We NEED free, accessible, public events and Car Free Days connect many neighbourhoods, community groups, charities, artists, makers, vendors. This would have been such a loss:
Thanks to @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @seanorr.bsky.social for this motion.
Car Free Day: SAVED. Elect progressives, get results.
I moved this urgent motion today with Cllr Orr and was thrilled that it was approved unanimously by Council.
Car Free Day: SAVED. Elect progressives, get results.
Thank you for your support, everyone.
Thank you so much, Lucy. Looking forward to many more talks. Where I'm not interviewing you, ha ha.
Absolutely.
Will this changes everything! Frances Bula is amazing. Huge get for OneCity and makes an already talented slate even more stacked.
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Can’t wait! We’re so lucky.
Welcome to OneCity Vancouver @fabulavancouver.bsky.social!
I hope that after this October’s municipal elections that Vancouver City Council has a majority willing to make the decisions and investments required to get us back on track to be competitive for the Biggest Leap Award in the coming term.
And congratulations to the City of North Vancouver, who received the coveted Biggest Leap Award for their commitment to reallocating street space and building a safer, more connected active transportation network.
Big congratulations to my friend Patrick Johnstone, Mayor of New Westminster, for being the well-deserved winner of the Arno Schortinghuis Cycling Champion of the Year Award.
Two City of Vancouver projects took home Infrastructure Improvement Awards: the new Granville Bridge Connector and the Kitsilano Beach extension of the Seaside Greenway, which closed one of the most significant remaining gaps in the 28km-long Seaside Greenway.
This week HUB Cycling hosted its 13th Annual Bike Awards, celebrating the organisations and individuals making biking better across Metro Vancouver.
Yesterday morning I went to the West Coast Leaf 2026 Equality Breakfast celebrating International Women’s Day with a number of @onecityvan.bsky.social candidate nominees including @ionabonamis.bsky.social, @russilwvong.bsky.social and Michael Tan.
There's a great Motion from @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @seanorr.bsky.social coming to Council this Wednesday, March 11th to improve bike share in the region! (full text: council.vancouver.ca/20260311/doc...)
As card-carrying bike share enthusiasts, we are excited. Here's how to support:
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Just listened to an interesting CBC radio program about militaries using AI to evade responsibility for their actions. 🤔
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This week I toured a successful deep climate-and-energy retrofit of a non-market, multi-family housing community near King Edward & Trafalgar Streets. Electric heat pumps now provide residents with efficient heating & cooling while upgraded windows & insulation keep suites comfortable.
Unfortunately the funding source that made this work possible was cut by Cllr Lenny Zhou in an amendment to Mayor Sim & ABC’s 2026 austerity budget. After FortisBC complained, Mayor Sim & ABC cut $8.2 million that had been allocated to make rental buildings ⬇️ polluting & safer during hot weather.
Without investments from the city, landlords are unlikely to shoulder the cost of these upgrades because they do not see direct benefits; their tenants do.
The now-cut program aimed to make homes safer & more affordable in multi-family rental buildings such as single-room occupancy buildings & apartments for mid- to low-income people.
Replacing gas heating with electric heat pumps not only reduces climate pollution, it also provides essential cooling during extreme heat events which, thanks to climate change, will become more frequent & more intense. The 2021 heat dome alone claimed 99 victims in the City of Vancouver.
Unfortunately the funding source that made this work possible was cut by Cllr Lenny Zhou in an amendment to Mayor Sim & ABC’s 2026 austerity budget. After FortisBC complained, Mayor Sim & ABC cut $8.2 million that had been allocated to make rental buildings ⬇️ polluting & safer during hot weather.
The City of Vancouver contributed a $2million grant from the City’s Non-Market Housing Climate Resilient Retrofit Program, delivered in partnership with the BC Non-Profit Housing Assoc. & BC Hydro. A similar project reduced energy use by 72%, cut emissions by 98%, & ⬇️ utility costs by ~ $3,200p/a
This week I toured a successful deep climate-and-energy retrofit of a non-market, multi-family housing community near King Edward & Trafalgar Streets. Electric heat pumps now provide residents with efficient heating & cooling while upgraded windows & insulation keep suites comfortable.
Oh no, Sean Orr is so mad he's turned Italian
Sim abruptly leaves after three questions, not answering who gave him the photo or if he will post an apology on WeChat, saying saying that’s all the time he has.
A question is asked of a member of the mayors’ office, who says “send us an email” and leaves.
“What a farce,” says someone.
I am saddened to learn that Vancouver Car Free Days will not take place this year. These events celebrate our neighbourhoods & small businesses, & encourage folks to use active transport. I’ll work with Car Free Vancouver Society, impacted orgs & businesses, & Council to get them back on the road!
What a great Coldest Night of the Year! Hundreds showed up for the DTES & raised funds that will make a real impact in people’s lives. Grateful for this community & for those who walked alongside us ♥️ @seanorr.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @jennykwan.bsky.social
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