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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 15h

But McGuigan, apparently, wants to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on consultation - far more than was spent installing the benches, tables, and bollards for the temporary trial. Imagine the cost and frustration if that was repeated for Arbutus Way and every change to public space! #yyj

Person walking beside person on wheelchair on pedestrianized Arbutus Way in Beacon Hill Park.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 16h

OMG this Bruce McGuigan is a ridiculous clown. Boring and competent is much better than a Monty Python Mayor. Clover Point is a TEMPORARY LOW-COST, 'Tactical Urbanism' intervention. Imagine what city staff would be dealing with if this guy was elected Mayor of Victoria 🧵 #yyj

But what happened at Clover Point has divided Victorians. I don’t believe that division was inevitable. Much of it came from how the changes were rolled out and from a process that did not engage citizens early enough, broadly enough or meaningfully enough before fundamental decisions were made.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 17h

Seems like there is some overlap between my list and the Victoria Labour Council's list. victorialabour.ca/2026-municip... #yyj

Victoria

Mayor: Marianne Alto

Council:

Jeremy Caradonna (CRD)

Matt Dell

Peter Rose Gibbs

Susan Kim (CRD)

Bella Lee

Krista Loughton

Jack Sandor

Dave Thompson (CRD)

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Who are you planning to vote for in the municipal election? These are *my faves* for the City of Victoria, based on @livablecrd.bsky.social survey responses (and factors like who has a serious campaign). Check out livablecrd.ca for all CRD municipalities. #yyj

Alto, Marianne Mayor · Incumbent ≡
Caradonna, Jeremy Councillor · Incumbent
Dell, Matt Councillor · Incumbent
Gibbs, Peter Rose Councillor · Newcomer
Kim, Susan Councillor · Incumbent
Lee, Bella Councillor · Newcomer
Loughton, Krista Councillor · Incumbent
Sandor, Jack Councillor · Newcomer
Thompson, Dave Councillor · Incumbent
All with very good marks

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

According to this polling, climate is a top issue for ordinary people AND elites in Southest Asia. But . . . you are supposed to think that only white middle class 'environmentalists' in urban bubbles want stronger climate action. Complete BS!

Table showing unemployment and economics and climate change as the top two regional challenges and domestic political instability in third place.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Serious business reporters like @davidfickling.bsky.social are now expected to write exaggerated lines like "None of these retreats are being driven by ideological attempts to hit net zero." Climate action is an important factor in politics everywhere, including in Asia (and not just China).

Add all this up and the picture looks pretty demoralizing for gas producers. None of these retreats are being driven by ideological attempts to hit net zero. Indeed, the governments in question all owe much of their growth in recent decades to exploiting domestic fossil-fuel reserves. Instead, they center around LNG’s failure to deliver on a promise of reliability and affordability.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Victoria and (Metro) Vancouver, because these are the only cities I have really lived in. And Paris because I have been so inspired by the changes since the 1980s, when I fell in love with even the polluted traffic clogged version. So much nicer now!!

Bakery delivery person delivering to Paris cafe on cargo bike.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In the @victoriadra.bsky.social Mayoral Debate, Bruce McGuigan opposed municipal action to reduce carbon pollution. "We're not going to fix the planet... changes... are completely out of our control." The new climate denialism! Link to quote at 1:04 youtu.be/UE6TQlqsNzg?... #yyj

Image of debate on youtube with Bruce speaking. Transcript on right "And let's all be real, we
1:03:58
1 hour, 3 minutes, 58 seconds
can't stop this change. We're not. The city of Victoria is not going to fix the planet. Uh we can start by changing our
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1 hour, 4 minutes, 6 seconds
politics, but uh we're not going to fix the planet. So we have to be prepared to adjust to the changes that are coming that are completely out of our control.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm unclear on what is and isn't 'culture war'. I thought the Koch bros started the culture war against public transit, bike lanes, fuel efficiency etc precisely to increase demand for oil (and oil and gas industry's political power). I think of stuff like this as part of winning that war?

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

BC Ministry of Highways sez power wheelchairs and (3&4 wheel) mobility scooters not allowed on bike & roll lanes, because pedestrians. (Despite obvious conflict with BC Human Rights legislation). Do they say anything about rickshaws pulled by pedestrians? Not that i can find. #yyj #bcpoli

BC Govt web page: "Electric wheelchair and mobility scooter rules

You must follow the same rules as a pedestrian when on a public road. This means you can use your electric wheelchair or mobility scooter on the sidewalk or in a crosswalk, but not in places where pedestrians are not allowed, such as bike lanes." https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/driving-and-cycling/cycling/electric-mobility

Two rickshaws today on Government Street in Victoria BC pulled by people walking / running.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Did you know that you don't have to ride a bicycle to use protected bike lanes and drive less? The 'e-bike for wheelchairs' is one of many technological innovations making it easier to leave fossil fuels in the past.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Remember when Premier Gordon Campbell promised privatizing BC Rail would “provide lower rates, faster service, new transportation infrastructure, new jobs and new resources for economic development in the North"? (2003). archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/arc... #bcpoli #bcrail #bclab

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Media Release - #UBCM26 delegates back allowing wheelchairs and mobility scooters on bike lanes: Photos and B-roll available #bcpoli #pwd @davethompsonvic.bsky.social @disaballiancebc.bsky.social @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social @wearehub.bsky.social @ubcm.bsky.social ecoplanning.ca/wp-content/u...

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"That is a popular one" - Salesperson when I went to pick up my copy of End Times #Fascism at my local independent book store. Lots more on Bolen Books hold shelves waiting to be picked up. @astra.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social #climatesky #yyj

Hard cover book - End Times Fascism And The Fight For The Living World by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

More bike & roll lanes should have trees on both sides! This will be so nice in five years. #urbantruth #yyj

New bike a lane and sidewalk with newly planted trees on both sides of protected bike lane.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The official opening of Shelbourne water main and sewer replacement project was today! (That was the big, time consuming, costly part). Project also includes new sidewalks and protected bike & roll lanes. #yyj #saanich

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Victoria BC & Langley City are calling on #UBCM26 conference delegates to support welcoming wheelchairs and (3&4 wheel) mobility scooters on bike and roll routes. We can make our communities more accessible and sustainable! #yyj #bcpoli @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Dear @bsky.app folks, There are many things about #bluesky I really like. But I wonder why the algorithm for the 'top' #hashtag produces ancient history? I'm kinda interested in what is happening in #bcpoli this month and this week, not so much Feb 2025. Do you have any plans to fix this?

Top results for #bcpoli, showing stuff that was really interesting on Feb 1, 2025.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One of the resolutions at #UBCM26 calls for welcoming wheelchairs and 3&4 wheel mobility scooters on bike and roll routes across BC. (RR22 – EB26 from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland). John from Victoria explains why he rolls on bike and roll lanes. #bcpoli #wheelchair

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I'm a fan of bike *and roll* infrastructure. Big oil pushes the idea that you need to ride a bike to use a 'bike lane'. But many seniors and people with disabilities roll on wheelchairs and mobility scooters on bike and roll routes. Crucial climate justice context! (attn @petergleick.bsky.social).

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Important ideas. But also some gaps / questions. #1 red flag is zero mention of #TrafficEvaporation and claim of "Rising traffic volumes" on p 1 *despite traffic volumes declining in some cities* (e.g. down significantly in Paris. Barcelona too?). Attn peer reviewers! HT @denisagar.bsky.social

Rising traffic volumes—driven by populaton growth, economic expansion, and the surge in
e-commerce deliveries—have intensified conges�on and slowed buses in mixed traffic (Shao et al.,
2016). At the same �me, roadspace for buses has diminished in aggregate due in part to the expansion of roadspace for cycling and walking. (Aldred et al., 2019; Yannis & Michelaraki, 2024).

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Drought is really visible at Summit Park in #VictoriaBC. Severe drought is becoming more common, because fossil fuels like LNG, and trees are stressed. #yyj

Small Gary Oak with red leaves in foreground, large dead Gary Oak in background.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#ClimateAction can make life better for everyone. #VictoriaBC 's network of protected bike and roll lanes is why Felicity decided to live here. Fewer cars. More accessible. More affordable. More trees. More fun! #yyj #urbantruth @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

#ClimateAction can make life better for everyone. Barcelona's network of protected bike and roll lanes allows Carlos to leave his car at home and roll where he is going faster. Less fossil fuels. Less expensive. More trees. More fun! #wheelchair #urbantruth

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Same for pocket parks and plazas on side street bike and roll routes. Reduces automobile energy use, and cools public space. Just nice too! #yyj

Two adults and two small children riding through pocket park on bike route. This is the Vancouver Street bike route in Victoria BC Canada.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Protected bike and roll lanes with rows of street trees. Reallocating road space to low carbon transport and trees triggers #TrafficEvaporation and cools the spaces where people are.

Protected bike and roll lane with two people on bicycles and one on a mobility scooter. Trees and gardens on both sides. This is Pandora Avenue in Victoria Canada.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Ahem! "Budget 2027 should increase the tax rates on the top four provincial tax brackets by two points and the next two by at least 0.5 percentage points; increase the corporate income tax rate from 12% to 13%" @bcpolicy.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2026/06/19/b... #bcpoli

3. Implement tax fairness reforms and other mechanisms to fund public investment.

To fund these investments in healthy people and communities, implement tax fairness reforms that reduce income and wealth inequality, increase provincial revenues and ensure the public and First Nations get a fair return from the profits generated by our shared natural resources.

The province should build on the tax reforms introduced in Budget 2026 to create the fiscal room for the critical investments outlined above.

As a start, Budget 2027 should increase the tax rates on the top four provincial tax brackets by two points and the next two by at least 0.5 percentage points; increase the corporate income tax rate from 12% to 13%; and tax high-value land wealth by further increasing provincial property tax rates on value above $3 million and adding a new bracket above $7 million. Corporate tax credits and subsidies should be reviewed and streamlined to ensure they generate public benefit for BC, not just private profit for investors (many of whom are outside BC and Canada).

BC should also review provincial royalty regimes for natural gas and critical minerals and increase rates for industrial water use to ensure the public and First Nations receive a fair return on our publicly owned resources.

BC’s current fiscal challenges stem from the fact that the province is collecting far less revenue than it did 25 years ago. BC’s own-source revenues—i.e. all taxes, fees and royalties the Province has control over—have plummeted from 19% of GDP to 15% of GDP over the last quarter century. This represents $18.7 billion in foregone revenues annually, enough to eliminate the current deficit with money left over.

Tax reform is a powerful tool to curb BC’s high levels of income and wealth inequality and fund the public investments our communities need. To add further revenue options and build trust in the tax system, BC should convene a Citizens’ Assembly on fair tax reform, where everyday …

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Most of BC is experiencing far worse wildfire smoke, not to mention all the homes and businesses burned and lives disrupted by evacuations. Wildfires are becoming more and more severe due to fossil fuels like oil and gas (LNG). Talk about it when discussing the bit of smoke in #yyj

View from Summit Park showing wildfire smoke.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

"I remember how the economic policies of Ronald Reagan created mass homelessness, but if you forget that, you can imagine that #homelessness is inevitable" p25 @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Bright pink book: The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a world of change by Rebecca Solnit

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is what I mean about new trees planted where they don’t shade paths, sidewalks & benches. This is Cedar Hill Park in Saanich BC. Attn @timberdoodlydoo.bsky.social #yyj

Newly planted tree between sidewalk and park path, shading neither.

Newly planted group of trees fairly near path in park, but not shading path or bench.

Three benches in dry grass. None with shade.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Giving up seems easy, but it drains the soul. Try reading this by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. I'm just starting to read for the second time, and it may be worth a third read.

Cover of "The Beginning Comes After the End by Rebecca Solnit

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We have the technology to leave fossil fuels in the past. Less expensive & better in so many ways. Solar. Wind. Batteries. Electric buses. Electric trucks. Electric cars. Electric bikes and bike & roll lanes. Fast electric wheelchairs & mobility scooters too! #climateaction #bcpoli #urbantruth

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The BC provincial government is choosing to violate their own human rights legislation. Violating unjust legislation is one way to overturn it (in this case there isn't even clear legislation, just a website interpreting legislation that seems to say opposite).

Two people on mobility scooters on a residential street bike route

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This is great. And I want to see a LOT more trees planted in public space, including on new 24/7 school streets and in new pocket parks / plazas. (The last 24/7 school street in @victoria.ca was Quadra Elementary in the 1980s, unless I missed something). #yyj

Family with two small children riding bikes through McClure pocket plaza on Vancouver St bike & roll route (with new tree and gardens)

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

There were not very many faster mobility scooters or wheelchairs in Victoria until we got a network of protected bike lanes & traffic aclmed routes. The infrastructure came first.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#Climateaction makes life safer and more fun for kids and parents. #urbantruth #yyj

Two adults on cargo bikes and two small children on own bikes on bike lane through a pocket park. Photo taken today on Vancouver St bike and roll route in Victoria Canada.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Lots of people who don't ride bicycles use bike & roll lanes. Climate action makes cities more accessible. #wheelchair #yyj #urbantruth

Two people on power wheelchairs using a protected bike and roll lane. This is Blanshard Street in Victoria Canada earlier today.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This is why President Trump, Premiers Ford & Smith, and Big Oil are so afraid of bike & roll lanes. First it was cute kids on e-cargo bikes, and now Dogs on e-trikes. #ClimateAction makes cities more fun. #yyj #cycling

Small dog in rear carrier of red electric trike ridden by Grey haired person on Janion Plaza in Victoria BC.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

New open ltr by former #NDP MPs, MLAs + "We are no longer seeing the climate leadership that we and other British Columbians expect and deserve... B.C. no longer has a climate plan." #bcpoli www.facebook.com/share/p/1BV3... #yyj

Randall Garrison
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Signed the Open Letter below from
former BC NDP MLAs and MPs, along with other prominent leaders calling on the BC government to recommit to provincial climate leadership amid fossil fuel expansion and worsening climate disasters.
Dear Premier Eby and the BC NDP caucus,
We write as concerned British Columbians. Some of us have long associations with the NDP, while others have played key roles in the creation of B.C.’s climate plans. Today, we are reaching out to express our
grave concern about the state of climate action in British Columbia.
B.C. once led North America in its climate targets and mitigation and adaptation plans. The province was
a leader in equitable climate pricing, and many of our municipalities have led on decarbonization. In 2019, B.C. became the first jurisdiction in the world to legislate a target to transition to 100% electric vehicle sales. B.C.’s climate leadership has been a source of pride.
Now, however, B.C. is backtracking on nearly every metric of progress. The BC Climate Emergency Campaign, representing 650+ organizations and businesses, assigned the B.C. government eight out of ten
failing grades in its 2025 Climate Action Progress Report. This is the worst outcome since tracking began
in 2021.
We are no longer seeing the climate leadership that we and other British Columbians expect and deserve. If a plan is defined as setting appropriate targets, with a credible path for achieving them, then B.C. no longer has a climate plan.
Instead we are witnessing widespread capitulation to the fossil fuel industry under the guise of safeguarding our economy against U.S. threats and other geopolitical shocks. There are now multiple LNG projects championed by your government, and ironically, some that are backed by Wall Street billionaires with close ties to President Trump. Last year, gas royalties contributed just over one per cent of B.C.’s total revenues, less…

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Great energy at the big anti-fascist march in #VictoriaBC today! #Pride #yyj

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Deer population seems to be increasing in Oaklands. #yyj #urbandeer

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Nice to see progress on improving the crosswalk across Cook Street by Kiwanis Village in Oaklands. Signal coming soon. Thank you @victoria.ca! #yyj #visionzero

Newly painted crosswalk with traffic cones in foreground.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

People who don't ride bicycles use bike and roll lanes, and they make life better for everyone including people who drive a lot. #yyj #urbantruth

Bicycle and mobility scooter passing in opposite directions on Pandora protected bike and roll lane at Government Street. Brick historic building in background.

Bicycle and mobility scooter passing in opposite directions on Pandora protected bike and roll lane. City Hall and trees in backgroun.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We need to both plant trees and gardens on a lot of #VictoriaBC 's on-street parking and street space *and* plant veggies on the top levels of parkades. But but making our streets delightful and climate ready (shade trees!) needs to be the higher priority. #yyj #climatecrisis

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Johnson Street parkade rooftop generally has a lot of vacant spaces, including now. What do you think of allowing Downtown Residents Assoc. to have a community garden on it? (Motion on Thursday, with
@jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social
&
@kristaloughton.bsky.social
)
#yyj
@downtownresidents.bsky.social
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Eric Doherty
‪@ericdoherty.bsky.social‬
Maybe it is the on-street parking spots that should become space for trees and gardens, and the cars should go in the parkades? This is what Paris and other leading cities are doing. #yyj
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Really, we need to do both plant trees and gardens on a lot of #VictoriaBC 's on-street parking and street space *and* plant veggies on the top levels of parkades. But but making our streets delightful and climate ready (shade trees!) needs to be the higher priority. #yyj
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Power wheelchair user rolls in partial shade of recently planted shade tree in new pocket park on Vancouver Street bike and roll route.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Really, we need to do both plant trees and gardens on a lot of #VictoriaBC 's on-street parking and street space *and* plant veggies on the top levels of parkades. But but making our streets delightful and climate ready (shade trees!) needs to be the higher priority. #yyj

Power wheelchair user rolls in partial shade of recently planted shade tree in new pocket park on Vancouver Street bike and roll route.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Mobility scooters are no longer slow. This one was doing 19kmh on Vancouver Street bike and roll route yesterday. Affordable low-carbon car replacements! (Chill riders on acoustic bikes commonly go 10-15 k). #pwd #yyj #VictoriaBC

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