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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 7h

Ken Sim's property tax stunt starts with an arbitrary, politically-motivated number and asks staff to cut until they meet it.

We should be asking what it will take to meet the expectations of the people we serve.

I oppose Ken Sim's cuts.

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OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 2d

On Wednesday, Ken Sim will direct staff to make brutal cuts to the City's budget - putting the services you and I rely on at risk.

We need to stand up to him.

SIGN UP TO SPEAK on the City's website, in OPPOSITION to Motion 1 on October 8: vancouver.ca/your-governm...

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 2d

The Venn diagram of urban density and average household GHG emissions is pretty much a circle. Interesting study on “Mapping household GHG emissions in the Greater Golden Horseshoe” from the University of Toronto School of Cities schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/mapping-hous...

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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 2d

Vancouver City Councillors @seanorr.bsky.social and @lucymaloney.bsky.social are calling to prioritize a SkyTrain extension to UBC, which I wholeheartedly support.

To voice your opinion Wed at the council meeting: vancouver.ca/your-governm... #vanpoli #cdnpoli @davidebybc.bsky.social

UBC students call on feds, province to commit to SkyTrain extension to campus

There are renewed calls for the federal and provincial governments to fund a SkyTrain extension to the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 5d

We deserve a government that is stable, thoughtful, and predictable.

What we’ve got with Ken Sim and his enablers in ABC is a political roller coaster.

Instead of leadership, performance and politics.

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 9d

They’re doing this to save their political skins after three years of floundering, and if this comes to pass, we’re all going to suffer the consequences.

vancouversun.com/news/big-cut...

Big cuts are coming to Vancouver City Hall. Will they be 'reckless' or the cost-saving efficiency Ken Sim has long promised?

ABC Vancouver is looking to cut about $100 million from the city’s operating budget, and potentially hundreds of jobs, in search of savings.

vancouversun.com

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 9d

It’s underappreciated just how radical ABC's budget proposal is. It requires deep, deep cuts.

If they are approved, it’s impossible to tell what’s on the chopping block. Libraries? Community centres? Investments that improve public safety?

I don’t know - and I don’t think ABC knows, either.

Vancouver Sun

Big cuts are coming to Vancouver City Hall. Will they be 'reckless' or the cost-saving efficiency Ken Sim has long promised?
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is directing city staff to find millions in savings, which could mean slashing hundreds of jobs. He says "there’s room to be more disciplined in how the city operates." His rivals call the proposed cuts "reckless."

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13d

How do you move 1000 people into a city centre? 1 train, 20 buses or 650 personal vehicles (with a LOT of parking required!) HT @davidloisuned.bsky.social for the Spanish translation of one of my favourite graphics originally from Sydney. #CityMakingMath

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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 16d

Park adjacent small-lot apartments, as envisioned by the recent council motion by @lucymaloney.bsky.social - to allow these types of accessible flats next to all parks and bike routes throughout the city

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 17d

Leveraging the Expo's international visibility to reimagine one of its main shopping streets, Osaka now has an undeniable proof-of-concept: cars don't spend money, people do. And attracting economic activity means reshaping urban road space into places where those people feel welcome to spend time.🔚

People walk and cycle along Midosuji Boulevard after dark, a major shopping street in Osaka lined with wide foot- and cycle-paths, as well as colourful trees, buildings, and streetlights.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 20d

We had the pleasure to interview @lucymaloney.bsky.social about road safety for the Paper Rag zine! Here's a sneak peak. There are no digital copies; if you want to read more, buy it in person (Book Warehouse on Main carries them) or subscribe to them to support: www.patreon.com/PaperRag

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 20d

I was so pleased to have unanimous support for my & Cllr Orr’s motion to streamline approvals processes for vertical farming businesses in Vancouver. @seanorr.bsky.social @onecityvan.bsky.social @copevancouver.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...

Vancouver council pushing for more vertical farms

City council voted on a motion to establish vertical farms in under-utilized spaces such as office buildings and apartments.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 20d

Listen to housing advocate Peter Waldkirch speak to Amy Bell about my motion yesterday to build more housing on Vancouver's quiet streets: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-91-the-early-edition/clip/16170332-vancouver-city-council-considers-density-challenges-low-traffic-streets

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OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 21d

The next civic election is on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

"OneCity knows we are in a housing crisis.

ABC disagrees.

We won’t get real action on housing until the voters make themselves heard next year."

Lucy Maloney
City Councillor, OneCity Vancouver

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OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 21d

Ken Sim and ABC have voted to bury Lucy Maloney’s motion that would have brought six floors and corner stores to side streets across Vancouver, unlocking thousands of family-friendly homes.

ABC VOTES TO KEEP YOU STUCK ON NOISY, BUSY STREETS

Governing party votes to bury motion that would have unlocked thousands of family-friendly homes on quiet streets

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 21d

This incompetence can’t be allowed to continue. We need a real government at city hall: to provide businesses with certainty, to safeguard the integrity of our processes, and to defend the public services you and I rely on.

The civic election is next year. It’s time to get ABC out of office.

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 21d

Early next month, ABC will be scrambling again. After years of historic tax increases, they’ll direct city staff to create a budget that makes deep, deep cuts to save their political skins - without even asking what would be cut.

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 21d

Faced with public backlash, they had to scramble to carve out an exception, putting the Shaughnessy restaurant, its owner, its staff and the winning bidder through a huge amount of unnecessary stress and wasted time.

All because they didn't like the consequences of their clearly-stated policy.

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 21d

More evidence of ABC incompetence today at City Hall.

Having directed City institutions to extract the most revenue possible from our public assets, they were confronted with the consequences: a beloved business shuttered in the pursuit of greater profit.

isabella zavarise @isabellazavarise.bsky.social · 21d

Vancouver city council is hearing from speakers urging the city to change its mind about choosing Truffles Fine Foods over Shaughnessy Restaurant. The family run restaurant has been at VanDusen Botanical Garden for decades.
Previous story for reference:
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Longtime restaurant’s lease at Vancouver’s VanDusen Gardens in limbo

A longtime Vancouver restaurant could be losing its lease, after more than two decades in the same location.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23d

IMPORTANT: Here in Vancouver on Sept 17th, City Council will consider a motion by Councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social directing Staff to look at allowing 6-storey apts & retail at corners along active transport streets & around parks. This idea should have been done 10+ years ago.

Please support.

Support more housing along bike routes and by parks! Here's how: - Peter Waldkirch Webzone

Lucy Maloney's (OneCity) motion to legalize housing by parks and bike routes is housing and climate action. Here's how you can support it!

pwaldkirch.ca

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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 26d

Bike / Park Oriented Development (BPOD?) !

A motion from OneCity councilor @lucymaloney.bsky.social aims to end the apartment ban next to bike streets and parks!

We need liveable density on quiet leafy streets. Don’t like arterial density? Want alternatives to towers?

Speak in support sept 17

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Peter Waldkirch @pwaldkirch.bsky.social · 26d

Apartments (including rentals and below market homes!) are banned from most of the city's nice side streets.

That sucks!

@lucymaloney.bsky.social's motion to legalize 6 floor apts by parks and bike routes could help change that.

Here's how you can show support:

pwaldkirch.ca/2025/09/12/s...

Support more housing along bike routes and by parks! Here's how: - Peter Waldkirch Webzone

Lucy Maloney's (OneCity) motion to legalize housing by parks and bike routes is housing and climate action. Here's how you can support it!

pwaldkirch.ca

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James Glave 🇨🇦 @jamesglave.bsky.social · 26d

On Wed Sep 17, City of Vancouver Councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social will intro a motion that aims to unlock new apartment buildings up to six floors, and corner stores, on quiet Vancouver streets, including cycling routes and local streets around parks. (1/3)

A six floor apartment building in Vancouver’s West End

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HUB Vancouver-UBC LC @hubvancouverubc.bsky.social · Sep 8

After 3 years, the Stanley Park Mobility Study has been released. You can read it here: parkboardmeetings.vancouver.ca/2025/2025091...

It is very, very underwhelming. A return of a separated bike lane is contemplated, but not specifically recommended, in the 7-15 year timeframe.

#bikeyvr 1/4

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Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · Sep 8

I support a democratically elected park board. Part of democracy is ensuring that the government’s decisions match the city’s values.

Vancouver is a city for all its people. Trans people included. I am calling on the Park Board to rethink this event and make this right.

Harry Potter™: A Forbidden Forest Experience coming this fall to Stanley Park

September 3 2025 – The Vancouver Park Board is pleased to announce that a new special event is coming to Stanley Park this fall. For the first time in Canada, Harry Potter Fans™ of all ages will have an opportunity to explore a spellbinding illuminated trail inspired by the iconic Forbidden Forest.

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