🎧Council doesn't know how the budget works(🔒) Sorry for the yelling

Monday's ep is out now for subscribers. Don't worry, it's only this long because I've assigned some (optional) homework.

Avant / Après 2008 - 2016 - 2018 Rue du Docteur Labbé dans le 20ème arrondissement de Paris. L'étroite piste cyclable biscornue parait presque n'être qu'un prétexte pour passer au stationnement latéral, changement qui, avec les arbres et le plateau piéton, font que la rue fait moins "rue parking".

YouTube video by Nic Laporte How to Build a Cycling City

New video on Victoria, BC by @nicthedoor.bsky.social! We also visited recently and were quite impressed with the cycling experience and in particular how recent the changes were.

Sadly, I found myself unemployed at the end of October and am now searching for my next PR role in Halifax.

If you have leads, introductions, or are willing to share this post, I’d be grateful!

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Looks like Halifax’s payment app was $1.6 million. Free transit would avoid that cost.

But it would mean losing $35 million a year in fare revenue.

Having lived in HFX, if the province was willing to provide $35 million more a year, I’d rather fund better service than make existing service free.

Have you seen the letter to the Canada Infrastructure Bank sent by Andy? He's asking for money for "water and wastewater infrastructure". This is the same group that provides funding for transit projects such as the REM in Montreal. Should have included an ask for transit funds in the process.

Montreal's New Rail Line Is the Future - Macleans.ca Canada has forgotten how to build fast, cheap transit. A new megaproject has the fix.

Canada’s gridlocked cities are global stragglers at building efficient, effective mass transit. A new Montreal megaproject has the solution we need. https://macleans.ca/society/montreals-new-rail-line-is-the-future/

Montreal's New Rail Line Is the Future - Macleans.ca Canada has forgotten how to build fast, cheap transit. A new megaproject has the fix.

IMPORTANT: “I boarded Montreal’s brand-new light metro line for its first voyage. From the front of the driverless train, the crowd got a privileged view…The journey was not just a tour of the REM’s 14 new stations, however—it was a preview of the most ambitious transit expansion in North America.”

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.

Paris is getting a whole new Metro network. And it’s huge | CNN The Grand Paris Express will add four lines, 68 stations and 200 kilometers of track to the French capital’s 120-year-old Metro system, providing vital suburban links – just not quite in time for the ...

Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.

“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”

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@mayors4climate.bsky.social

Always very happy to see other cities join the cause!

YouTube video by About Here Did these designs crack the code to wood towers?

Another great video by @uytaelee.bsky.social, this time talking about mass timber buildings. I highly recommend checking out his other videos if you haven't after you've finished this one. youtu.be/gQ42KhybIUk?...

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Kevin Rupasinghe on Instagram: "🚍‼️ The new RapidTO bus lanes on Dufferin look like a great improvement! Next, they should be: - ⬆️ extended north from Bloor to Eglinton - 🚌 paired with frequent & re... The new RapidTO bus lanes on Dufferin Street have been a game-changer for the community, reducing congestion and improving safety. To build on this success, the next steps include extending the lanes ...

This before and after of curbside parking lanes being converted to RapidTO bus lanes on Dufferin show what Quinpool Road should look like right now. What are we waiting for?

A great example of daylighting our streams and enhancing transit.

😍🤩🚋🚋

(Via Riva Reno, Bologna, reopening today after the extreme makeover linked to the tramway works)

Pics not mine.

Don't get me started on that... Though there are people I know who genuinely thought that the taxes apply to produce when it doesn't. It's pure politics that threw us into an almost $1b financial hole.

Single lane should be the only model for a roundabout aside from turbo roundabouts. The peanut could have worked, but not sure how much space there is with the new build. They may be able to work with the space they have with dedicated signal phases and preventing left turns on Cunard outbound.

......yes..... exactly

@davidwtrueman.bsky.social passed along this message from staff: "[the project] has been delayed due to work on Lawrence Street. Due to a scheduling error, the contractor began work installing the temporary infrastructure [...] the temporary infrastructure has since been removed."

Some good news: it may only be a safety issue with the construction process. Hopefully, more information to come. And I can tell you that our presence helps prevent this crap. Hope to see you at the public consultation.

I really hope this is the case.

I wouldn't say dramatic. More like an observation of what's been happening for the past few years. I would also say they're acting in conflict with legal precedent with the court ruling. IF they are fully blocking the project they should have known about for months.

Sounds about right...

For the record, the traffic diverter would have improved safety not only for cycling, but for pedestrians and drivers as well. The area has speeding issues on Harvard which would be prevented with this diverter. Safety, traffic easing, enhancing other forms of transportation. These are the benefits.

I'm not sure how to process this...

Imagine if we had a single line like this in Halifax. We are the class of city that requires a transit project of this scale. A single line at minimum.

‘He was a beautiful man’: North-end Halifax mural honours beloved community fixture Family, community dazzled by mural honouring Graham Prevost, his improvised helmet and his trusty bicycle

Really nice #BikeHFX article www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.