Ah yes, the ill-fated "pivot to video" that was basically falsified by FB! This time around seems different, in that text (unless highly inflammatory) is penalized. Video catches in a way that text doesn't.

Hope to keep delivering on that! You know you're in trouble (and me) if you click on that link and it's a video of me yammering on

I was going to say - I'm not even sure where one would post transcripts on some of these platforms. But one can do captions

That quote was in the midst of a verrrry long council meeting Wednesday, and when I heard it I thought - well, that's it.

Anytime a growth application comes to council, it has a feeling of inevitability to it (at least to me, an observer). That pressure you're talking about.

Excellent, as always. This crisis has many parents. Councils and Admin are under tremendous pressure to cut costs while adding new growth. Any councillor who cut the maintenance budgets & utility rates was treated like a hero. Also, Provincial funding for Alberta cities has been cut in half.

Thanks Holly!

Let us not forget the immense pressure from Calgary residents to always lower property taxes and eliminate spending on anything that isn't an apparent necessity. Twinning the Bearspaw feeder without a rupture would certainly get an entire council turfed by an enraged electorate.

Oh yes. Cycling is a good example actually...

The @bromptonleague.bsky.social rides are always a highlight of spring/summer for me, so I'm glad I could contribute in this way!

I would be curious to find the current numbers! What I remember most from that story was how bizarrely angry it made some people. Just the idea of someone trying to forgo car ownership. It was strange.

Thanks Gudrun and Happy Holidays to you as well!!