Cam Garrett's Avatar

Cam Garrett

@camgarrett.bsky.social

Urbanism πŸŒ† Calgary and Alberta politics πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ 22M

297 Followers  |  260 Following  |  32 Posts  |  Joined: 10.11.2024  |  2.2865

Latest posts by camgarrett.bsky.social on Bluesky


Post image

So proud of the great work happening inΒ Minneapolis, which shows that boostingΒ housingΒ supply helps make homes more affordable.

03.12.2024 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5077    πŸ” 1003    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 248

I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.

03.12.2024 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 12825    πŸ” 2698    πŸ’¬ 206    πŸ“Œ 664

Hey so rowhouses?

They're not "intense" or "medium" or "high" density.

They're low density.

03.12.2024 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

damn good luck I guess

29.11.2024 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to β€œlike” less and β€œretweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.

24.11.2024 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5874    πŸ” 3524    πŸ’¬ 331    πŸ“Œ 257
Calgary city council chambers - empty

Calgary city council chambers - empty

Today is an important public hearing day at #yyccc. It’s the day that council undertakes mid-cycle budget adjustments. Effectively, it’s an opportunity to realign the multi-year budget with emerging priorities & back up council decisions with $$. Here’s a quick 🧡on my thoughtsπŸ‘‡

18.11.2024 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Marco Rubio. He’s easily the most neocon of the bunch and he and trump have a bad history. Could easily see that falling apart

17.11.2024 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds good to me!

17.11.2024 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are Bluesky’s servers having issues right now with all the new people flooding in or is it just me?

14.11.2024 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Opinion: Alberta Premier Smith must resist the temptation to treat AIMCo as the province’s cookie jar Increased political influence at AIMCo would be a disaster for Alberta retirees and a setback for the Canadian model of capital pools set up to deliver on the promise of a reliable pension

β€˜There’s a real possibility the money funding retirement for thousands of Albertans will be invested in UCP pet projects.

If Smith’s UCP [controls] AIMCo in #Alberta, they are tying citizens’ future retirement income to fossil fuels.’

#ableg #cdnpoli #yyc

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

13.11.2024 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2

Man I wish Calgary could be as competent as Montreal when it comes to this stuff

14.11.2024 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Six women pausing for a photo while door knocking in Calgary Glenmore.

Six women pausing for a photo while door knocking in Calgary Glenmore.

Lately instead of paying attention to the awful mess down south I’ve been door-knocking with my amazing @albertandp.ca MLA Nagwan Al-Guneid. Met a bunch of nice folks at the doors who are supporters, and a couple who aren’t (yet) but who were excited about the new leader @naheednenshi.bsky.social.

14.11.2024 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

LMAOOOO

14.11.2024 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

During question period, Councillor McLean is asked about the City’s work-from-home policy. He says it would be inappropriate for City workers to log in to remote meetings from a ski hill.

😬

14.11.2024 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I think I got added to a couple starter packs so I have quite a few new followers, could you guys like this post if you see it? I’m tryna see something

14.11.2024 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve gained 200 followers and I made my account 2 days ago wtf is happening starter packs are insane 😭😭

14.11.2024 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well I'm fucked.

13.11.2024 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 75598    πŸ” 5616    πŸ’¬ 3387    πŸ“Œ 745
Naheed Nenshi standing in front of High Level bridge in Lethbridge under a big blue sky

Naheed Nenshi standing in front of High Level bridge in Lethbridge under a big blue sky

It’s hard to dream small with a (Blue)sky this big.

Hi friends!

13.11.2024 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2417    πŸ” 349    πŸ’¬ 270    πŸ“Œ 43

Howdy, I'm Inam Teja!

I'm new here so I figure an introduction is in order. I'm a policy nerd, community volunteer, and recovering finance bro.

Come follow me for content on housing policy, the Calgary Flames, or my love of Calgary's food scene!

12.11.2024 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aha yeah I’m in this one too lol

12.11.2024 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol same I gained like 50 followers overnight which makes me think I’m in a starter pack somewhere

12.11.2024 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What’s cool about this site is I can post anything and I don’t have a dozen blue check accounts with Trump assassination photos or NFT profile pics immediately swarming me telling me to die. So that’s nice.

12.11.2024 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2004    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 9

Would recommend this feed if you want to see what people are posting, but don’t want your feed clogged up by endless reposts. bsky.app/profile/did:...

12.11.2024 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been binge-listening to sprawlcast by @klaszus.bsky.social, and if you’re interested in Calgary or Alberta politics, it’s just amazing local journalism :) highly recommend!

12.11.2024 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Rendering of Line 5 development with red buildings showing the proposed/approved developments

Rendering of Line 5 development with red buildings showing the proposed/approved developments

Toronto's Line 5 is a perfect example of value capture. Along 2 miles of the new line, over 35k housing units will be developed, with the resulting property taxes and new residents more than covering the capital costs of the transit.
Pairing new housing w/ transit is a no-brainer.
(Urbanize Toronto)

12.11.2024 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 198    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6
Post image 12.11.2024 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not a definitive list but a short list of folks I’ve found on this site who have interesting things to share about Alberta politics. Enjoy. 🀠

#ableg #albertapolitics

12.11.2024 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, I’m Cam!

I’m a student at the university of Calgary and am interested in politics and urbanism.

I’m a fan of pro-housing policy and public transit, and not a fan of science denial.

I’m new to this platform so give me a follow if you’re interested in activism/organizing about this stuff :)

12.11.2024 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

law and order!

11.11.2024 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Lots of new people on this platform now. Please enjoy this shot of a car parked in a Montreal bike lane actually getting towed.

11.11.2024 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 499    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 8

@camgarrett is following 20 prominent accounts