Christopher Porter
@canadianveggie.com
Runner. Cyclist. Urbanist. Plant-Based. Software Engineer. Data Nerd.
Vancouver
Vancouver
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Britannia pool random debris fell from the ceiling into the pool today so they just closed 3/6 lanes and left the debris where it is😅 quality experience in Ken Sim's Vancouver
as a habitual user of vancouver's pools, rinks and gyms I second this report. there's no pool in my neighborhood, and I have to travel half an hour to even get to a pool built in this century. my usual one (Britannia) is perpetually undergoing emergency repair & has mold in plenty of disused corners
Majority of Vancouver rec centres, pools and rinks in 'poor' condition with no funding plan: audit
The 46 recreation facilities reviewed in the audit have a combined replacement value of $2.1 billion, but face a $33 million annual funding deficit
vancouversun.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Britannia pool random debris fell from the ceiling into the pool today so they just closed 3/6 lanes and left the debris where it is😅 quality experience in Ken Sim's Vancouver
I voted.
Let's Do This!
Let's Do This!
Voting opens today in the OneCity nomination - Vancouver's only contested mayoral nomination.
If you're a supporter of mine, VOTE NOW! If you're undecided, read on 👇️
If you're a supporter of mine, VOTE NOW! If you're undecided, read on 👇️
February 7, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I voted.
Let's Do This!
Let's Do This!
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NEW VIDEO: The Bikeshare Dilemma
Bikeshares and scootershares (also known as “Shared Micromobility) is one of the fastest growing forms of transportation on the planet today, but cities appear deeply divided on how to manage them. youtu.be/qfz6AsYycA8
Bikeshares and scootershares (also known as “Shared Micromobility) is one of the fastest growing forms of transportation on the planet today, but cities appear deeply divided on how to manage them. youtu.be/qfz6AsYycA8
The Bike Share Dilemma
YouTube video by About Here
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
NEW VIDEO: The Bikeshare Dilemma
Bikeshares and scootershares (also known as “Shared Micromobility) is one of the fastest growing forms of transportation on the planet today, but cities appear deeply divided on how to manage them. youtu.be/qfz6AsYycA8
Bikeshares and scootershares (also known as “Shared Micromobility) is one of the fastest growing forms of transportation on the planet today, but cities appear deeply divided on how to manage them. youtu.be/qfz6AsYycA8
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Parents can’t wait.
It’s time for Childcare By Right.
It’s time for Childcare By Right.
I did some digging through my development permit data for Vancouver, and... nearly 9 months to get a decision on whether to allow a daycare, cool cool cool cool cool gist.github.com/rgwood/38570...
February 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Parents can’t wait.
It’s time for Childcare By Right.
It’s time for Childcare By Right.
Apparently when you drive an asshole vehicle you can park like an asshole without fear of it further damaging your reputation. #cybertruck
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Apparently when you drive an asshole vehicle you can park like an asshole without fear of it further damaging your reputation. #cybertruck
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Save the dates for two community connection events I'm hosting in February!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟭𝘀t: A ticketed dinner to celebrate Lunar New Year!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵: A FREE art-making event focused on joy
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟭𝘀t: A ticketed dinner to celebrate Lunar New Year!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵: A FREE art-making event focused on joy
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Save the dates for two community connection events I'm hosting in February!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟭𝘀t: A ticketed dinner to celebrate Lunar New Year!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵: A FREE art-making event focused on joy
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟭𝘀t: A ticketed dinner to celebrate Lunar New Year!
𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵: A FREE art-making event focused on joy
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Protected bike lanes = One Weird Trick to Massively Increase Cycling
How a Small Canadian City Tripled Cycling Rates in Just 11 Years
Video: Victoria, Britiish Columbia has rapidly become "the strongest cycling city in North America that isn't widely known for it."
nextcity.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Protected bike lanes = One Weird Trick to Massively Increase Cycling
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There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason.
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason.
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
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There is a way to make Vancouver buses up to 18% faster that no one is talking about.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
There is a way to make Vancouver buses up to 18% faster that no one is talking about.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
It does not require digging tunnels.
The solution is hidden in plain sight at our intersections.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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Remember the kerfuffle about the Olympic Village Save-on More grocery store putting up a display in support of an organization opposing the OV school? Well this public hearing 🙄 is the battle ground. Please let council know that a school must be built here and it must not be over-capacity on day 1!
The long-awaited school in Olympic Village is going to City Council for public hearing on February 12!
If you have five minutes, please consider writing in support of the school: vancouver.ca/your-governm... (Choose CD-1 (454) Text Amendment: 215 West 1st Avenue)
If you have five minutes, please consider writing in support of the school: vancouver.ca/your-governm... (Choose CD-1 (454) Text Amendment: 215 West 1st Avenue)
Contact City Council about public hearing agenda items (rezoning and heritage)
Tell City Council what you think about rezoning applications or heritage designations being considered at public hearings.
vancouver.ca
January 28, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Remember the kerfuffle about the Olympic Village Save-on More grocery store putting up a display in support of an organization opposing the OV school? Well this public hearing 🙄 is the battle ground. Please let council know that a school must be built here and it must not be over-capacity on day 1!
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Broadway is closed between Main and Quebec for four months. The city has done nothing to prevent rat-running on Ontario and 10th Ave bikeways, creating a giant mess. We'll be pressuring council and staff to fix this ASAP.
www.youtube.com/shorts/UEfqo...
www.youtube.com/shorts/UEfqo...
Broadway Closure Rat Runners?
YouTube video by Vision Zero Vancouver
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Broadway is closed between Main and Quebec for four months. The city has done nothing to prevent rat-running on Ontario and 10th Ave bikeways, creating a giant mess. We'll be pressuring council and staff to fix this ASAP.
www.youtube.com/shorts/UEfqo...
www.youtube.com/shorts/UEfqo...
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“Two billion autonomous cars would continue to sprawl around us, drain our wallets, pollute our cities and limit our freedoms.
They distract from meaningful progress, making cities walkable, livable and improving transit. In foregrounding them we continue our bondage to the car-industrial complex.”
They distract from meaningful progress, making cities walkable, livable and improving transit. In foregrounding them we continue our bondage to the car-industrial complex.”
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 PM
“Two billion autonomous cars would continue to sprawl around us, drain our wallets, pollute our cities and limit our freedoms.
They distract from meaningful progress, making cities walkable, livable and improving transit. In foregrounding them we continue our bondage to the car-industrial complex.”
They distract from meaningful progress, making cities walkable, livable and improving transit. In foregrounding them we continue our bondage to the car-industrial complex.”
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14th and Yukon is exactly the sort of housing this city needs: a rental apartment replacing a multi-million dollar house. This is how we fight displacement and create a more affordable city.
Of course, it drew intense NIMBY opposition.
Interesting to see who was absent for this tough vote, huh?
Of course, it drew intense NIMBY opposition.
Interesting to see who was absent for this tough vote, huh?
January 22, 2026 at 11:45 PM
14th and Yukon is exactly the sort of housing this city needs: a rental apartment replacing a multi-million dollar house. This is how we fight displacement and create a more affordable city.
Of course, it drew intense NIMBY opposition.
Interesting to see who was absent for this tough vote, huh?
Of course, it drew intense NIMBY opposition.
Interesting to see who was absent for this tough vote, huh?
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President Roomba is very on point.
January 23, 2026 at 10:12 PM
President Roomba is very on point.
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🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I don't think I've ever listened to/read a full Davos WEF speech before but this speech by PMMC is something else. The discussion afterwards is good too. You should find some time to read/listen.
Text: paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
YT: www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...
Text: paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
YT: www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...
Davos LIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I don't think I've ever listened to/read a full Davos WEF speech before but this speech by PMMC is something else. The discussion afterwards is good too. You should find some time to read/listen.
Text: paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
YT: www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...
Text: paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
YT: www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...
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In 2025, City Hall paralysis blocked 6 key sites from being developed. Ken Sim couldn’t build the majority required to get things done.
Enough. I’m moving to immediately unlock these sites for 4,000 affordable homes. No more excuses. #VanPoli #HousingNow
Enough. I’m moving to immediately unlock these sites for 4,000 affordable homes. No more excuses. #VanPoli #HousingNow
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In 2025, City Hall paralysis blocked 6 key sites from being developed. Ken Sim couldn’t build the majority required to get things done.
Enough. I’m moving to immediately unlock these sites for 4,000 affordable homes. No more excuses. #VanPoli #HousingNow
Enough. I’m moving to immediately unlock these sites for 4,000 affordable homes. No more excuses. #VanPoli #HousingNow
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A high school student was left with life-altering injuries crossing the street outside her school. Is the city doing enough to keep kids safe around schools? (Spoiler, no.) But it's fantastic seeing these high schoolers taking advocacy into their own hands! A great story, please read:
Lord Byng Students Are Still Calling for Safer Streets | The Tyee
Two years after a classmate was injured, teens say crossing busy West 16th Avenue is a scary experience.
thetyee.ca
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
A high school student was left with life-altering injuries crossing the street outside her school. Is the city doing enough to keep kids safe around schools? (Spoiler, no.) But it's fantastic seeing these high schoolers taking advocacy into their own hands! A great story, please read:
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This year I have come to appreciate that
this is a tool
for childhood independence
and parental freedom
this is a tool
for childhood independence
and parental freedom
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This year I have come to appreciate that
this is a tool
for childhood independence
and parental freedom
this is a tool
for childhood independence
and parental freedom
This is why Avi Lewis will be thE next leader of the NDP.
Canada's big six banks made $70 billion in profits last year on the backs of working people.
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
So I went to Bay Street to ask bankers whether it’s time for a wealth tax.
If you agree, become a member of the NDP and let’s fight for it together: avilewis.link/join
youtu.be/KfNEsh9Hx6s?...
Avi Lewis asks bankers on Bay Street if it’s time for a wealth tax
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 12:57 AM
This is why Avi Lewis will be thE next leader of the NDP.
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Here's the full 40-minute debate between OneCity mayoral candidates William Azaroff and Amanda Burrows that @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social and I hosted on The Early Edition and This Is Vancouver this morning.
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OneCity debate: Which candidate should challenge Ken Sim? | This is Vancouver | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
With Vancouver’s 2026 municipal election approaching, two candidates are competing to become OneCity Vancouver’s mayoral nominee. Stephen Quinn and Justin McElroy host a debate between Amanda Burrows ...
www.cbc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Here's the full 40-minute debate between OneCity mayoral candidates William Azaroff and Amanda Burrows that @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social and I hosted on The Early Edition and This Is Vancouver this morning.
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