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Denis Agar (he/him)

@denisagar.bsky.social

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Transit polls well. We use that popularity to push for more reliable and abundant transit. Let's make it better than driving. I'm in Vancouver - unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ land. Executive Director of @movementyvr.bsky.social

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · Nov 10

Here's a starter pack of all the transit rider groups that have popped up so far on BlueSky. Reply if I've missed a group!

go.bsky.app/6Pw2jpk

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 4h

This is fascinating! Ottawa appears to have way more rural than anyone else in its class (which is exactly where I grew up). Is that because of where they chose to draw the regional boundaries or is there something else at play? Is it perversely because of the Greenbelt?

Marcus P. @reluctantaxe.bsky.social · 6h

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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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 8h

15 currently installed & 20 more will be installed & activated over the coming months. Including another display.

Palmerston/Bloor should be approaching One Million people cycling so far this year in the coming weeks. 💥

We verify this data with a 2nd counting source 2x/yr before we release it.

Observing The City @observingthecity.bsky.social · 9h

Did you know Toronto has 15 permanent bicycle counters around the city? I have created a portal that should be updated monthly when the city updates their open data. It's live now at: observingthecity.ca

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 11h

I love the West End

#vancouver #canada #cities

A collection of bikes on a rack along the sidewalk. One has red flowers in its basket. Beyond the sidewalk is a little bit of grass and then a four storey apartment building painted two shades of orange. Two palm trees flank the orange staircase leading up to a big wood and glass door.

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Kezl 🏄GFM @kezl.bsky.social · 13h

One of the issues I've been seeing with online urbanism is an over-reliance on "vibes" to determine funding priorities

No, we should not replace a bus with a streetcar solely because "only streetcars give off walkability vibes"

That's how you kill an underfunded transit system

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WIRED @wired.com · 18h

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

wrd.cm

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Owe’en @pw3n.bsky.social · 1d

Great graphic from the @movementyvr.bsky.social newsletter today.

Transit’s Next Top Funding Model, in the style of America’s Next Top Model

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 1d

As we gear up for Transit’s Next Top Funding Model, we’re thrilled to launch the Movement Book Club!

Our first read will be When Driving Is Not an Option by our keynote speaker Anna Zivarts and we’ll be diving into her book together before she joins us on Nov 14!

Sign up! docs.google.com/form...

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 1d

Our first #GoByTransitWeekYVR in Metro Vancouver was such a hit! We had a blast celebrating transit riders and showing politicians the need for better transit. We thank the 14 political figures all across the political spectrum, and levels of government who joined us in celebrating GoByTransitWeek.

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 1d

Even cheaper oil sources like Saudi Arabia are aggressively diversifying. We need to tell that story more in Canada. Danielle Smith wants Canada's economy to look like Alberta's and it's a trap.

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 1d

Grids are decarbonizing quickly all around the world.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Cars are decarbonizing quickly all around the world.

www.energyintel.com/00000199-949...

Demand will drop and the only places left pumping oil will be the ones doing it cheaper than us.

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe that has something to do with the fact that the Canadian media simply isn't covering the energy policy story that will shape the coming century:

No one is going to buy this bitumen. It is one of the most expensive ways of getting fossil fuels.

Majority of Canadians — including B.C. residents — support Alberta’s pipeline push, poll finds | CBC News

A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests a majority of Canadians — including British Columbians — support the idea of a northern Alberta-B.C. pipeline, but fewer agree the project should be f...

www.cbc.ca

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 1d

“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”

—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.

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Leo Spalteholz @leospalteholz.bsky.social · 2d

This is how cheap our solar could be if we didn’t tax it like cigarettes

This system would cost over $30k in Canada vs $8500 in Australia

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 2d

the residential property tax rate in Vancouver is 0.296818%

lowest in Canada

Local BC News Headlines - Curated by CivicInfo BC @bcheadlines.bsky.social · 2d

#VancouverBC - Vancouver council votes for 0 per cent property tax increase in 2026 www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Vancouver council votes for 0 per cent property tax increase in 2026

Vancouver city council has voted to advise staff to prepare a draft budget for 2026 to identify around $120 million in savings in order to freeze property tax rates.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d

Please report back

Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d

If we could rustle up the $500m USD/year he's talking about, would I spend it on free transit? When you ask riders, the #1 thing they want is more frequent, faster, and more reliable service. I would spend it on that. That said, we need a GENEROUS low-income fare pass, most other cities have one.

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 2d

This rules

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

London Experiments With Bus Rapid Transit On TfL's 'Superloop' Routes

The UK city is rolling out new Bus Rapid Transit routes to connect a ring of Outer London riders — and perhaps pave the way for future Tube trains.

www.bloomberg.com

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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 3d

Well, well, well. 👀

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Avi Bryant @avibryant.com · 3d

Cool, I’m being flamed by the right wing financial press! financialpost.com/opinion/tere...

Terence Corcoran: Help! I’m rich, so tax me more. Pretty please…

Here’s a message for socialist millionaires: send in the money voluntarily, or shut up. Read more from Terence Corcoran

financialpost.com

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Fix the L8 @fixthel8.bsky.social · 3d

Although we disagree with the conclusions from SDOT's traffic study, its traffic counts were very eye-opening:
• Over 3 times as many people use Denny Way to access areas east of I-5 than to access I-5 S
• Of the people continuing east, 35% do so in a car, 34% in a Route 8 bus, and 31% on foot

Fix the L8 @fixthel8.bsky.social · 17d

SDOT has updated their post about Denny Way bus lanes and have uploaded the full traffic study, which you can read below.

In short, it's a 516 page document that does not mention mode shift or alternate routing a single time.

seattle.gov/documents/De...

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 3d

Unfortunately those are pretty small potatoes in the context of the transit budget. Need more taxes!

Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 3d

They would rather blame tariffs than admit that climate change is also to blame

Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 3d

You don't say: Fox & Friends admits “coffee prices are soaring” due to Trump's tariffs
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...

Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 3d

Deeply embarrassing Prime Minister

Julia Levin @jflevin.bsky.social · 3d

So Carney's "elbows up" strategy is to double down on our dependence on the US AND fossil fuel exports??

Basically a lose-lose proposition revealing just how short sighted he is

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 4d

a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?

ALT: a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?

media.tenor.com

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 4d

Someone has discovered London Drugs

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