't think any Democratic party or movement org is ready for. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tune in as we introduce the No Political Enemies Act.
We aren't going to lie down as Trump tries to destroy free speech in this country.
We aren't going to lie down as Trump tries to destroy free speech in this country.
LIVE: Murphy, Schumer, Crow Announce The No Political Enemies Act
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Tune in as we introduce the No Political Enemies Act.
We aren't going to lie down as Trump tries to destroy free speech in this country.
We aren't going to lie down as Trump tries to destroy free speech in this country.
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If we’re going to have Chinese style autocracy in the US, I’d also like the renewable energy infrastructure, high speed rail, electric vehicles, investment in science, and good food.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended indefinitely after host’s Charlie Kirk comments
ABC says late-night show will not air for foreseeable future after Kimmel accused Republicans of ‘doing everything they can to score political points’ from Kirk’s killing
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
If we’re going to have Chinese style autocracy in the US, I’d also like the renewable energy infrastructure, high speed rail, electric vehicles, investment in science, and good food.
The benefits of asymmetry on full display along Blackfriars Road this morning. Predominantly north bound cycle traffic using the width of combined path. Central boulevard for bike and car parking and stops separate use from the sidewalk to keep them obstacle free….
September 18, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The benefits of asymmetry on full display along Blackfriars Road this morning. Predominantly north bound cycle traffic using the width of combined path. Central boulevard for bike and car parking and stops separate use from the sidewalk to keep them obstacle free….
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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Few things did more critical damage to North American downtowns than the demolishing of old buildings to build massive expanses of surface parking, along with the widening of roads to create huge one-way “car sewers,” all based on the failed theory that surrendering to cars would “save Downtown.”
September 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Few things did more critical damage to North American downtowns than the demolishing of old buildings to build massive expanses of surface parking, along with the widening of roads to create huge one-way “car sewers,” all based on the failed theory that surrendering to cars would “save Downtown.”
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the future is car free
We want the future of cars – and the cars of the future – to be made in Europe.
So we are working hand in hand with industry to make this a reality.
Today, we held our third Strategic Dialogue with the automotive sector, and our Industrial Action Plan is already delivering results.
So we are working hand in hand with industry to make this a reality.
Today, we held our third Strategic Dialogue with the automotive sector, and our Industrial Action Plan is already delivering results.
September 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
the future is car free
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'What New Urbanism often misses is that conditions today are fundamentally different from the conditions that produced the places it seeks to emulate.'
bingo!
renx.ca/new-urbanism...
bingo!
renx.ca/new-urbanism...
New urbanism works on paper: Not so much on the ground
For decades, North America’s suburbs have been defined by sprawl: wide roads, single-use zoning, and a built-in reliance on driving for even basic needs. In the 1980s and ’90s, a group of ...
renx.ca
September 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
'What New Urbanism often misses is that conditions today are fundamentally different from the conditions that produced the places it seeks to emulate.'
bingo!
renx.ca/new-urbanism...
bingo!
renx.ca/new-urbanism...
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“Gun control was among the numerous political and social issues he discussed at events and on podcasts. A few months ago, Kirk said: "It's worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment". #CharlieKirk
What to know about Charlie Kirk, Trump ally and conservative activist
Kirk, an influential Trump ally who at age 18 set up Turning Point USA, died in a shooting while speaking at a Utah campus event.
www.bbc.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
“Gun control was among the numerous political and social issues he discussed at events and on podcasts. A few months ago, Kirk said: "It's worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment". #CharlieKirk
Life without cars. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Life without cars. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
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The nominee to head the democracy promotion bureau at the State Dept told us today that his priority was to "tell the truth".
Interesting because Secretary Rubio has placed a gag order on telling the truth - banning the criticism of dictators that rig and steal elections.
Interesting because Secretary Rubio has placed a gag order on telling the truth - banning the criticism of dictators that rig and steal elections.
September 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The nominee to head the democracy promotion bureau at the State Dept told us today that his priority was to "tell the truth".
Interesting because Secretary Rubio has placed a gag order on telling the truth - banning the criticism of dictators that rig and steal elections.
Interesting because Secretary Rubio has placed a gag order on telling the truth - banning the criticism of dictators that rig and steal elections.
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Pritzker: "He has no idea what's he's talking about. There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops. He is insulting the people of Chicago by calling our home a hellhole, and anyone that takes his word at face value is insulting Chicagoans too."
September 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Pritzker: "He has no idea what's he's talking about. There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops. He is insulting the people of Chicago by calling our home a hellhole, and anyone that takes his word at face value is insulting Chicagoans too."
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Local councillor objection is key moment here. All leadership in Toronto kneels before the homeowner (and car driver). Even the downtown enviro ones.
A 4-storey, 10 unit apartment building at 877 Ossington, two blocks north of Ossington station, has been held up for 9 months and counting at the committee of adjustment. It has 66 letters of opposition by my count, including from the local councillor. MTSA zoning can't come fast enough.
September 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Local councillor objection is key moment here. All leadership in Toronto kneels before the homeowner (and car driver). Even the downtown enviro ones.
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Does Wellington St., between Spadina and Portland qualify? Bidirectional bike lane and deciduous trees on the north side, garden bed and retail spill-out zone on the south.
We also promoted this idea as part of thermal comfort guidelines, for the same reasons you stated.
We also promoted this idea as part of thermal comfort guidelines, for the same reasons you stated.
August 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Does Wellington St., between Spadina and Portland qualify? Bidirectional bike lane and deciduous trees on the north side, garden bed and retail spill-out zone on the south.
We also promoted this idea as part of thermal comfort guidelines, for the same reasons you stated.
We also promoted this idea as part of thermal comfort guidelines, for the same reasons you stated.
Streetscape thesis; asymmetrical designs could improve biodiversity, resiliency and comfort, and reduce municipal costs.
Does anyone have good examples where this has happened?
Does anyone have good examples where this has happened?
August 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Streetscape thesis; asymmetrical designs could improve biodiversity, resiliency and comfort, and reduce municipal costs.
Does anyone have good examples where this has happened?
Does anyone have good examples where this has happened?
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Vision, Activism, Leadership. What we need more of.
READ THIS: How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world. In the 1960s, Dutch cities saw cars as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths — and fierce activism — to turn #Amsterdam into the urban biking nirvana of today.
It took vision & leadership.
It took vision & leadership.
How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world
In the 1960s, Dutch cities were increasingly in thrall to motorists, with the car seen as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths – and fierce activism – to t...
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Vision, Activism, Leadership. What we need more of.