Michael Janz

@michaeljanz.bsky.social

Love your neighbour(hood).

@jensvb.bsky.socialReposted by @michaeljanz.bsky.social

Correct 🌶️🌶️🌶️ take on housing. Concrete example: if we think rooming houses and micro suites are not adequate housing, the humane response is not to outlaw them but to strive to create conditions where nobody chooses to live in them.

In housing, the most important type of urban supply is the supply that almost everyone would reject, given the choice. Will cities ever allow that housing to return? Will we ever find a formula for municipal governance that funds the public services that would improve the conditions of the housing that serves the important function of being the supply of the most inferior version of the good? The cure for the potato famine wasn’t to harvest more lobster and caviar. Maybe most people would choose more lobster and caviar if they had the resources. They might eat potatoes because they lack those resources, but they aren’t just eating potatoes because they aren’t allowed to eat lobster and caviar. They are matching their demand with the supply of an inferior good.
@keithgerein.bsky.socialReposted by @michaeljanz.bsky.social

Guess we'll see what the details are tomorrow, but it appears the UCP gov't has found another way to gut the autonomy of city councils. There's not much left for them to conquer. The disrespect to local voters is real. #yeg #ableg

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@albertandp.caReposted by @michaeljanz.bsky.social

At a moment when we need everyone focused on saving Canada, the UCP is letting down Albertans again. The Alberta NDP is putting ALL our focus and resources into saving Canada. What is the UCP doing?

@davidho.bsky.socialReposted by @michaeljanz.bsky.social

Here’s another way climate change will kill us: the expansion of mosquitoes and the deadly diseases they carry. In Paris, the invasive Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), an aggressive, day-biting nuisance, is now everywhere. So excited to get Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika in Paris.

@growtogetheryeg.bsky.socialReposted by @michaeljanz.bsky.social

Edmonton's small-scale infill has led to thousands of homes built for in the places people want to live, millions of dollars invested in this province, and a stable demand for construction jobs. We don't need the province making it harder to build homes. Freedom to build: that's the Alberta way.

Christine called ☎️ in about the infills going up in her community. She is not the only one. Edmontonians have been telling me the same thing for weeks. I am listening. Would appreciate seeing your comments below from folks who live in Edmonton. What do you think about infill and blanket rezoning?"Stacked area chart showing H1 building permits issued in Edmonton from 2009 to 2026, broken down by four neighborhood types (Downtown, Mature, Between Mature and Henday, and Outside Henday) and seven project types (Single detached, Addition/Conversion, Backyard House, Duplex to Fourplex, Fiveplex to Eightplex, 9+ Row House, and 9+ Apartment). Downtown shows minimal permits throughout the period. Mature neighborhoods peak at over 3,000 permits in 2024, dominated by single-detached homes. Between Mature and Henday and Outside Henday neighborhoods show more volatile trends, with Outside Henday reaching nearly 4,000 permits in 2023. Single-detached homes (dark purple) comprise the largest share across most neighborhoods and years, while apartment and row house projects (orange tones) remain a smaller but consistent portion.
@mehlerpaperny.bsky.socialReposted by @michaeljanz.bsky.social

I know Canadians want to feel safe. I get it. But imagine if any other prime minister kept introducing laws that said "I and my minister get to decide what laws apply, when, and we get to unilaterally and retroactively remove conditions on multi-billion-dollar projects."

@edmontfark.bsky.socialReposted by @michaeljanz.bsky.social

🚨 Loud vehicle on 82nd / 110st: 70.7 dBA (~90.7 dBA at tailpipe) at 11:13 PM.

Listen: https://sethdear.ca/yegnoise/whyte/recordings/noise_event_20260921_051328_70dba_vehicle.wav

Cc: @edmontonpolice.bsky.social @ashleysalvador.bsky.social @andrewknack.bsky.social

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