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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 4h

What do you know

Several Tim Hortons locations in Querétaro

Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 5h

TIL Tim Hortons is a sponsor of Querétaro women's soccer

Liga Femenil MX Memes @ligafemenilmex.bsky.social · 5h

GANÓ QUERÉTARO
Querétaro sumó las tres unidades gracias a los tantos de Alexa Herrera, Fer Limón y Lady Andrade 🐔🐔🐔
#LigaBBVAMXFemenil #FutFem #Los75DeGallos

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 5h

Well, on higher floors I don't think you would hear as much from playing in alleys or sideyards. Unless the kids are playing loudly in the hallways, which I also support.

Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 12h

I don't think the West End is noisier than many lower density areas, especially close to arterial, though. Once you get past the noise of any shared walls, it's mostly car noise.

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 14h

I'm going to try this next time. Will report back

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 14h

Important to remember in Vancouver in the current budget debate: dense housing is cheaper to service, the capital investment pays off over time.

Specifically, more activity and more building stock value per linear feet of roads, pipes and sidewalks is net fiscally positive over time. This is one key reason why the city has pushed to drive density way up, both in new developing neighbourhoods, as well as aggressive infill targets for the mature parts of the city. It’s not only financial upside, however, as density also yields more vibrant communities with greater demographic diversity and better conditions for local business; improved population health outcomes through greater walkability; and lower greenhouse gas emissions per household. Bottom line: you cannot build a more cost efficient city without the density.

Concurrently, you cannot keep market housing relatively affordable without abundant supply, which is being delivered by the city’s benchmark-topping changes to zoning, streamlining of permits, and commitment to keeping hammers swinging throughout the city.

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 14h

I think you mean a 355 milliliter

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 15h

"Wake up Jack this isn't fair. What... IS... This!?"

Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 1d

Walked into a Canadian Tire and no longer know what holiday season we’re celebrating anymore

Grim Reaper plays heavy metal guitar next to a display of Christmas trees

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 15h

It's a mess. Last time I checked, CoV street parking and EasyPark used different apps?

In Sacramento, the app shown on the meter didn't have the street or the spot number in its database, couldn't use it.

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats!

Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 1d

What can I say, I get results

Demanding SB79 approval at the governor's square.

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 1d

"Is SB 79 all good news? No, it’s bad news that it was necessary. It’s bad news that in the midst of a historic crisis of homelessness and housing affordability, so many California local governments were still happy to wring their hands and demand that the problem be solved somewhere else."

Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 1d

California legalizes life near public transit! Governor Newsom has signed SB 79. My thoughts: humantransit.org/2025/10/cali...

California Legalizes Life Near Public Transit — Human Transit

OK, the headline is a little exaggerated, but California’s Senate Bill 79, authored by Senator Scott Wiener and just signed by Governor Newsom, is a game-changer. It prohibits most cities from forbid...

humantransit.org

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 1d

News media are much more desperate for something to talk about than Canadians are for a trade deal. How about a story about port expansions; what's going on there?

Natalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 1d

Jfc--not used lightly--it's one thing to speculate "they may have discussed their shared Catholic faith" in a speculative history or biography, but here and now in the news this week?? Seriously, @theglobeandmail.com?

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 1d

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 1d

Steel prices in Canada and the US look pretty high. I guess current tariffs are doing the job. More "dumping," please?

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Owen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 2d

The real question is why the Southeast corner has towers

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neil21 @neil21.bsky.social · 3d

The perfect warm up round the corner from @modacitylife.com book talk at 7!

Abundant Housing Vancouver @ahvancouver.bsky.social · 3d

The weather is cooling down, the leaves are falling, and the October Happy Hour with Abundant Housing Vancouver is coming up!

Thursday, Oct 9
Rogue Wetbar in Waterfront Station
Starting 5 pm

See you there!

Happy Hour with Abundant Housing Vancouver

Come meet your pro-housing neighbours at happy hour with AHV!

www.eventbrite.ca

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 4d

I can't stop thinking about this. We're pursuing zero fire risk in multifam, while tolerating much more in single-fam. People respond by building and living in single-fam, where they're exposed to not only one of the highest fire death risks in the developed world, but also TONS more car crash risk

Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 4d

Love this new report on buildings' relative fire safety from @alexhrwtz.bsky.social and Pew colleagues.

www.pew.org/en/research-...

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isabella zavarise @isabellazavarise.bsky.social · 3d

Mayor Sim’s zero means zero motion has been tabled. 43 speakers signed up. According to Sim, this means a zero percent property tax increase. No infrastructure tax increase.

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Kevin Erdmann @kevinerdmann.bsky.social · 4d

I think this is the case. The process itself has turned the public against housing. The only way to express power is to imagine objections. We’ve been nudging the public to object. When the process is removed, they will actually feel less objectionable.