Margie
@margiesanderson.bsky.social
she/her -- mostly here as part of Vision Zero Vancouver, and to talk about Vancouver politics. also a child/youth rights advocate, + active transportation & child-friendly planning nerd.
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All pretty grim
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
All pretty grim
I stand by my incredibly eloquent quote here - this plan just seemed stupid.
Plan to remove change tables from Vancouver public washrooms scrapped after outcry
Plan to remove change tables from Vancouver public washrooms scrapped after outcry
After significant public outcry, including a protest by parents and babies at City Hall Tuesday morning, council has voted to reverse course on removing change tables from some of Vancouver’s public washrooms.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I stand by my incredibly eloquent quote here - this plan just seemed stupid.
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Thank you so much to @womentcities.bsky.social for organizing this and bringing together so many parents to raise awareness about the harms this budget will mean for children, families, and vulnerable communities.
#vanpoli
#vanpoli
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Thank you so much to @womentcities.bsky.social for organizing this and bringing together so many parents to raise awareness about the harms this budget will mean for children, families, and vulnerable communities.
#vanpoli
#vanpoli
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ABC councillors saying that it's "unfortunate" people are linking closed baby change tables as being political, or part of the budget.
But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.
But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
ABC councillors saying that it's "unfortunate" people are linking closed baby change tables as being political, or part of the budget.
But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.
But it was a deputy city manager that explicitly raised removing them from high vandalism areas as part of cutting the budget for maintenance of civic facilities.
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Possibly the first protest of its kind at City Hall this morning. A diaper change-in protesting budget cuts and fee increases to amenities for new parents, and many others. @womentcities.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Possibly the first protest of its kind at City Hall this morning. A diaper change-in protesting budget cuts and fee increases to amenities for new parents, and many others. @womentcities.bsky.social
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A map of all instances where a driver has hit a pedestrian in Vancouver in the past 5 years. The largest circle on this map (Main & Hastings) represents 37 crashes. Source: ICBC
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A map of all instances where a driver has hit a pedestrian in Vancouver in the past 5 years. The largest circle on this map (Main & Hastings) represents 37 crashes. Source: ICBC
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In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Repairing basic public amenities and infrastructure is our government's job. Local governments have dealt with MUCH bigger and more challenging vandalism issues than this one - copper from street lights for example - and come up with solutions better than "sorry, no more street lights"
two other quick points:
1) if people are setting plastic change tables on fire, perhaps replace them with metal ones.
2) $28,000 per year in repairs is around 0.05% of the $50 million annual budget increase requested by the VPD, and more cops will not address the root causes of vandalism
1) if people are setting plastic change tables on fire, perhaps replace them with metal ones.
2) $28,000 per year in repairs is around 0.05% of the $50 million annual budget increase requested by the VPD, and more cops will not address the root causes of vandalism
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Repairing basic public amenities and infrastructure is our government's job. Local governments have dealt with MUCH bigger and more challenging vandalism issues than this one - copper from street lights for example - and come up with solutions better than "sorry, no more street lights"
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was on the radio today responding to @petermeiszner.bsky.social's explanation for why the city is removing 5% of change tables in civic spaces. the TL;DR is even parents & babies in "highly vandalized areas" deserve essential facilities. listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7eot...
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
was on the radio today responding to @petermeiszner.bsky.social's explanation for why the city is removing 5% of change tables in civic spaces. the TL;DR is even parents & babies in "highly vandalized areas" deserve essential facilities. listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7eot...
Do you also think the draft Vancouver budget stinks? Join us next Tuesday, November 25th at 9am for a diaper change-in at city hall. This city should be for everyone, babies included.
cc @womentcities.bsky.social @claraprager.bsky.social @stand.earth @cape-bc.bsky.social @michellecyca.com
cc @womentcities.bsky.social @claraprager.bsky.social @stand.earth @cape-bc.bsky.social @michellecyca.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Do you also think the draft Vancouver budget stinks? Join us next Tuesday, November 25th at 9am for a diaper change-in at city hall. This city should be for everyone, babies included.
cc @womentcities.bsky.social @claraprager.bsky.social @stand.earth @cape-bc.bsky.social @michellecyca.com
cc @womentcities.bsky.social @claraprager.bsky.social @stand.earth @cape-bc.bsky.social @michellecyca.com
Heartbreaking circumstances met with awesome community organizing - this new #WalkingSchoolBus in Chicago walks 80-100 (!!!) kids to school every day amidst ICE raids that are keeping many parents home. Kudos to the moms organizing.
Volunteers Help Immigrant Parents Get Their Kids to School With the ‘Walking School Bus’
“The moment that the raids started happening and people started getting pulled off the street, you could just see it,” volunteer Alyssa May said. “You could see less students, less families, less vend...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Heartbreaking circumstances met with awesome community organizing - this new #WalkingSchoolBus in Chicago walks 80-100 (!!!) kids to school every day amidst ICE raids that are keeping many parents home. Kudos to the moms organizing.
Important day today. We rarely get to hear much about the people who lose their lives on our roads - except that they caused really bad traffic when they died.
Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. One of our volunteers @margiesanderson.bsky.social spent the morning postering locations where pedestrians have been killed this year in Vancouver alone.
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Important day today. We rarely get to hear much about the people who lose their lives on our roads - except that they caused really bad traffic when they died.
“But how can you move stuff without a car??” Folks may I present, the cargo bike.
November 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“But how can you move stuff without a car??” Folks may I present, the cargo bike.
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The 2026 Vancouver budget risks imposing cuts to road safety initiatives that we simply can't afford. With so few details being released, we call upon council to amend the budget to direct that essential transportation programs and staff be protected.
👉 More: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/12/2...
👉 More: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/12/2...
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The 2026 Vancouver budget risks imposing cuts to road safety initiatives that we simply can't afford. With so few details being released, we call upon council to amend the budget to direct that essential transportation programs and staff be protected.
👉 More: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/12/2...
👉 More: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/11/12/2...
Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.
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Awesome event tonight!! More photos to come. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported!
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Awesome event tonight!! More photos to come. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported!
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Deep gratitude for the activists and political leaders advancing a Vision Zero agenda. Traffic violence is not inevitable. Stopping it is possible and necessary.
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Deep gratitude for the activists and political leaders advancing a Vision Zero agenda. Traffic violence is not inevitable. Stopping it is possible and necessary.
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A fun first night in Vancouver on our LIFE AFTER CARS book tour. Got to hang with @tomflood.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca @lucymaloney.bsky.social. So cool to see the Vision Zero campaign Tom designed on a billboard!
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
A fun first night in Vancouver on our LIFE AFTER CARS book tour. Got to hang with @tomflood.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca @lucymaloney.bsky.social. So cool to see the Vision Zero campaign Tom designed on a billboard!
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Maloney is asking Chief Rai how much it costs to investigate traffic fatalities. Rai says it's as much or more as a homicide.
November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Maloney is asking Chief Rai how much it costs to investigate traffic fatalities. Rai says it's as much or more as a homicide.
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The Worst Intersection in Vancouver winner (loser?) has been crowned 🏆👀
November 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Worst Intersection in Vancouver winner (loser?) has been crowned 🏆👀
The audacity to vote down a motion about keeping kids safe on Halloween, victim-blame the kids by saying no one should wear black any day...and then put out a Halloween safety PSA wearing all black. Honestly. 🤦
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The audacity to vote down a motion about keeping kids safe on Halloween, victim-blame the kids by saying no one should wear black any day...and then put out a Halloween safety PSA wearing all black. Honestly. 🤦
Please let me not be the only one sitting down to make my child’s halloween costume at 10:30 the night before
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Please let me not be the only one sitting down to make my child’s halloween costume at 10:30 the night before
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We're incredibly disappointed in this outcome; this should have been an easy win for the safety of our children. Our response: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/10/29/h...
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We're incredibly disappointed in this outcome; this should have been an easy win for the safety of our children. Our response: visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/10/29/h...
Super disappointed to see council vote this motion down. The evidence for lowering the voting age is absolutely overwhelming. Combined with amending Lucy's safe streets on halloween motion to death, it's been an infuriating morning at Vancouver City Hall
October 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Super disappointed to see council vote this motion down. The evidence for lowering the voting age is absolutely overwhelming. Combined with amending Lucy's safe streets on halloween motion to death, it's been an infuriating morning at Vancouver City Hall
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To people looking for a home today, writes @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social, it matters a great deal whether that home is built next year, or in ten. Re-legalizing small apartment buildings throughout our cities would create more homes faster. www.sightline.org/2025/10/28/t...
To Build Fast, Think Small | Sightline Institute
How re-legalizing small apartment buildings would spur the homes city dwellers need now.
www.sightline.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
To people looking for a home today, writes @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social, it matters a great deal whether that home is built next year, or in ten. Re-legalizing small apartment buildings throughout our cities would create more homes faster. www.sightline.org/2025/10/28/t...