Well this post made my day! Also, it wouldn't have come together without the huge effort of @ldweinberg.bsky.social

"Aging in place, properly understood, is not merely about remaining in a particular dwelling but about retaining the ability to live independently in one’s neighborhood and community. It’s a mobility problem as much as a housing problem." buff.ly/IsKrYJQ

"The Ford government rejected several proposals from the city of Toronto that would have restored traffic lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue, while also maintaining protected bike lanes." This isn't about 'congestion' for Ford. #ONpoli buff.ly/IenqRZB

Between October 5 and October 31, you can request to exchange your black garbage cart from the Region of Waterloo. #WatReg www.regionofwaterloo.ca/programs-and...

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

50 reasons for more walkable streets.

"The standard traffic-engineering process does not begin by asking what level of safety the public wants or should expect. It begins by selecting a design speed and then determining how much present and future traffic the facility must accommodate." -Charles Marohn buff.ly/w1EZ2ZN

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"After experiencing a transportation network that is affordable, interconnected and reliable enough to make car ownership optional, it’s difficult not to wonder why Canadians continue to accept so much less." www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...

The Region of Waterloo is opening a new warming centre in Cambridge ahead of the winter season.

Located at Cambridge's YWCA at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the shelter will serve up to 20 women and gender diverse people. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It looks like this needs to be said again. bsky.app/profile/dtkm...

"People living in houses get a chance to meet the candidate. They get a card or brochure left at the door. They can see who cared enough to stop by, and who didn’t bother to come around.
People in apartment buildings are far less likely to get any of that attention." #WRvotes2026

Ooh, nice to see every #ward9 candidate in strong support of municipal sidewalk snow clearing! #SnowbilityWR

"Concerns about traffic, parking and neighbourhood character are common. Some of those concerns are legitimate and deserve thoughtful discussion. But we also need to be honest about the bigger question. If not here, where?" www.cambridgetoday.ca/letters-to-t...