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I'm a councillor for Jarrah Ward, Mindeera (Victoria Park), in Western Australia. I want to help build a climate resilient and inclusive future […] [bridged from urbanists.social/@Cr_Sky on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]

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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h
My latest #TownofVicPark Council Newsletter is out, with information about community consultations and grants, upcoming items for tomorrow's council meeting, and what we decided last month: buttondown.com/CrSky/archive/skys-v…
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Sky's Vic Park Newsletter #36: Mindeera Spring and potential bike lanes
Kaya, Isn’t Kambarang beautiful? It’s a beautiful season to be walking, wheeling, and cycling outdoors, and if you’re down by the river look out for baby...
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Brandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 5h
Cities everywhere are discussing the dangers of e-bikes in cities.
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 20h
A while ago I was thinking of trying to set up a vote tracker for council, but it's hard to do effectively while I'm still on council. It's cool to see that Jason Bo has set up a vote tracker for City of # Perth now: theboreport.au/ununanimous
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How each City of Perth councillor has voted, measured against what they promised when they stood.
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
My latest #TownofVicPark newsletter is, once again, out at a point when I should really already be in bed: buttondown.com/CrSky/archive/skys-v…
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Item 13.2 on the agenda for the October Ordinary Council Meeting is the allocation of funds for rehabilitating Oats Street between Tuckett Street and Planet Street: www.victoriapark.wa.gov.au/council-… This […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Being on council I have learnt how much local government work is boring stuff that people only notice when it goes wrong. Drainage is a big one - a lot of our drainage infrastructure is about 100 years also and needs work. I can't imagine what it's like to be trying to provide these services in […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Very cool to see how people in other communities are finding ways to keep wealth local: castlemaine.coop #CommunityWealthBuilding #cooperatives
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Castlemaine Community Investment Co-Operative – Community Wealth Building in Central Victoria
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Coming up in November at the Vic Park Community Centre: "ManSTORIES: From Pain to Purpose is an afternoon of authentic storytelling where three men share the life experiences that shaped them—and how they found purpose through life's toughest moments." […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
#TownofVicPark If you want to have a say in the renewal of the playground at Harold Rossiter Park, get in quick: consultation is only open until 15th October yourthoughts.victoriapark.wa.gov.au…
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Harold Rossiter Playground Renewal | Your Thoughts
The Town of Victoria Park is renewing the playground at Harold Rossiter Park in East Victoria Park, creating an updated play space for local families and the wider community to enjoy. As part of the project, we're seeking feedback from playground users, nearby residents
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
An exciting week of three evening meetings! I am already tired.
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
If you live, work, study, run a business or spend time in the #TownofVicPark, we'd love to hear your opinions on our new Strategic Community Plan: yourthoughts.victoriapark.wa.gov.au… Feedback on surveys like these really does make a difference to […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
If you live, work, study, run a business or spend time in the #TownofVicPark, we'd love to hear your opinions on our new Strategic Community Plan: yourthoughts.victoriapark.wa.gov.au… Feedback on surveys like these really does make a difference to […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Do you live in Boorloo/Perth and want to find out more about timebanking, which helps to build a local economy? Check out this introduction! www.trybooking.com/au/event/1654579… #Perth #Boorloo #Localisation
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Intro to Timebanking | TryBooking Australia
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Nice to get a reminder from urbanists.social that they need more donations! I'm going to send through some money now: hcb.hackclub.com/urbanists-social
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness
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Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
I'm spending a lot of time thinking about this agenda item. I cycled this stretch of road yesterday and it's very narrow - it seems like it would be hard to fit an on-road bike lane of a reasonable size (protected by plastic bollards, probably). I'm wondering whether it makes more sense to […]
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Degrowth or Extinction @ecosurrealism.jorts.horse.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
#thePoint #mastodon #degrowth #burnTheRich
there is this meme of a person rejecting on the upper box.
and down acknowledging.
on the top says:
"banning teenagers from using social media"
on the bottom one says
"banning billionaires from owning social media"
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026
I'm still slowly making my way through Rob Hopkins' beautiful podcast series (available online or wherever you listen to podcasts), which invites us to consider what a better future can look like: www.robhopkins.net/podcast It can be a challenge in these times to imagine that things […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
#TownofVicPark The October Agenda Briefing Forum will be held on 6th October, at 6:30pm at 99 Shepperton Rd. These briefing forums allow elected members to ask questions about the items we'll decide on at the next Ordinary Council Meeting. As always, I'll highlight a few items that might be of […]
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Vratislav Filler @vrataf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That article is interesting, as the main result are: - Motonormativity as "doublethink" confirmed. - Respondents paradoxically feel more supportive than their governments for both car travel and non-car travel. - Most people felt they support non-car mobility more than other people.
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
#TownofVicPark Consultation is open for the McCallum Park and Taylor Reserve Master Plan (the area down by the skate park and Boorloo bridge). One of the important ideas for this area is daylighting the Mindeera spring, which was previously important for Noongar people and has been built over […]
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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026
Dirty air is killing Europeans and costing trillions. These cities prove change is possible www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/dirty-a… The major source of air pollution in cities is cars, ban cars and improve […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Having yet another moment of wondering why we have to have endless delays, struggles for funding, consultations, and so on for the most basic pedestrian infrastructure, but just go right ahead with resurfacing roads. Even with projects that I think are ticked off and in the pipeline, I often […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Our communities are stronger and safer when we look after each other. The Old Ways New Ways program is yet another demonstration that providing support and connection for at-risk kids not only helps them, it helps everyone. It's much more effective (and cheaper) to 'fight crime' by addressing […]
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We know that mobility in cities is about space. More specifically, more trips in less space. We’ve seen lots of great images reinforcing that point. This one might be my favourite, from #Santiago, because it ALSO shows the inequality of having buses run in mixed traffic. Dedicated bus-only lanes.
Side-by-side comparison of a Santiago Street, on the left with vehicles, and on the right with the people they carry, showing how much space single occupancy cars take up on our streets in cities. Noteworthy is a cluster of people in the middle where the full bus is sitting stuck in traffic among all those cars with just one person each in them.
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026
What would it look like to have a more local and resilient food system? I have a background researching different approaches to food security and food sovereignty, so I'm excited to see that there's a Food Policy Forum running in Bentley this November, and one that specifically considers the […]
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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 21/09/2026
This week, the decline and fall of minimum parking mandates continued. The Bloomington, Indiana, City Council voted to eliminate “minimum requirements for motor-vehicle parking citywide.”
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Bloomington council approves citywide zoning changes 5–3, eliminates minimums for motor-vehicle parking
Bloomington’s city council voted 5–3 to approve zoning changes that shrink minimum lot sizes, and eliminate motor-vehicle parking minimums among other things. Supporters said the changes could ease ho...
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026
Tonight's council meeting is a policy workshop: we look over policies that are scheduled for review and consider updates/changes. This is the kind of boring-but-important work that it is often uninspiring to talk about, but which can lead to meaningful change. One of the policies up for review […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026
I admit, I'm nervous about full changeovers in local government elections every four years www.wa.gov.au/government/media-stat…
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Next phase of local government reforms to reduce voter fatigue | Western Australian Government
The Cook Labor Government has announced new reforms to strengthen long-term financial sustainability and effectiveness of the local government sector.
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026
On council I try to ensure that when I tell people why I won't support something they'd like to see happen, or why I *can't* support it, I explain why. Sometimes the answer is "I think this idea does not align with my values". Other times it might be, "I also initially liked that idea, but once […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026
"We already have a pathway to keep global warming below 1.5°C. What’s missing is the political will to take it." #auspol theconversation.com/australia-must-… We have to keep showing people that the changes we need […]
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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Lauren Bacall takes a break on the set of the 1944 war/romance film To Have and Have Not, her screen debut. Upon its release, she became an instant star. #BicycleBirthday Lauren Bacall September 16 (1924-2014)
Photo of a woman sitting sideways on the top tube of a bicycle that's leaning against a wall. She's holding a tea or coffee cup.
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TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) @toderianuw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you’re championing the idea of a pedestrian street in YOUR city or town, invest 7 minutes in this radio interview by @brenttoderian.bsky.social. Discusses Vancouver’s Granville Street Pedestrian Zone that he advised on this summer, but applicable in its messaging to any city.
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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026
Noise exposure is linked to chronic stress and heart disease. It’s time to make peace and quiet a public health right theconversation.com/noise-exposure-… Transport noise is now one […]
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how).
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
My latest #TownofVicPark newsletter is out! Another late night special that could probably have used another edit, but with a busy few days coming up I wanted to get it out. We have a lot of grants, engagement opportunities, and events coming up! […]
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via study that still underestimates climate cost. This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath
Detailed math as shared in the post. “How much does your commute cost (or save) society? Source is Discourse Media.
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Sieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹 @anibyl.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026
With the inflation-adjusted rate of 0.36 CAD/km, my last year contribution is ~$2900 you're welcome 😝 #BikeTooter
Article on Grist from 2012 titled “One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss” (numbers are in USD)
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natalia barbour, phd @nataliabarbour.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If a parking spot should leave room for error so should a bike lane.
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
The huge gap in most Australian media reporting on the housing crisis right now is climate change. Climate change is already displacing people from their homes, and that's only going to get worse […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026
Last month I brought a motion to council in support of this idea. Sadly it did not succeed: act-int.greenpeace.org/polluters-pa…
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Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026
#TownofVicPark A quick update about what's happening behind the scenes at council! #BTSatCouncil Public meetings are just the tip of the iceberg with council work, and although it's been a quiet couple of weeks for me with family taking the forefront for me, here are three of the issues I've […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026
Would you like to help shape our projects and services? Our Working and Advisory groups are a great way to get feedback from the community, and they make a real difference. I've seen the impact these groups have had: the cultural burns held at the Hillview Terrace bushland, accessible pathways […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026
I promised someone photos of my #CargoBike sticker collection! Can't remember who, but here it is... #BikeTooter
Photo of the side of a cargo bike. Stickers on it say "No Room for Racism" (in the colours of the Aboriginal flag); "Stop the Chop #ForestsFor Climate"; "Sanction Israel Now"; "My other car is a bike"; "The only data centre I support is the library"; and "Ea-Nasir quality copper".Photo of the side of an Urban Arrow cargo bike. Stickers on it read, "Bike Lanes Save Lives"; "Yes" (a reference to the Australian referendum on the Voice); "Cities aren't loud, cars are loud"; "Nobody's free until everybody's free" (in the colours of the Palestinian flag"; "Protect the Kimberley"; "#Fediverse" and "Save Burswood Park".
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026
India is refilling its aquifers with an engineering technique that long predates the arrival of the British. India holds 18% of the world’s people yet just 4% of its fresh water, so it’s now turning to its johads and stepwells, structures built to store water or slow it down until it soaks in […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026
#TownofVicPark Do you want to meet your neighbours? And throw a party? Street Meet'N'Greet applications are open! www.victoriapark.wa.gov.au/communit…
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Street Meet 'n' Greet » Town of Victoria Park
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026
Local government is at the forefront of dealing with disasters. What do you do when offices, equipment, and people who sustain local government have been washed away? kathmandupost.com/national/2026/08/… #ClimateChange
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Floods wipe out local governments’ ability to lead rescue, relief
The constitution designates the local level as the primary responder to an emergency but Wednesday’s flood has left people’s councils crippled.
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026
#TownofVicPark Expressions of Interest are open for our Advisory and Working Groups! Community feedback is very important, and makes a real difference for how we deliver projects and services: www.victoriapark.wa.gov.au/about/co…
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026
My heart goes out to all those affected by the floods and landslides in Nepal. I know we have a significant Nepali community here in Vic Park, and many must be grieving or deeply worried right now. For those wanting to provide support, there is a Nepali government donation fund […]
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Cr Sky @cr-sky.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026
#TownofVicPark Our Draft Homelessness Action Plan is now open for public comments. Do you have ideas about how we can better support people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity? Let us know! yourthoughts.victoriapark.wa.gov.au…
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Homelessness Action Plan 2026-2030 | Your Thoughts
The Town of Victoria Park’s Draft Homelessness Action Plan 2026-2030 sets out how the Town will support people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity over the next five years. Developed with input from people with lived experience, community stakeholders and
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