mike s
@mike259421921.bsky.social
if these supposedly big changes went through with so little fanfare, remove remaining key barriers to missing middle housing.
1. setbacks are next limiting factor for infill. you gotta get those reduced
2. entire council must push province for single stair
www.canadianarchitect.com/raic-awards-...
1. setbacks are next limiting factor for infill. you gotta get those reduced
2. entire council must push province for single stair
www.canadianarchitect.com/raic-awards-...
2025 RAIC Awards: Single Exit Stair Building Code Reform
An in-depth research project paves the way for building code updates that would remove a key barrier to missing middle housing.
www.canadianarchitect.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
if these supposedly big changes went through with so little fanfare, remove remaining key barriers to missing middle housing.
1. setbacks are next limiting factor for infill. you gotta get those reduced
2. entire council must push province for single stair
www.canadianarchitect.com/raic-awards-...
1. setbacks are next limiting factor for infill. you gotta get those reduced
2. entire council must push province for single stair
www.canadianarchitect.com/raic-awards-...
I remember being in the non-smoking section of a plane ... with the row in front being the smoking section ... 🤦
December 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I remember being in the non-smoking section of a plane ... with the row in front being the smoking section ... 🤦
Jurassic park tank top is not dressing up? 😮
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Jurassic park tank top is not dressing up? 😮
Of course easier said than done with our cities segregated development patterns...
December 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Of course easier said than done with our cities segregated development patterns...
Wrong way to look at it. The purpose of the public isn't to support transit. The purpose of transit is to support the public. Transit should have adapted to new usage patterns. Less getting to the office downtown more on general getting around town
December 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Wrong way to look at it. The purpose of the public isn't to support transit. The purpose of transit is to support the public. Transit should have adapted to new usage patterns. Less getting to the office downtown more on general getting around town
The world is full of cities that took the easy way to density and now are suffering the consequences of these short cited decisions
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The world is full of cities that took the easy way to density and now are suffering the consequences of these short cited decisions
I wish for Feds to focus on development on underused sites with office buildings etc, instead of green sites. We need to increase city density, but as we do, green areas will become more and more critical. Guidelines for access to green spaces need to be made strict requirements
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I wish for Feds to focus on development on underused sites with office buildings etc, instead of green sites. We need to increase city density, but as we do, green areas will become more and more critical. Guidelines for access to green spaces need to be made strict requirements
You may be holding the Nobel peace prize in a bit too high regard. Reminder the war criminal Henry Kissinger (responsible for anywhere from 100,000s to millions of deaths) got one.
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
You may be holding the Nobel peace prize in a bit too high regard. Reminder the war criminal Henry Kissinger (responsible for anywhere from 100,000s to millions of deaths) got one.
1. 100% w u. I do want to see something different from the city... But
2. It's critical your messages preempt the "money doesn't grow on trees" attacks that will play very well with the suburban crowd. Where will the money come from. Deprioritize something else? Raise taxes etc. full platform pls
2. It's critical your messages preempt the "money doesn't grow on trees" attacks that will play very well with the suburban crowd. Where will the money come from. Deprioritize something else? Raise taxes etc. full platform pls
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
1. 100% w u. I do want to see something different from the city... But
2. It's critical your messages preempt the "money doesn't grow on trees" attacks that will play very well with the suburban crowd. Where will the money come from. Deprioritize something else? Raise taxes etc. full platform pls
2. It's critical your messages preempt the "money doesn't grow on trees" attacks that will play very well with the suburban crowd. Where will the money come from. Deprioritize something else? Raise taxes etc. full platform pls
Brazil's gain. US loss. We're witnessing the fall of an empire...
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Brazil's gain. US loss. We're witnessing the fall of an empire...
youtu.be/vKAl6DOcASc
Competence
Competence
The Pension Fund That Bought Trains
YouTube video by Paige Saunders
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
youtu.be/vKAl6DOcASc
Competence
Competence
There's been some sort of bus running on this route for multiple decades. Trolley buses now have a range of 10s of kms running on battery.
The $1B city spent on charging infra at depot could have been used to build trolley lines
The $1B city spent on charging infra at depot could have been used to build trolley lines
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
There's been some sort of bus running on this route for multiple decades. Trolley buses now have a range of 10s of kms running on battery.
The $1B city spent on charging infra at depot could have been used to build trolley lines
The $1B city spent on charging infra at depot could have been used to build trolley lines
Also, trolley buses are the way to go. The weight, environmental and social impact of batteries of electric buses tough to justify
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Also, trolley buses are the way to go. The weight, environmental and social impact of batteries of electric buses tough to justify
Isn't the issue electric bus delivery is slow?
Also, there's an argument to be made that the cost of 2 diesel buses = 1 electric bus. Better to have 100 people on two diesel buses then 50 on an electric bus and rest in cars
Also, there's an argument to be made that the cost of 2 diesel buses = 1 electric bus. Better to have 100 people on two diesel buses then 50 on an electric bus and rest in cars
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Isn't the issue electric bus delivery is slow?
Also, there's an argument to be made that the cost of 2 diesel buses = 1 electric bus. Better to have 100 people on two diesel buses then 50 on an electric bus and rest in cars
Also, there's an argument to be made that the cost of 2 diesel buses = 1 electric bus. Better to have 100 people on two diesel buses then 50 on an electric bus and rest in cars
The only solution now is to go to the suburbs and explain to people why they need to vote out their councillor + mayor in 26
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The only solution now is to go to the suburbs and explain to people why they need to vote out their councillor + mayor in 26
Very nice. are these types of bike racks common? I.e. the type that holds the bike by the wheel.
November 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Very nice. are these types of bike racks common? I.e. the type that holds the bike by the wheel.
@shawnmenard.bsky.social sad to hear result. appreciate your effort on this.
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
@shawnmenard.bsky.social sad to hear result. appreciate your effort on this.
supply deficit keeps growing ... unaffordability in Ottawa keeps growing. pls think long and hard about foundational changes you'd push for as mayor to increase supply. how to spur more of right type of housing in right places (hint: even small concisions to nimbys aren't it)
youtu.be/-sA2LeHTIUI
youtu.be/-sA2LeHTIUI
Alternatives to Sprawl: Case Studies in Building Better 'Burbs
YouTube video by Eco Gecko
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
supply deficit keeps growing ... unaffordability in Ottawa keeps growing. pls think long and hard about foundational changes you'd push for as mayor to increase supply. how to spur more of right type of housing in right places (hint: even small concisions to nimbys aren't it)
youtu.be/-sA2LeHTIUI
youtu.be/-sA2LeHTIUI
