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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 17d

The most underappreciated issue in urbanism is the Anglosphere’s transit construction cost problem.

It’s not just that we’re spending too much money on any particular project.

It’s that we could be getting *much more transit* for the *same amount of money we’re currently spending*.

How This Small City Built Light Rail For Cheap

YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Aug 11

TIL that St. John's is called "San Juan de Terranova" in Spanish

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mulo montréal @mulocargo.bsky.social · Jul 1

C’est le grand jour du déménagement (et de la Fête du Canada 🇨🇦)

Les mulos sont disponibles jusqu’à la fin de la journée pour vous vous aider avec le déménagement 📦🪴👕👗

Bonne route 🚲

Merci à @julian.city pour la superbe photo !

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jul 1

Aujourd'hui j'ai pris un mulo pour récupérer les dernières choses qui traînaient dans mon ancien logement ! Déménagement terminé 😌😌

@mulocargo.bsky.social

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jun 6

Took a mulo cargo bike out today for a costco run 🚲 Was quicker, cheaper and more pleasant than using car share which is how I usually go.

Great initiative that just launched this month in Montreal @mulocargo.bsky.social

Rental cargo bike filled with costco groceries on the sidewalk next to a bike lane

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Mar 22

Whoa, I had no idea it was that close. 😳

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Mar 22

Ayant grandi à Windsor, je trouve encourageant que les journalistes au Québec s'intéressent à ce que cette ville vit actuellement. Je ressens l'unité de mon pays à ce moment critique de notre histoire commune. Merci @fanniearcand.bsky.social et Dominick Gravel de cet exposé ! lp.ca/4FIcL3?shari...

Dossier | Élections et guerre commerciale | État de choc dans trois régions (3 articles)

L’hostilité de Donald Trump envers le Canada secoue le pays. Le bon voisin que nous avons toujours été se demande comment réagir. Sur son départ, Justin Trudeau a utilisé l’expression elbows up pour d...

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Feb 16

Here's my latest reflection on a lesson I learned from a woman who was in the second tower on 9/11.
When the world is turned upside down taking action is the only way to survive.
Our democracy is under threat but politicians are still living in 2024.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/no-return-...

NO RETURN TO NORMAL

A Message To My Fellow Parliamentarians

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Feb 13

Si on dépasse une profondeur de neige de 54cm à Montréal, ce serait le montant le plus important de neige au sol qu'on aurait vu depuis plus de 50 ans !

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · Feb 2

It’s time for Canada to import Japanese zoning, Korean and Spanish transit construction practices, Dutch road design, and Swiss building codes.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Feb 1

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · Feb 1

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Michael A. Rodriguez, PhD @mroddc.bsky.social · Feb 1

I keep saying: Canada and Mexico (and EU) should go for a US talent grab.

Gary Swergold MD, PhD @gs314.bsky.social · Jan 31

🧪
If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:

1. Create a new $15B science fund

2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada

3. Immediate permanent residency

4. Citizenship after 2 years

Overnight a science superpower

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jan 31

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 28

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 28

You could have borrowed my copy ! 😊

Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 28

Pretty funny how the company whose AI technology is considered a "black box" compared to the remarkable openness of DeepSeek is called "OpenAI" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 27

R script for these graphs on my github: github.com/julian-city/...

Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 27

À Montréal, entre 1995 et 1990, on a vécu 15 hivers dont la profondeur de la neige maximale à Montréal dépassait 50cm. Depuis 1990, ce n'est qu'une seule fois, en 2001, qu'on a enregistré autant de neige au sol.

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 27

In Vancouver, between 1955 and 1990, there were 11 winters where sub-zero temperatures were recorded on 60 days or more. Since 1990, there has been only one (1996).

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 27

I had some fun with the weathercan library today in R.

Two illustrations of how much milder Canadian winters have gotten : days with sub-zero temps in Vancouver and maximum snow depth in Montreal.

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 26

Colombia es el corazón del mundo 💛💙❤️

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Jan 26

Not only do 17% of US coffee imports come from Colombia…Colombia is also the largest supplier of cut flowers to the United States.

Valentine’s Day is in 18 days.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Jan 26

NEWS

After President Petro of Colombia denied entry of two US repatriation flights of Colombian migrants, President Trump has announced these retaliatory measures.

Petro said he wouldn’t allow the flights in until Trump establishes a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants.

I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the US, with a large number of Illegal Criminals, were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia's Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular amongst his
people. Petro's denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the US, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:
-Emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States. In one week, the 25% tariffs will be raised to 50%.
-A Travel Ban and immediate Visa
Revocations on the Colombian Government Officials, and all Allies and Supporters.
-Visa Sanctions on all Party Members, Family Members, and Supporters of the Colombian Government.
-Enhanced Customs and Border Protection
Inspections of all Colombian Nationals and Cargo on national security grounds.
-IEEPA Treasury, Banking and Financial Sanctions to be fully imposed.

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Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 22

"For there is always light
If only we are brave enough to see it
If only we are brave enough to be it"

Amanda Gorman @amandagorman.bsky.social · Jan 20

Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy.

Julian Villafuerte @julian.city · Jan 22

Makes me want to go swimming in the arctic ocean!!1!

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mashdash @mashdash.bsky.social · Jan 20

Gare Centrale’s signage is a mess: still says AMT (it’s exo now), no signs for REM or exo from outside, a single bad sign to the métro, and nothing to help navigate the RÉSO. So I fixed it—installed 7 signs myself. They’ve been up 3 months, and Cominar hasn’t noticed. www.lapresse.ca/actualites/g...

Large plastic placed on false door, pointing to the left to Gare Centrale with connections (REM, exo train, VIA, Amtrak, Métro, and Terminus Centre-ville) and outside to the right, to the hotel, and connecting buses

Small sign pointing down to the left towards an escalator, to Gare Centrale, with connecting trains and bus services

Large sign on tiled pillar, pointing to Place Ville Marie, Eaton Centre and connecting buses and local streets

Detailed sign pointing to Gare Centrale, and trains such as the REM, exo Train, and Train Interubrain, each wth the names as services under each. Additional connections to the Métro, and Terminus Centre-Ville with bus agencies like RTL, exo and SJSR.

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