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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 15h

Begging people to understand that you should be reducing your speeds in inclement conditions, which includes darkness!

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 15h

Explaining her motion for variable speed limits in school zones, Cheng says, "I do also acknowledge if you get a ticket for going over 30 at 2 a.m., probably you're not going to be very happy about that, because most people don't want to drive 30 km/h at 2 a.m."

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 22h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 2d

Not the Gendo Ikari lighting 😩

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 2d

Where do I sign up

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 2d

Hell yeah!

Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 2d

Does this really warrant 5+ police vehicles?

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 3d

Interestingly, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, who had previously opposed the infrastructure, eventually reversed their position and became one of the city’s most vocal cycling proponents—calling protected bike lanes “the way of the future” and a “win–win–win for all users”.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 4d

Doesnt Look Like Anything To Me Westworld GIF

ALT: Doesnt Look Like Anything To Me Westworld GIF

media.tenor.com

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 5d

Oh so the zoning bylaw only applies when it's convenient to owners of suburban detached homes? Cool.

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 5d

Disappointed by Cllr Johnson's arguments here, and *extremely* disappointed by her framing. Infill development is not an attack on mature neighborhoods.

Defending our mature neighbourhoods

College Ward

www.college-ward.ca

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The New Orleans @theneworleans.bsky.social · 7d

✨New Post✨ The suburban dream sold us the 'freedom to drive,' but it came with a hidden contract: the obligation to own a car for everything. True freedom is about having choices—the choice to walk, bike, or live a full life without a car. #LessCar #Urbanism

The Suburban Dream and Its Hidden Contract: Trading True Freedom for the Freedom to Drive - The New Orleans

Lots of Ottawa residents just like us in the suburbs were sold a very specific dream, maybe even as early as when we were teenagers. Living in the suburbs meant owning a spacious home, having a lush,…

theneworleans.ca

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 7d

It's always just this, and I'm so tired of "news" articles that don't even ask owners where they parked...

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 7d

Do you live in an apartment building? Canada Post's secure and trusted access to residential mailrooms is vital for letter and parcel mail for urban dwellers.

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 7d

No, you are not right. That's not how crown corporations work. It's owned entirely by the government of canada and any profits go back to the federal govt. There are no private shareholders.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 7d

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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Chris Taggart 🏡 ⚡️ 🔌 @christaggart.bsky.social · 7d

If the only reason you think customers are coming to your business is for the free parking, you should pack it in already. #autowa

"Now that we are the same as any other areas like the Glebe and ByWard [Market], they might as well go somewhere else"

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Westboro merchants fear new parking meters are driving away business | CBC News

Ottawa bylaw officers have handed out more than 1,600 parking tickets since new meters were installed along Wellington Street W. and Richmond Road last month, prompting a mixed response from residents...

www.cbc.ca

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 7d

The parking changes have been in place for a month now, and presumably these businesses have access to their own sales data.

So it's very telling that none of them presented so much as a crumb of data to support their claims.

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 7d

The city is currently working on the mid-rise design document, if you want to give them a piece of your mind.

engage.ottawa.ca/urban-design...

Urban Design Guidelines for Mid-Rise Buildings

Design guidelines are useful tools to promote good urban and rural development. In 2007-2008, Ottawa City Council adopted a family of urban design guidelines that address various subjects, ranging fro...

engage.ottawa.ca

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, this is from the city's High Rise Urban Design Guideline document.

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 7d

The city of Ottawa spends hundreds of hours pouring over every apartment proposal to ensure the streetscape is exactly perfect.

And they will give zero consideration to the experience of actually living in the building.

Exsmple: bedrooms so narrow you need a door on either side of the bed.

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 7d

Why is the idea of "free at point of use, paid for equitably by taxes" such a hard concept for you to grasp.

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Pete @peeete.bsky.social · 7d

No, it has not.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 7d

Everything — every single thing — in this city is downstream of policymakers using the power of the state to reinforce the status quo.

Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 8d

In an article about rapidly rising commercial rents, I think it would be very relevant to mention commercial properties are heavily restricted (the thin red lines on the map) and that less than a year ago the city voted against allowing more in neighbourhoods.
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 7d

A story I've mentioned before: about a decade ago the city modestly legalized adding some small-scale commercial uses to existing apartment buildings. Good stuff! They then proceeded to carve out the apartment cluster north of Danforth on the grounds it would compete with existing shop owners.

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Glen Gower @glengower.ca · 8d

This is why we want drivers to slow down.

(Typical injuries shown for the average adult. It’s even worse for kids.)

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