Brent Lauman
@laully-b.bsky.social
dad. architect. bad haircut.
The topic of P&M makes me irrationally angry. Not because it was so important, but because it was all so stupid. 1 of 2 things can be true of the councillors mentioned below: what I said is true OR they genuinely believed the baseless claims made in favour of keeping the intersection closed. 1/?
To be clear: the 2 councillors quoted here orchestrated the plebiscite question because they were on the outside of EPC looking in with a mayor they didn’t like. There will never be accountability for the accessibility impacts and wasted taxpayer $. They were playing a game and we were the pawns.
Four months after the intersection of Portage and Main opened to pedestrian crossings, traffic data shows there has been almost no impact to commuting motorists.
December 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The topic of P&M makes me irrationally angry. Not because it was so important, but because it was all so stupid. 1 of 2 things can be true of the councillors mentioned below: what I said is true OR they genuinely believed the baseless claims made in favour of keeping the intersection closed. 1/?
This report cover goes so hard.
In 2021 I connected “stair daddy” @holz-bau.bsky.social with CoV staff to see if they had any funding for a study.
His report (and obsessive posting) helped kick off a movement that now is taking hold across North America.
His report (and obsessive posting) helped kick off a movement that now is taking hold across North America.
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This report cover goes so hard.
To be clear: the 2 councillors quoted here orchestrated the plebiscite question because they were on the outside of EPC looking in with a mayor they didn’t like. There will never be accountability for the accessibility impacts and wasted taxpayer $. They were playing a game and we were the pawns.
Four months after the intersection of Portage and Main opened to pedestrian crossings, traffic data shows there has been almost no impact to commuting motorists.
‘Doomsday predictions’ proven ‘wrong’
Data shows opening Portage and Main to pedestrians has minimal impact on rush-hour travel times
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
To be clear: the 2 councillors quoted here orchestrated the plebiscite question because they were on the outside of EPC looking in with a mayor they didn’t like. There will never be accountability for the accessibility impacts and wasted taxpayer $. They were playing a game and we were the pawns.
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I'm going to try not to comment on this before I see it, except to say that I know we have forwarded the most recent data to the FP and it speaks for itself - for at least two modes of commute, not just one. ;)
The Free Press is working on a story exploring how opening Portage and Main to pedestrians has affected commuting times. If you’re a motorist who travels the route frequently and are open to speaking with a reporter, please contact [email protected] before 6 p.m. today.
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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YouTube 2025 recap reveals that I am elite at watching @minnmax.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
YouTube 2025 recap reveals that I am elite at watching @minnmax.com
Honestly shocked KPop Demon Hunters is only in third. The universal parent experience of 2025.
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Honestly shocked KPop Demon Hunters is only in third. The universal parent experience of 2025.
Guys, I'm starting to think the Liberals aren't the answer.
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Guys, I'm starting to think the Liberals aren't the answer.
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Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.
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Dan Levy openly says that Schitt's Creek would not have survived anywhere except the CBC because it was weird and took a season or so to find its feet... Just for reference if you wanna know the ROI on this approach to supporting creative things.
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Dan Levy openly says that Schitt's Creek would not have survived anywhere except the CBC because it was weird and took a season or so to find its feet... Just for reference if you wanna know the ROI on this approach to supporting creative things.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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The UN climate change conference (COP30) having rooms shut down both to flooding and an extreme fire is a bit metaphorically excessive.
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The UN climate change conference (COP30) having rooms shut down both to flooding and an extreme fire is a bit metaphorically excessive.
Gem Equities is up to some bullshit again, in other news: water is wet.
$10M deal gives Winnipeg developer control of land from First Nation he advised www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
$10M deal gives Winnipeg developer control of land from First Nation he advised | CBC News
A former golf course north of Winnipeg purchased with money Peguis First Nation received as reparation for broken treaty promises is now mostly in the hands of a property developer who used to advise ...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Gem Equities is up to some bullshit again, in other news: water is wet.
Citizen Sleeper is a stunning masterpiece.
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Citizen Sleeper is a stunning masterpiece.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: we had the OMB as an example of what a bad idea the MMB was.
Mayor, councillor blast latest decision by the provincially appointed municipal board, which has the power to overturn, amend and append decisions made by elected officials. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Giving curling club power over housing project sets 'dangerous precedent,' says councillor | CBC News
Winnipeg’s mayor says a ruling by the Manitoba Municipal Board could have significant implications for how the city develops its own land, while a councillor says he's concerned the decision "creates a dangerous precedent."
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: we had the OMB as an example of what a bad idea the MMB was.
The anticipation of finally landing on a period made my brain unable to read words halfway through.
ok, i'm calling it, Olivia Nuzzi is not real. she is a Markov chain text generator. we've been duped.
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The anticipation of finally landing on a period made my brain unable to read words halfway through.
Rob touched our world briefly years ago through mutual friends. A truly great guy who will live on through a hilarious story about a misunderstanding over a nickname that inevitably gets told around the fire every year. My condolences to his friends, family and @wpgmurat.bsky.social
A few words, if you will permit them, about a dear friend named Robert Reimer.
He argued with me about this but I think we met when he was three and I was five. (He says two and four.) The last time I saw him was last week, at Deer Lodge, where he fought his chronic illness.
He argued with me about this but I think we met when he was three and I was five. (He says two and four.) The last time I saw him was last week, at Deer Lodge, where he fought his chronic illness.
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Rob touched our world briefly years ago through mutual friends. A truly great guy who will live on through a hilarious story about a misunderstanding over a nickname that inevitably gets told around the fire every year. My condolences to his friends, family and @wpgmurat.bsky.social
*Chef’s kiss*
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
*Chef’s kiss*
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1. Despite Pierre Poilievre’s partisan rhetoric, Conservative MPs feel ideologically at home in Mark Carney’s Liberal Party
2. Despite the Liberal Party’s partisan rhetoric, Conservative MPs feel ideologically at home in Mark Carney’s Liberal Party
2. Despite the Liberal Party’s partisan rhetoric, Conservative MPs feel ideologically at home in Mark Carney’s Liberal Party
#Breaking: Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont, who has left the Conservative caucus, will join the Liberals: Source
Canada budget 2025 live updates: Deficit balloons to $78 billion; Carney’s plan includes public service cuts, major investments; Tory MP to join Liberals
The Liberals now need to find the votes to support the $581-billion budget. Here’s the latest.
www.thestar.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
1. Despite Pierre Poilievre’s partisan rhetoric, Conservative MPs feel ideologically at home in Mark Carney’s Liberal Party
2. Despite the Liberal Party’s partisan rhetoric, Conservative MPs feel ideologically at home in Mark Carney’s Liberal Party
2. Despite the Liberal Party’s partisan rhetoric, Conservative MPs feel ideologically at home in Mark Carney’s Liberal Party
I dunno man, maybe there was a more interesting angle on Trump's obsession with neoclassical architecture than "some say it's cool, some say modern stuff can be ok too"? Is there an arch style that has a direct line to far right fascism? Guess we'll never know.
www.dezeen.com/2025/10/30/t...
www.dezeen.com/2025/10/30/t...
Do people really prefer traditional architecture?
As Donald Trump's championing of classical architecture resurfaces the traditional-versus-modern style debate, Lizzie Crook explores what the public wants from the way buildings look.
www.dezeen.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I dunno man, maybe there was a more interesting angle on Trump's obsession with neoclassical architecture than "some say it's cool, some say modern stuff can be ok too"? Is there an arch style that has a direct line to far right fascism? Guess we'll never know.
www.dezeen.com/2025/10/30/t...
www.dezeen.com/2025/10/30/t...
OD: Pennywise confirmed.
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
OD: Pennywise confirmed.
This is something Winnipeg got so right with the Canada Life Centre. Even with all of our challenges (players certainly aren't living w/in walking distance, public transit is bare bones) we always take the bus to and from a @winnipegjets.com or Sea Bears game. Way more convenient than driving.
This is where you build a ballpark, people. Where people can easily walk to it, bike to it, take public transit to it. Car-dependent ballparks, stadiums, arenas are straight-up stupid planning.
Walkable city baseball edition:
Andrés Giménez on how you get the feeling of a city by walking it.
Andrés Giménez on how you get the feeling of a city by walking it.
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is something Winnipeg got so right with the Canada Life Centre. Even with all of our challenges (players certainly aren't living w/in walking distance, public transit is bare bones) we always take the bus to and from a @winnipegjets.com or Sea Bears game. Way more convenient than driving.
Very interested to dive into this. It is too often lost on those of us who work in the complex and messy field of urban design that considering the audience is so so important when presenting our ideas and concepts.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Very interested to dive into this. It is too often lost on those of us who work in the complex and messy field of urban design that considering the audience is so so important when presenting our ideas and concepts.