brenda
@ng-bgh.bsky.social
books, libraries, freeform crochet, books, visible mending, wool, handstitching, walking, trains, buses, dark skies, stillness and books
born @ 319 ppm
born @ 319 ppm
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While I have been somewhat skeptical of Mamdani’s proposal to make the bus free, funding it with paid parking would be good policy and good politics.
New Yorkers: read this piece, makes total sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
While I have been somewhat skeptical of Mamdani’s proposal to make the bus free, funding it with paid parking would be good policy and good politics.
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My neighbourhood lending economy is extremely strong. I borrowed a springform pan from a neighbour to make an ice cream cake, something I need to do twice a year at most. I don't need my own springform pan!
People in the USA are really fixated on personal ownership of stuff. I’m not particularly anti-materialist but, folks, we can share stuff (cars, bikes, books, tools, buildings) and it makes the world better.
December 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My neighbourhood lending economy is extremely strong. I borrowed a springform pan from a neighbour to make an ice cream cake, something I need to do twice a year at most. I don't need my own springform pan!
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What differentiates a city hall that’s doing bold, innovative city-building from a city hall that’s stuck in a same failed business-as-usual?
It’s a leadership culture of competent, creative risk-taking and energy, OR of risk aversion and excuse.
One of my favourite things to work on with cities.
It’s a leadership culture of competent, creative risk-taking and energy, OR of risk aversion and excuse.
One of my favourite things to work on with cities.
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
What differentiates a city hall that’s doing bold, innovative city-building from a city hall that’s stuck in a same failed business-as-usual?
It’s a leadership culture of competent, creative risk-taking and energy, OR of risk aversion and excuse.
One of my favourite things to work on with cities.
It’s a leadership culture of competent, creative risk-taking and energy, OR of risk aversion and excuse.
One of my favourite things to work on with cities.
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Thinking a lot about the Four Questions as "rural people with no choice but to drive" try to nudge me off the road while driving the largest car they could find for less than 5 miles
Four questions for people who say their driving is essential:
1. why is it essential to drive THAT car?
2. do you drive it as little as possible?
3. why is it essential to drive it that fast?
4. why do you need priority over people who aren't driving?
1. why is it essential to drive THAT car?
2. do you drive it as little as possible?
3. why is it essential to drive it that fast?
4. why do you need priority over people who aren't driving?
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Thinking a lot about the Four Questions as "rural people with no choice but to drive" try to nudge me off the road while driving the largest car they could find for less than 5 miles
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Outstanding analysis of last week's Fed-Alberta energy agreement. Trust me, Chris Hatch's piece will make you both laugh and cry 👇
On the day of the Great Signing, Danielle Smith’s jubilant smile could have swallowed the room. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/o...
On the day of the Great Signing, Danielle Smith’s jubilant smile could have swallowed the room. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/o...
A love tap to launch a million barrels
The MOU’s provisions read like a photocopy of the list of demands Danielle Smith and the oil industry nailed to the federal government’s door in the spring. In fact, the only policy on Smith’s target ...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Outstanding analysis of last week's Fed-Alberta energy agreement. Trust me, Chris Hatch's piece will make you both laugh and cry 👇
On the day of the Great Signing, Danielle Smith’s jubilant smile could have swallowed the room. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/o...
On the day of the Great Signing, Danielle Smith’s jubilant smile could have swallowed the room. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/o...
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'A serious mistake': Steven Guilbeault quits Carney’s cabinet over Alberta pipeline deal montrealgazette.com/news/canada_...
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
'A serious mistake': Steven Guilbeault quits Carney’s cabinet over Alberta pipeline deal montrealgazette.com/news/canada_...
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We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous
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Small Japanese Pickup Truck Shows Bigger is Definitely Not Better. “Kei trucks are city-sized, not highway-sized.” [nyc.streetsblog.org]
SEE IT! Small Japanese Pickup Truck Shows Bigger is Definitely Not Better - Streetsblog New York City
One Brooklyn business has seen the future of safe streets and heavy lugging — and it’s going to be O-KEI!
nyc.streetsblog.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Small Japanese Pickup Truck Shows Bigger is Definitely Not Better. “Kei trucks are city-sized, not highway-sized.” [nyc.streetsblog.org]
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Imagine having a City Councillor who regularly rides transit to work.
Imagine no longer Calgary! 👇
#yyccc #Calgary
Imagine no longer Calgary! 👇
#yyccc #Calgary
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Moments ago, Premier Danielle Smith's government made a terrifying decision and introduced legislation to suspend the charter-protected rights of transgender young people in Alberta.
Now is the time to act. Visit www.stop-smith.ca to sign our petition denouncing this draconian erosion of freedom.
Now is the time to act. Visit www.stop-smith.ca to sign our petition denouncing this draconian erosion of freedom.
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Moments ago, Premier Danielle Smith's government made a terrifying decision and introduced legislation to suspend the charter-protected rights of transgender young people in Alberta.
Now is the time to act. Visit www.stop-smith.ca to sign our petition denouncing this draconian erosion of freedom.
Now is the time to act. Visit www.stop-smith.ca to sign our petition denouncing this draconian erosion of freedom.
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"When governments make major decisions concerning spending on programs/services, do you think they should be basing their decisions mainly on..."
The public's need for programs: 52%
The ability to afford programs: 37%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
The public's need for programs: 52%
The ability to afford programs: 37%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"When governments make major decisions concerning spending on programs/services, do you think they should be basing their decisions mainly on..."
The public's need for programs: 52%
The ability to afford programs: 37%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
The public's need for programs: 52%
The ability to afford programs: 37%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
"Cities aren't noisy, cars are noisy"
When it comes to designing cities for biking and walking, Ghent Belgium may still not be as well known as Copenhagen, Amsterdam or Paris yet, but it’s one of the most inspiring cities in the world. I was honoured to do some work with them in 2019. Watch @streetfilms.bsky.social’s fantastic video:
Ghent Kicked Out the Cars So You Can Walk, Bike, Live & Thrive in the City (Velo-City 2024)
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Cities aren't noisy, cars are noisy"
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What is motonormativity? I'm on my way to an air pollution event in a city centre and the organisers have put the driving directions ahead of the public transport directions in the email
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
What is motonormativity? I'm on my way to an air pollution event in a city centre and the organisers have put the driving directions ahead of the public transport directions in the email
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Stop it.
Unless you are a Rail Worker. Stop using petrol to blow leaves from one place to another.
End rant.
Unless you are a Rail Worker. Stop using petrol to blow leaves from one place to another.
End rant.
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Stop it.
Unless you are a Rail Worker. Stop using petrol to blow leaves from one place to another.
End rant.
Unless you are a Rail Worker. Stop using petrol to blow leaves from one place to another.
End rant.
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“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
EU Must Cap SUV Hood Heights Urges Report. Crash Test Body Says Not As Simple As That
Higher fronts on cars significantly increase the death rate when pedestrians and cyclists are struck, says new report. EuroNCAP says more complex than that.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
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We need high-quality public transit — good enough that it’s always the best choice over driving. That means wait times under 10 minutes, enough space for people to sit, extended service hours, and decent, well-designed bus stops, etc
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We need high-quality public transit — good enough that it’s always the best choice over driving. That means wait times under 10 minutes, enough space for people to sit, extended service hours, and decent, well-designed bus stops, etc
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imagine how much better our city would be if more mayors and councilmembers and department heads actually rode transit and bikes.
New Post: Katie Wilson is Seattle’s Next Mayor seattletransitblog.com/2025/11/13/k...
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
imagine how much better our city would be if more mayors and councilmembers and department heads actually rode transit and bikes.
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"Like everyone who loves books, Carson felt at once awed and aggrieved that there was more to read than could ever be read, and that to choose to read one book was to forsake the chance to read a different one."
Lovely sentiment about Rachel Carson from Souder's biography—she's clearly my kindred
Lovely sentiment about Rachel Carson from Souder's biography—she's clearly my kindred
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Like everyone who loves books, Carson felt at once awed and aggrieved that there was more to read than could ever be read, and that to choose to read one book was to forsake the chance to read a different one."
Lovely sentiment about Rachel Carson from Souder's biography—she's clearly my kindred
Lovely sentiment about Rachel Carson from Souder's biography—she's clearly my kindred
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We fundamentally misunderstand these things about streets:
1. Streets are a liability, not an asset.
2. Street design is the primary factor in crash prevention and safety.
3. Streets should prioritize human movement, not automobile movement.
1. Streets are a liability, not an asset.
2. Street design is the primary factor in crash prevention and safety.
3. Streets should prioritize human movement, not automobile movement.
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We fundamentally misunderstand these things about streets:
1. Streets are a liability, not an asset.
2. Street design is the primary factor in crash prevention and safety.
3. Streets should prioritize human movement, not automobile movement.
1. Streets are a liability, not an asset.
2. Street design is the primary factor in crash prevention and safety.
3. Streets should prioritize human movement, not automobile movement.
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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This new paper discusses the potential health risks caused by larger vehicles like SUVs, especially when they collide with adult or child pedestrians, and how to use parking policy, taxation, and regulation to help curb sales in the UK, reduce their presence in urban areas, and save lives.
Reducing the harms from ever larger cars
Parking policy, taxation, and regulation could help curb sales and health risks
Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are passenger cars that have a chassis with extra ground clearance and are generally tal...
www.bmj.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This new paper discusses the potential health risks caused by larger vehicles like SUVs, especially when they collide with adult or child pedestrians, and how to use parking policy, taxation, and regulation to help curb sales in the UK, reduce their presence in urban areas, and save lives.
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Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
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Accurate.
"Why do you talk about American politics so much? You're Canadian?"
If I lived next to a noisy bar I'd probably talk about the noisy bar a lot too
If I lived next to a noisy bar I'd probably talk about the noisy bar a lot too
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Accurate.