Kevin Wilson
@kwilsonhfx.bsky.social
Epidemiologist. Housing maximalist. Reviewer of local bike lanes and urbanism opiner at HFX By Bike: https://youtube.com/@hfxbybike
Colouring properties by number of actual units minus how many median income earners would be needed to render each property affordable by the criteria of not spending more than 3x their income on the purchase.
IE: red is less affordable, green more affordable.
IE: red is less affordable, green more affordable.
December 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Colouring properties by number of actual units minus how many median income earners would be needed to render each property affordable by the criteria of not spending more than 3x their income on the purchase.
IE: red is less affordable, green more affordable.
IE: red is less affordable, green more affordable.
Are there places where the per unit property value is *below* that affordability cut-off?
Yes, although not really on the peninsula (barring a few minor exceptions).
These uninspiring apartments on Albro Lake are 23 units, but would only need 10 to be affordable at the median income.
Yes, although not really on the peninsula (barring a few minor exceptions).
These uninspiring apartments on Albro Lake are 23 units, but would only need 10 to be affordable at the median income.
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are there places where the per unit property value is *below* that affordability cut-off?
Yes, although not really on the peninsula (barring a few minor exceptions).
These uninspiring apartments on Albro Lake are 23 units, but would only need 10 to be affordable at the median income.
Yes, although not really on the peninsula (barring a few minor exceptions).
These uninspiring apartments on Albro Lake are 23 units, but would only need 10 to be affordable at the median income.
Median Halifax voter:
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Median Halifax voter:
Goddamned MacKay Brudge bike lanes at it again!!!
December 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Goddamned MacKay Brudge bike lanes at it again!!!
Totally Unrelated: I did some work over the weekend to update my district revenue/cost-to-service model, adding in a mechanism to estimate costs for commercial properties.
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Totally Unrelated: I did some work over the weekend to update my district revenue/cost-to-service model, adding in a mechanism to estimate costs for commercial properties.
Playing around with have an algorithm auto-sort smaller neighbourhoods into different levels rurality/urbanity based on the city's cost-to-service categories.
The peninsula side of the Northwest Arm gets classified as suburban low-density.
The peninsula side of the Northwest Arm gets classified as suburban low-density.
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Playing around with have an algorithm auto-sort smaller neighbourhoods into different levels rurality/urbanity based on the city's cost-to-service categories.
The peninsula side of the Northwest Arm gets classified as suburban low-density.
The peninsula side of the Northwest Arm gets classified as suburban low-density.
Bike lanes are 1.5m wide, minimum width for a bus lane is ~3.3m.
2x1.5 = 3, 3m < 3.3m
"Small electric buses with no schedule"
I love to not know when the next bus ir train is coming. Its like gambling but for getting to work.
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
2x1.5 = 3, 3m < 3.3m
"Small electric buses with no schedule"
I love to not know when the next bus ir train is coming. Its like gambling but for getting to work.
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Bike lanes are 1.5m wide, minimum width for a bus lane is ~3.3m.
2x1.5 = 3, 3m < 3.3m
"Small electric buses with no schedule"
I love to not know when the next bus ir train is coming. Its like gambling but for getting to work.
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
2x1.5 = 3, 3m < 3.3m
"Small electric buses with no schedule"
I love to not know when the next bus ir train is coming. Its like gambling but for getting to work.
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Here are the boundaries I used. Everything else in D7 was labeled as South End.
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Here are the boundaries I used. Everything else in D7 was labeled as South End.
Your wish is granted. Farewell!
*These are just preliminary estimates
*These are just preliminary estimates
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Your wish is granted. Farewell!
*These are just preliminary estimates
*These are just preliminary estimates
Trying to answer @landofsticks.bsky.social's question to council about which part of the city is deepest in the fiscal hole.
I'm hesitant to run district-wide analysis because each district contains... multitudes.
So, I'm creating sub-districts.
Revenue per acre among the easier ones:
I'm hesitant to run district-wide analysis because each district contains... multitudes.
So, I'm creating sub-districts.
Revenue per acre among the easier ones:
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Trying to answer @landofsticks.bsky.social's question to council about which part of the city is deepest in the fiscal hole.
I'm hesitant to run district-wide analysis because each district contains... multitudes.
So, I'm creating sub-districts.
Revenue per acre among the easier ones:
I'm hesitant to run district-wide analysis because each district contains... multitudes.
So, I'm creating sub-districts.
Revenue per acre among the easier ones:
*stares into camera*
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
*stares into camera*
The posting to policy pipeline lives and gives me hope.
Cc @denysullivan.bsky.social @landofsticks.bsky.social
Cc @denysullivan.bsky.social @landofsticks.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The posting to policy pipeline lives and gives me hope.
Cc @denysullivan.bsky.social @landofsticks.bsky.social
Cc @denysullivan.bsky.social @landofsticks.bsky.social
Agricola is open for people.
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Agricola is open for people.
Right out front (as of a few years ago)
November 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Right out front (as of a few years ago)
Just spamming this to council during budget season is probably a productive activity, since its something they genuinely don't understand.
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Just spamming this to council during budget season is probably a productive activity, since its something they genuinely don't understand.
You will be surprised to learn that pretending this municipal financing model is sustainable to make voters happy has led us to a Bad Place.
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You will be surprised to learn that pretending this municipal financing model is sustainable to make voters happy has led us to a Bad Place.
Sure you won, but look what it cost you.
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Sure you won, but look what it cost you.
I think it turned out OK.
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I think it turned out OK.