Michael Collins
@michaelcollins88.bsky.social
Board not bored. Vancouver, BC🇨🇦🌐🏗️🏔️.YIMBY
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This photo shows both the West End (where mansions were replaced by apartments) and Shaughnessy where the province+city have successfully resisted that for over a century
July 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This photo shows both the West End (where mansions were replaced by apartments) and Shaughnessy where the province+city have successfully resisted that for over a century
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As state law removes traditional exclusionary mechanisms—i.e. zoning—NIMBYs are increasingly pushing for historic preservation designations that achieve the same ends. We really need reforms to the process here. sfstandard.com/2025/06/30/s...
More SF neighborhoods want to be ‘historic.’ YIMBYs are upset
Neighborhoods seeking historic status have become the latest flashpoint in the intense debate over building more housing in California.
sfstandard.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
As state law removes traditional exclusionary mechanisms—i.e. zoning—NIMBYs are increasingly pushing for historic preservation designations that achieve the same ends. We really need reforms to the process here. sfstandard.com/2025/06/30/s...
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Workers of the world, unite (in traffic)
Lmao
June 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Workers of the world, unite (in traffic)
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The federal government's Canada Infrastructure Bank will provide BC Ferries with a loan of up to $1 billion toward the cost of the China-built new major vessels.
These low cost loans will avoid $650 million in interest. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
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These low cost loans will avoid $650 million in interest. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
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$1-billion federal loan to support BC Ferries' China-built major ships | Urbanized
Canada Infrastructure Bank will provide BC Ferries with a loan of up to $1-billion toward the cost of the new China-built new major vessels.
dailyhive.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The federal government's Canada Infrastructure Bank will provide BC Ferries with a loan of up to $1 billion toward the cost of the China-built new major vessels.
These low cost loans will avoid $650 million in interest. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
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These low cost loans will avoid $650 million in interest. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
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Complaints to the city about real issues? Takes months to resolve, if ever.
Former city councillor gets called out by a sign? Handled overnight on high priority.
When The City says doesn't fix your street or park, it's not that they can't. Its that you aren't a priority.
Former city councillor gets called out by a sign? Handled overnight on high priority.
When The City says doesn't fix your street or park, it's not that they can't. Its that you aren't a priority.
June 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Complaints to the city about real issues? Takes months to resolve, if ever.
Former city councillor gets called out by a sign? Handled overnight on high priority.
When The City says doesn't fix your street or park, it's not that they can't. Its that you aren't a priority.
Former city councillor gets called out by a sign? Handled overnight on high priority.
When The City says doesn't fix your street or park, it's not that they can't. Its that you aren't a priority.
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BYD debuts electric bus with 700 kms range in Europe thedriven.io/2025/06/24/b...
BYD debuts electric bus with 700 kms range in Europe
BYD has debuted its electric eBus B13.b in Europe at the UITP Summit in Hamburg, a 13-metre electric intercity bus with a range of up to 700 kilometres.
thedriven.io
June 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
BYD debuts electric bus with 700 kms range in Europe thedriven.io/2025/06/24/b...
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Edmonton has done more than any other city in Canada to legalize gentle/missing middle density (8 units per lot AOR, no parking minimums) and the results: "across Canada is the only major city on track to build enough housing to get back to pre-pandemic levels of affordability."
This Canadian city has become a leader in building housing. As Toronto debates sixplexes, is there anything it can learn?
As Canada’s biggest city debates sixplexes, Alberta’s capital is on track to meet pre-pandemic affordability targets.
www.thestar.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Edmonton has done more than any other city in Canada to legalize gentle/missing middle density (8 units per lot AOR, no parking minimums) and the results: "across Canada is the only major city on track to build enough housing to get back to pre-pandemic levels of affordability."
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Careful guys, if you don’t control migration you might turn out like <checks notes> the greatest, wealthiest city in the world.
June 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Careful guys, if you don’t control migration you might turn out like <checks notes> the greatest, wealthiest city in the world.
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Americans were laughing just a few years ago about how that Winnie the Pooh pic of Xi Jinping is banned in China lol
June 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Americans were laughing just a few years ago about how that Winnie the Pooh pic of Xi Jinping is banned in China lol
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Hey folks, we built enough so that rents are coming down ever so slightly. It’s a slippery slope.
The best time to stop building was yesterday but the second best time is now.
The best time to stop building was yesterday but the second best time is now.
June 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hey folks, we built enough so that rents are coming down ever so slightly. It’s a slippery slope.
The best time to stop building was yesterday but the second best time is now.
The best time to stop building was yesterday but the second best time is now.
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Senakw only seems particularly large if you think that the boundary of what is "downtown" should remain perpetually frozen for all time.
June 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Senakw only seems particularly large if you think that the boundary of what is "downtown" should remain perpetually frozen for all time.
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This is awesome
Ipsos poll finds Canadians approving of both LGBTQ+ rights and trans rights in specific more than other countries, and finds support for trans people is still rising slightly here amidst the propaganda campaign that's meeting with successes elsewhere:
globalnews.ca/news/1124973...
globalnews.ca/news/1124973...
Canadians are ‘leading’ in LGBTQ2 support amid global declines: Ipsos - National | Globalnews.ca
Data released Friday by Ipsos in its annual Pride Report showed Canada was among the few nations where support has gone up among 26 countries surveyed.
globalnews.ca
June 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is awesome
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Don’t let anyone tell you that electricity supply (generation) is a barrier to EV transition. That’s simply not true.
Distribution network capacity… now that’s a different story (yet also resolvable). But bulk generation is not a real issue.
Distribution network capacity… now that’s a different story (yet also resolvable). But bulk generation is not a real issue.
Fun with numbers:
Alberta’s 1200MW “temporary cap” on new data centres is the demand equivalent of 3.5 million EVs, or roughly replacing Alberta’s *entire* light duty vehicle fleet.
calgaryherald.com/business/aes...
Alberta’s 1200MW “temporary cap” on new data centres is the demand equivalent of 3.5 million EVs, or roughly replacing Alberta’s *entire* light duty vehicle fleet.
calgaryherald.com/business/aes...
'Surge' of data centre proposals prompts temporary load cap
A temporary cap on the connection of power-hungry projects to Alberta's grid is needed for electricity system reliability, AESO said.
calgaryherald.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Don’t let anyone tell you that electricity supply (generation) is a barrier to EV transition. That’s simply not true.
Distribution network capacity… now that’s a different story (yet also resolvable). But bulk generation is not a real issue.
Distribution network capacity… now that’s a different story (yet also resolvable). But bulk generation is not a real issue.
Yokels.
June 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yokels.
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"In Europe, sales of electric vehicles are growing faster than for any other type of vehicle. About one in five electric vehicles sold in Europe during the first quarter was made in China." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/b... by @jackewingnyt.bsky.social 🔌💡
How Chinese Carmakers Doubled Their Share of the European Market
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"In Europe, sales of electric vehicles are growing faster than for any other type of vehicle. About one in five electric vehicles sold in Europe during the first quarter was made in China." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/b... by @jackewingnyt.bsky.social 🔌💡
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The only part of the "abundance agenda" that is unpopular is the only part of the "abundance agenda" that has triggered a real world international movement that has scored some actual real world policy wins? Huh.
The "Abundance Agenda" is broadly popular, per our new June Strength In Numbers/ @verasight.bsky.social poll.
The exception is for local zoning reforms.
Here’s our alternative to the other pretty obviously biased polls floating around on the subject: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...
The exception is for local zoning reforms.
Here’s our alternative to the other pretty obviously biased polls floating around on the subject: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...
June 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The only part of the "abundance agenda" that is unpopular is the only part of the "abundance agenda" that has triggered a real world international movement that has scored some actual real world policy wins? Huh.
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New CMHC study finds Canada needs to increase annual housing starts from 245K to 477K to return to 2019-levels of affordability.
Of that extra 232K/yr, they find nearly 3/4 should be owner-oriented housing.
Report here: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/...
Of that extra 232K/yr, they find nearly 3/4 should be owner-oriented housing.
Report here: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/...
June 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
New CMHC study finds Canada needs to increase annual housing starts from 245K to 477K to return to 2019-levels of affordability.
Of that extra 232K/yr, they find nearly 3/4 should be owner-oriented housing.
Report here: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/...
Of that extra 232K/yr, they find nearly 3/4 should be owner-oriented housing.
Report here: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/...
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Kits Neighbours Against New Kits Neighbours
June 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Kits Neighbours Against New Kits Neighbours
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Minister Jeremy Harrison has just directed SaskPower to rebuild its coal-fired power plants and continue running them past 2030. The letter directs SaskPower to begin by putting Boundary Dam unit 4 back in service. This decision is problematic for many, many reasons and I list some of them below:
June 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Minister Jeremy Harrison has just directed SaskPower to rebuild its coal-fired power plants and continue running them past 2030. The letter directs SaskPower to begin by putting Boundary Dam unit 4 back in service. This decision is problematic for many, many reasons and I list some of them below:
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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guys its a school please stop requiring rezoning for everything
Vancouver School Board has submitted its rezoning application to build the new Olympic Village Elementary School.
It'll be a 62-ft-tall, 4-storey building with a rooftop play area. #vanpoli #vanre
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It'll be a 62-ft-tall, 4-storey building with a rooftop play area. #vanpoli #vanre
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New Olympic Village Elementary School to feature rooftop play area | Urbanized
There are new design details for the long-planned new Olympic Village Elementary School in Vancouver, including a rooftop play area.
dailyhive.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
guys its a school please stop requiring rezoning for everything
Yokels. This is a Harper era regulation. Two decades of inaction from the province of Saskatchewan.
June 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Yokels. This is a Harper era regulation. Two decades of inaction from the province of Saskatchewan.