He was rightly flabbergasted when we told him about school board trustees and that kids can't vote for them

They had the privacy screens and folders, crayons to mark the ballot, a poll attendant, and a ballot box. It was the same place as the advance polls and many adults were also voting at the same time. 6-year-old was a little grumpy that he wasn't allowed to vote in the mayoral election though.

We did this today and it was SO good and the kids loved it. Informal exit polling in the neighbourhood suggests sugar maple is a pretty strong contender.

See this is why advance voting makes me nervous sometimes

What is a bollard but a pylon doing a really good job

Right?? I was genuinely touched. But to be fair she is also in on the project and just doesn't have the storage space for pylons

Neighbour texted me that someone left some pylons on her lawn and did I want them for a future tactical urbanism project. "I saw them and immediately thought of you" 😭

It’s hard enough for cities in Canada to do smarter things given how often bad city leaders hurt their own cities. But it’s extra infuriating watching awful provincial premiers sabotaging cities by ripping out good things they FINALLY managed to achieve. Premiers should not have that power, period.

I also like making this point (and often am making it in agreement with your posts, haha)

Thank you, this is so good! "People do not see the harm. It is denied and disavowed. When the destructiveness of automobility is pointed out, drivers are baffled, upset, or get angry. ‘Driving is safe if you follow the rules!’."

When he says not calling it violence would "get a ton more public support", he actually means "I personally find this irritating". Which is fine, this is the opinion site, but say that instead then! There are whole research fields about language and framing and theory of change!

I could write an essay about all the ways this is wrong but I so detest the "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas" pessimism and the ignorance of the research and advocacy. It's very easy to confuse opinion with fact on topics that we all experience, but smart people should try harder.

This is not his first bike lane crank take!

One of the key lessons from Dutch cycling history is cities didn't start with protected lanes. They began by making streets safer, calmer and more inviting; with lower speeds, parking restrictions, traffic filters and reduced through-traffic to create an environment in which cycling could flourish.🧵

I don't agree with all the rankings myself but they are entertaining!

I've never seen them in stores or anything, where did you find it?

There's always huge pickup trucks that don't fit in the angled street parking and block half the travel lane. The social embarrassment isn't enough to stop them, so it needs to cost them more money

Hello from a fellow full-body reboot "enjoyer"