"residents who recoil from shadows like reverse-vampires"
I still maintain it's all a conspiracy by big sunscreen.
@kaphryn.bsky.social
Cargo bikes, theremin, housing, law student at UCalgary. Co-founder at @moreneighboursyyc.bsky.social
"residents who recoil from shadows like reverse-vampires"
I still maintain it's all a conspiracy by big sunscreen.
Thereβs something deeply sociopathic about making citizens beg for basic services in the middle of the night
13.02.2026 14:18 β π 12 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1Itβs science
12.02.2026 14:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Wow, CBC famous! Welcome to Canada!
12.02.2026 06:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβm just going to start posting this ten times a day.
12.02.2026 02:48 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Also, Trudeau.
12.02.2026 02:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A semi-regular reminder that the state of our infrastructure is a policy choice.
12.02.2026 02:39 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0But SURE, letβs downzone the city, what could go wrong?
12.02.2026 01:50 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Iβve also been debating going to this show, and put B&S on last week for probably the first time in 15 years. It really did take me back to my (misspent) youth in a way I wasnβt fully prepared for.
08.02.2026 02:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0#math
07.02.2026 21:07 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Great job, Calgary! Giving people who donβt want to live next to βrentersβ because Renters Donβt Care About The Neighborhood (verbatim argument) the policy pen at Council is going very well.
Congratulations to everyone involved in this royal cock-up
Hahahahaha so good
07.02.2026 03:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0There is an incredible range of songs that were written in anticipation of Maggie Thatcher's demise, where is the equivalent songbook for Trump? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu3v...
07.02.2026 03:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0If you're in Calgary are are concerned about City Council repealing zoning and failing to build a city that works for new neighbours, please consider sending a letter with this tool:
open.substack.com/pub/moreneig...
Please do, I will read the hell out of this.
07.02.2026 03:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#yeg now has $62M/yr of new revenue from mature neighbourhood infill compared to 2016. That's over $330M added to city coffers
All using the same roads, pipes, preserving farmland and enabling neighbourhood-level shops.
All of this is thanks to Edmonton's pioneering approach to urban redevelopment
Bellyaching
07.02.2026 01:50 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0I probably should do "what you're doing" in Calgary...
Here is my presentation to council at the last budget hearing www.youtube.com/live/gf0xPh_...
I can't hear "paper route" without thinking of this song www.youtube.com/watch?v=avWc...
07.02.2026 01:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0They have just put restrictive covenants on instead, or fundraised to vigorously enforce the ones already in place.
06.02.2026 23:39 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSπ₯ πΆ
06.02.2026 06:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0See also: time spent rewatching Heated Rivalry
06.02.2026 05:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0True of almost all conflicts
06.02.2026 05:01 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0madrigals and dinner party soon! @matticusssss.bsky.social
06.02.2026 04:53 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I wonder this every minute of every day
05.02.2026 18:54 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Me, every single day
02.02.2026 17:04 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Update: Heated Rivalry is all that is keeping us alive right now
02.02.2026 02:00 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm so happy for you! Welcome to the club!
02.02.2026 02:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0You see, if I swap out the studded tires, that will guarantee a massive snowfall, which I want for the sake of my kid's x-country ski lessons at confed park, so...
01.02.2026 20:05 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0