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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 3d

"Make cities safe and fun for kids to run around and play in" is a pretty good guiding light for urban planning

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Marcus P. @reluctantaxe.bsky.social · 5h

A Redditor made a graph of the percent of population of US and Canada metro areas over 1 million that live in a given density. When they ordered them by average density the lowest ranked Canadian metro area, Edmonton, was ranked 14th between Miami and Washington. 6 of the top 15 were Canadian metros

Graph of Canada and US metro areas with a breakdown of percentage of people that live in density density bands

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 59m

I did this, took like 30 min.
Points I kept hammering: domestic cloud, regulations around copyright and likeness rights, focusing on machine learning with concrete, real world uses (creating new drugs, etc), the damage done by slop, the need to listen to AI experts who are realists, not boosters.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 3d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) @toderianuw.bsky.social · 31m

“Paris is uniquely positioned to celebrate & platform bold action from cities around the world…exemplifying those key words ‘further & faster.’ Not because they’ve been perfect but because they’ve been strategic, determined & fearless.” @brenttoderian.bsky.social in @forbes.com with @carltonreid.com

Cities Vs. Climate Change: Global Exhibition In Paris Inspires Action

From Paris to Belém: 10 Years of Global Climate Action—celebrates a decade of bold urban responses to climate change since the 2015 Paris Agreement.

www.forbes.com

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Bernard 🇪🇪 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @bc-iconoclast.bsky.social · 6h

The single best way the City of Victoria could boost downtown business would by to get rid of the wasteful and ugly on street parking #yyj

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 7h

It’s C — Calgary is great to ride in the winter. Idk why people can’t understand this. Most days are sunshine and hardpack.

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 15h

I was thinking more like municipal offices and school boards etc. - more people are elected to those offices than anywhere else, and the pay is … not good. Provincial and federal offices at least pay wages that can support a family solo, which is more or less a requirement of those jobs.

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 15h

We welcome all bandwagon jumpers for either or both teams. 😂

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 15h

Who could possibly say no?

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 15h

Don’t forget extremely low pay for all but the highest offices!

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 15h

- plus party discipline choking you into taking stupid positions you don't want to take for most offices
- and laws that put all your finances and investments under scrutiny, while the President is making billions

...all for the chance, just a chance, to appeal to the better angels of our nature.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 15h

Don't forget:

- death threats from incel types and attacks on your family
- grotesque misogyny for any woman at every step
- protests in front of your house by activists who insist it's a legit tactic for almost any grievance
- and the endless, endless listening to grim, sad or stupid rants...

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 15h

Fools. Don't they grasp that they're missing an chance to:
- be relentlessly criticized by people who have no clue what you do
- get blamed for things over which they have little control
- be constantly exposed to judgemental scrutiny
- work long hours only to be told how lazy you are

And more...!

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 15h

OTTAWA – Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a career in public life, he’s surprised if two or three of them raise a hand.

Former Liberal cabinet minister says young people are hesitant to enter politics

OTTAWA – Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a career in public life, he’s surprised if two or three of them raise a hand.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Chris Berube @chrisberube.bsky.social · 1d

The future... The polar ice caps have melted, covering the Earth with water. Those who survived have adapted... to a new world…the Waterworld. Also, the Tigers and Mariners are still playing Game 5 of the ALDS somehow.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1d

After the 15th inning it is time to replace one player with a dog until someone wins or it's all dogs.

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 1d

The history books having to explain cartoon frog = fascist, inflatable frog = anti-fascist…

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Andrew (he/him) | 日本語勉強中 @andrewbutworse.bsky.social · 1d

yes, yes, baseball

but have you spared a thought for electric trolley buses with off-range capacities over 100kms ?

really puts things in perspective

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 1d

Reached the point in the evening when my dog needs a walk and he's just going to have to wait for baseball to be over...

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 1d

It *IS* tomorrow night if you're on Eastern time ;)

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 1d

Tigers, Mariners, who cares? More baseball!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

6am. Ludicrous.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

It's 2am here and my insane wife and child have convinced me to stay up to watch game 5 of the Mariners series.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway

We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

theconversation.com

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 1d

maxfawcett.substack.com/p/when-blind...

Canada's media- and policy- elite are missing the mark on clean energy. Here's why:

When "blindingly obvious" facts about the energy transition are anything but

Debunking Don Wright's well-meaning interventions on the subject

maxfawcett.substack.com

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