Dean
@df-otten.bsky.social
I like cycling, urbanism, nature, and learning.
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Catastrophic flooding in BC and WA is putting thousands at risk.
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Washington State Flooding Intensifies, Prompting Rescues and Evacuations
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Catastrophic flooding in BC and WA is putting thousands at risk.
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
We’ve always had heavy rain and floods; but as the world warms, they’re becoming more frequent and severe. And it was a UVic research team that ID'd the human fingerprint in increasing extreme precip. www.nature.com/articles/nat...
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The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the memorandum of understanding that Canada and Alberta Thursday morning.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
‘The answer is no and always will be’: UBCIC on Alberta-Canada MOU
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the MOU signed Thursday morning to build a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the memorandum of understanding that Canada and Alberta Thursday morning.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
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The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”
Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...
www.stereogum.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
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Melissa and Chris, you’re back in Vancouver after 6.5 years. What’s the first thing you’re going to do? Cycle of course!
Today we reacquainted ourselves with 19-kms of seawall cycling thanks to Mobi Bikes plus over 20k steps along some of our old favourites.
Not a bad first day if you ask us!
Today we reacquainted ourselves with 19-kms of seawall cycling thanks to Mobi Bikes plus over 20k steps along some of our old favourites.
Not a bad first day if you ask us!
October 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Melissa and Chris, you’re back in Vancouver after 6.5 years. What’s the first thing you’re going to do? Cycle of course!
Today we reacquainted ourselves with 19-kms of seawall cycling thanks to Mobi Bikes plus over 20k steps along some of our old favourites.
Not a bad first day if you ask us!
Today we reacquainted ourselves with 19-kms of seawall cycling thanks to Mobi Bikes plus over 20k steps along some of our old favourites.
Not a bad first day if you ask us!
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My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
September 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
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I've shared the full study previously but here's a more user-friendly summary of research from Montreal, busting the myth that bike lanes remove space for cars. One for our more #CarBrain infected councillors in #HaliSky via @ca.theconversation.com theconversation.com/montreals-bi...
Montréal’s bike infrastructure hardly takes up any space from cars on city roads
Bike infrastructure in Montréal takes up less than three per cent of the roadway, while car infrastructure has more than 90 per cent of roads across the city.
theconversation.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I've shared the full study previously but here's a more user-friendly summary of research from Montreal, busting the myth that bike lanes remove space for cars. One for our more #CarBrain infected councillors in #HaliSky via @ca.theconversation.com theconversation.com/montreals-bi...
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
Bike ride around Vancouver on a beautiful, sunny September day.
September 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Bike ride around Vancouver on a beautiful, sunny September day.
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Great news for safe and accessible access to and around Stanley Park. Transit, a bike lane, and keeping Beach Ave one way! Thanks so much to @tomdigby1.bsky.social @laura-christensen.bsky.social @parkboardscott.bsky.social @brennanbastyo.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Park board gives green light to bus route, potential bike lane through Stanley Park | CBC News
New commuting options are moving ahead for Vancouver's biggest green space after park board commissioners endorsed a multi-year plan that will eventually bring bus service to the park and consider a p...
www.cbc.ca
September 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Great news for safe and accessible access to and around Stanley Park. Transit, a bike lane, and keeping Beach Ave one way! Thanks so much to @tomdigby1.bsky.social @laura-christensen.bsky.social @parkboardscott.bsky.social @brennanbastyo.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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in general I think more people should accept that not everything in a city has to be *for you* in order to be beneficial, the whole magic of cities is that they cater to lots of different people in lots of different situations
September 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
in general I think more people should accept that not everything in a city has to be *for you* in order to be beneficial, the whole magic of cities is that they cater to lots of different people in lots of different situations
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The Province already has the roadmap to resolve these issues in partnership with First Nations and environmental groups:
☑️Implement all 14 recommendations of the Old Growth Strategic Review
💰Follow through on conservation financing commitment
🌲 Follow through on old-growth deferrals.
☑️Implement all 14 recommendations of the Old Growth Strategic Review
💰Follow through on conservation financing commitment
🌲 Follow through on old-growth deferrals.
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Province already has the roadmap to resolve these issues in partnership with First Nations and environmental groups:
☑️Implement all 14 recommendations of the Old Growth Strategic Review
💰Follow through on conservation financing commitment
🌲 Follow through on old-growth deferrals.
☑️Implement all 14 recommendations of the Old Growth Strategic Review
💰Follow through on conservation financing commitment
🌲 Follow through on old-growth deferrals.
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It's great to see more of these becoming permanent!
These plazas have boosted vibrancy in our neighbourhoods, helping provide “third spaces” for residents to relax, gather and socialize. ☀️ ☕️ Looking forward to the completion of two new permanent ones - Hastings & Kamloops and Bute & Robson soon. vancouversun.com/news/local-n... #vanpoli
Vancouver's popular pop-up plazas becoming permanent fixtures
Plazas and public spaces: what are we getting right, and where are we going wrong?
vancouversun.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's great to see more of these becoming permanent!
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Cars expensive! Transit cheap!
A new study finds that high transportation costs are driven largely by owning vehicles and people who live by rapid transit have a lower cost of living.
We're absolutely shocked!
(Just kidding, we aren't surprised at all.)
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A new study finds that high transportation costs are driven largely by owning vehicles and people who live by rapid transit have a lower cost of living.
We're absolutely shocked!
(Just kidding, we aren't surprised at all.)
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September 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Cars expensive! Transit cheap!
A new study finds that high transportation costs are driven largely by owning vehicles and people who live by rapid transit have a lower cost of living.
We're absolutely shocked!
(Just kidding, we aren't surprised at all.)
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A new study finds that high transportation costs are driven largely by owning vehicles and people who live by rapid transit have a lower cost of living.
We're absolutely shocked!
(Just kidding, we aren't surprised at all.)
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This Vancouver ferry operator isn’t getting enough credit for their content.
Check out this masterpiece they released announcing they now take bikes on the ferry.
hullo.com
Check out this masterpiece they released announcing they now take bikes on the ferry.
hullo.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This Vancouver ferry operator isn’t getting enough credit for their content.
Check out this masterpiece they released announcing they now take bikes on the ferry.
hullo.com
Check out this masterpiece they released announcing they now take bikes on the ferry.
hullo.com
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I wish we had a culture of driving that had more respect for the power of cars and their ability to do harm.
July 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I wish we had a culture of driving that had more respect for the power of cars and their ability to do harm.
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The Bloor and Yonge and University bike lanes are a legitimate sanity test. Even if you oppose bike lanes, surely if a street has a SUBWAY it is sufficiently urban and you have sufficient transport options for a bike lane to be no issue. Where is a bike lane ok if not here?
July 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The Bloor and Yonge and University bike lanes are a legitimate sanity test. Even if you oppose bike lanes, surely if a street has a SUBWAY it is sufficiently urban and you have sufficient transport options for a bike lane to be no issue. Where is a bike lane ok if not here?
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Taking a smol break at a wee diner, but the Cabot Trail drive is definitely worth the hype. One of the most gorgeous drives ever. Pictures don’t do it justice. But here, have some, and then some birds on the next post:
July 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Taking a smol break at a wee diner, but the Cabot Trail drive is definitely worth the hype. One of the most gorgeous drives ever. Pictures don’t do it justice. But here, have some, and then some birds on the next post:
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Here are some birds—three different ones, all the same species: Lincoln’s sparrow, which I’ve never seen before! But they were all over this bog on the Cape Breton Highlands plateau. One of them had a bug and followed me for a bit, maybe wondering if I would like to share 🪶
July 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Here are some birds—three different ones, all the same species: Lincoln’s sparrow, which I’ve never seen before! But they were all over this bog on the Cape Breton Highlands plateau. One of them had a bug and followed me for a bit, maybe wondering if I would like to share 🪶
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It was so exciting to be at the opening of Vancouver’s Granville Connector yesterday. Public space reallocated to safe, comfortable walking and cycling routes. Thank you to all the advocates that spent years pressuring politicians to make this a reality and the staff who made it happen.
July 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It was so exciting to be at the opening of Vancouver’s Granville Connector yesterday. Public space reallocated to safe, comfortable walking and cycling routes. Thank you to all the advocates that spent years pressuring politicians to make this a reality and the staff who made it happen.
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Ok here’s my very first willet! Willet please you to heap praise upon this fine feathered friend? Captured on Cape Breton on the Ceilidh Trail south of Mabou. 🪶
I AM TURBO STOKED
I AM A DUDE WHO GREW UP IN THE DESERT SO SHOREBIRDS ARE ALL NOVELTIES TO ME
I AM TURBO STOKED
I AM A DUDE WHO GREW UP IN THE DESERT SO SHOREBIRDS ARE ALL NOVELTIES TO ME
July 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Ok here’s my very first willet! Willet please you to heap praise upon this fine feathered friend? Captured on Cape Breton on the Ceilidh Trail south of Mabou. 🪶
I AM TURBO STOKED
I AM A DUDE WHO GREW UP IN THE DESERT SO SHOREBIRDS ARE ALL NOVELTIES TO ME
I AM TURBO STOKED
I AM A DUDE WHO GREW UP IN THE DESERT SO SHOREBIRDS ARE ALL NOVELTIES TO ME
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Spirit Trail extension out in North Vancouver looks ~done
July 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Spirit Trail extension out in North Vancouver looks ~done
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What makes glaciers melt, you may wonder. What could it be?
Our planet is heating up due to humanity's folly. We can fix this. We choose not to.
Our planet is heating up due to humanity's folly. We can fix this. We choose not to.
Thankfully, the village was evacuated already, but one person is missing and everyone else’s homes are destroyed.
Make no mistake: this is a climate disaster.
Make no mistake: this is a climate disaster.
Swiss village almost entirely destroyed after collapse of glacier buries it in mud
One person missing and Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated town
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What makes glaciers melt, you may wonder. What could it be?
Our planet is heating up due to humanity's folly. We can fix this. We choose not to.
Our planet is heating up due to humanity's folly. We can fix this. We choose not to.
Bike ride to Ambleside Park in West Vancouver to watch the sunset.
October 26, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Bike ride to Ambleside Park in West Vancouver to watch the sunset.
Passenger ferry on False Creek in Vancouver.
September 9, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Passenger ferry on False Creek in Vancouver.