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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · 1d

NOEMA's been rolling out bangers this year. In "The Last Days of Social Media" @jamesosullivan.bsky.social sketches out a hopeful little map to help us design our way past the current slopstorm and lay groundwork for the next, better thing. Well worth your time.

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, our attention is being collectively neutered in the enshittified omnibucket. This is the first essay I've read that stands up a hopeful, plausible little trellis for us to climb out without quitting the mess we birthed and raised.
www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...

The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA

Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.

www.noemamag.com

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 26d

this 72-page book, The ABCs of Media Literacy, is given to every grade nine student in Finland

media literacy is a core component of the national curriculum. everyone has the toolbox and training needed for practicing responsible citizenship

its CIVICS

(a bullshit detector)

abcsofmedia.com

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · 27d

This is the take. Behaviour clearly reads that no accountability is anticipated through democratic process.

Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · 27d

Not saying they’re underfunded. My point is it’s understandable that the new chief brings a tin cup to her first appearance at council. For an effective tenure she needs to make a solid first impression with her force first—public later.

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · 27d

Let’s be fair. From a leadership angle, this is a pretty standard opening move for an outside boss. The new Chief needs to establish herself with all her reports as an advocate for the department. Her first words with Council should push to improve the worst pain points outlined by her team.

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Jim Mayer 🇨🇦 @pentastich.bsky.social · Sep 14

1/ Well, this is upsetting! Canada Post is closing the postal outlet at Westside Village in Vic West. The nearest other locations are downtown and in Esquimalt, which are both around 2 km away. The article claims this was not a cost or performance issue.
#yyj
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/va...

Canada Post closures spark concern for Victoria, B.C., business owner, community

A Victoria, B.C., pharmacy owner claims a decision to shut down the postal service in his store is unjustified and will hurt his business and community.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · Sep 15

"If you want to drive in a city that's growing in population & cars, the best thing you can hope for is your neighbour on one side takes public transit & the one on the other side is walking on some of the short trips & now the neighbour in the back is riding their bike or #ebike now." #BikeLanes

Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · Aug 20

This month's guest is one of the world's TOP urbanists, Canadian @brenttoderian.bsky.social! We talk suburbs, #sprawl, #BikeLanes, why smart #CityBuilding is the common sense climate solution & the awesome responsibility of the city councils we elect. #yyc #yyccc www.podcastics.com/episode/3796...

Brent Toderian & the Common Sense of Climate Smart Cities

Why urban design is a force multiplier in the fight against climate change

www.podcastics.com

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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social · 29d

It’s the fear of change, and as understandable as that fear is, there is no placating it and we should not try to. ggwash.org/view/97890/2...

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · Sep 16

Whew this is spectacular. ✨

Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · Sep 16

More than just Mass Timber … it’s “Wood First Design” at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s new headquarters. The design “prioritizes the use of wood wherever possible, incorporating it into structural elements as well as interior and exterior finishes.”

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · Sep 16

By the same author: a less-technical, but thoroughly-reasoned rundown of common questions & objections to supply-side housing solutions through urban densification:
michaelwiebe.com/blog/2024/09...

A YIMBY FAQ

What caused the housing crisis?

michaelwiebe.com

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · Sep 16

Following Victoria OCP hearings with interest... thoughtful contributions from many angles. Found this literature review on Vacancy Chains helpful - rigorous explainer on how building new homes of any type drives affordability.

www.buildingabundance.ca/p/vacancy-ch...

Vacancy chains

How building expensive new homes lowers the price of old homes

www.buildingabundance.ca

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Sep 15

As autonomous vehicles spread across the US, they could turn urban streets into a congested, chaotic mess. But it’s not inevitable.

In @vox.com, I proposed specific ways cities can future-proof themselves for self-driving cars.

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A self-driving car traffic jam is coming for US cities

A century ago, cars remade America. Autonomous vehicles could do it again.

www.vox.com

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hi Toronto 👋, Victoria here.
We will gladly take these investments in consistent, objective traffic enforcement off your hands!

Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · Sep 9

Sixteen damaged speed cameras last night.

Meanwhile Doug Ford – who loves to talk tough on criminals – is now telling municipalities he wants the cameras gone.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

16 Toronto speed cameras damaged overnight, as Ford urges city to do away with 'tax grab' | CBC News

More Toronto speed cameras were found damaged on Tuesday morning, only two days after the Parkside Drive speed camera was cut down for the seventh time in less than a year.

www.cbc.ca

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · Sep 8

i don't oppose traffic cameras on panopticon grounds. speed and red light cameras both encourage prosocial behavior without the intervening dubious discretion of the police. to the extent that the cameras are sited in a discriminatory way, that is a *very important* but different issue.

ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you are anti-speeding camera, my response to you is simply "slow down". If you are anti-red light camera my response to you is simply "don't run red lights". Easy solutions for silly questions.

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · Sep 8

*Stares pointedly at #HamOnt*

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Jeff Speck @jeffspeck.bsky.social · Sep 7

Rule 100: Don't Give Up on Sprawl

Instead of trying to end sprawl, focus on improving it for the people there by reviving town centers, reusing empty malls, & building mixed-use neighborhoods. This is called “Retrofitting Suburbia."

Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...

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Rossini @lifeisart-2.bsky.social · Sep 7

Loneliness, Carl Jung said, "has little to do with having no people around you but being unable to communicate the things that seem important to you. Loneliness is not about empty rooms or loss but about carrying words you don't say, or feel safe to share." Mindful healing: speak what matters.

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · Sep 6

Waterfront hammocks! A+ public realm, Halifax!

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · Sep 5

Globe outlines leaked list of 32 potential infrastructure projects circulated within Dept of Housing, Communities, Infrastructure.

In coming weeks, feds will announce projects under consideration for referral to Major Projects Office.

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Internal government list of 32 potential infrastructure projects includes new oil pipeline

List is not meant to be final and it does not imply that any of the projects mentioned have been approved

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · Sep 1

At the 100 lowest-wage U.S. companies, the average CEO now makes 632 times more than a typical worker.

The more corporate greed drives inequality, the more important it becomes to have unions backing workers.

Support your local labor movement. #LaborDay

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · Sep 1

“What was true of the majority in Hurricane Katrina is true of most of us in nearly every disaster: we are courageous, we are generous, we are altruistic, we rescue each other, take care of each other, improvise the conditions of survival for and with each other.” (Read ‘A Paradise Built in Hell’!)

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Aug 31

I gave a talk this morning at Upaya Zen Center. Here's the essay about disaster and human nature it was based on. It look back to Hurricane Katrina and forward to the present moment. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/we-were-made...

We Were Made for This

Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, a huge hurricane hit the Gulf Coast. New Orleans's levees failed, as had been predicted, and much of the city went underwater. Although the authorities had issued...

www.meditationsinanemergency.com

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Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social · Sep 1

www.newyorker.com/culture/open...

What’s Happening to Reading?

For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end.

www.newyorker.com

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Aug 31

Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and highway engineers surprised by induced demand

Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · Aug 30

A few days ago, Berlin opened a new stretch of urban motorway, with the stated aim to reduce congestion.

Today, the stretch was temporarily closed because of too much congestion.

Verkehrsinformationszentrale Berlin @vizberlin.bsky.social · Aug 29

Auf dem neuen Streckenabschnitt der #A100 in Richtung Treptow hat sich ein #Stau gebildet. Da es in einem Tunnel zu keinem Verkehrsstillstand kommen darf, wurde die Autobahn Richtung Treptow ab AD Neukölln #gesperrt.

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ceej @ceej.online · Aug 30

my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy

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