Reposted by neil21Joey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 6hSort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending 381978538
Reposted by neil21sick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 3hjaw dropped when I read this www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/w... 3637
neil21 @neil21.bsky.social · 2hAre you interested in your #newwest council candidates’ positions on HOUSING and the changing local CLIMATE? (IMO the two most important challenges facing municipalities today.) See their responses in this thread and plan to vote early next week, Wednesday 7th or Thursday 8th 8am-8pm at TACC 110
Reposted by neil21The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 9hCarney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policythebeaverton.comCarney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policyVancouver, BC – Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced more than one billion dollars in federal funding to keep the ocean safe from the consequences of his own actions. 23488164
Reposted by neil21The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 26/09/2026David Eby losing election to TBDthebeaverton.comDavid Eby losing election to TBDVICTORIA, BC - After capitalizing on the disarray of the opposition Conservative party and calling a snap election, David Eby finds himself trailing in the polls to a leader to be determined at a late... 925039
Reposted by neil21New West Foodielaureate (aka Big Butter aka Rohan) @caribbeansunshine.bsky.social · 5hThe New West Progressive have ignored yet another swath of the electorate. Declining to speak to ANY advocacy group speaks volumes about what they think of us voters. 023
Reposted by neil21New West Foodielaureate (aka Big Butter aka Rohan) @caribbeansunshine.bsky.social · 7hThe party of transparency and accountability has declined to answer any questions from the #NewWest Homeless coalition or the Climate Action Hub. If the NWP governs like they campaign we are in for a world of hurt. 252
neil21 @neil21.bsky.social · 5hCheck out the Candidate Survey from the #newwest Climate Action Hub www.newwestclimateaction.ca/reportcard/newwestclimateaction.caReport Card - New Westminster Climate Action Hub2026 Municipal Election Climate Report Card Organized by members of the New Westminster Climate Action Hub (NWCAH), the report card rates all candidates based on climate change/action issues. This pro... 120
neil21 @neil21.bsky.social · 5hCheck out the Candidate Survey from the #newwest Tenants’ Union nwtenantsunion.org/election-2026/nwtenantsunion.orgNWTU - 2026 Election Power ProjectThis page is a WORK IN PROGRESS and will slowly grow in the lead up to the October 17th municipal election in New Westminster. It's a summary of the efforts and results of tenants union members organi... 140
Reposted by neil21illumi @yallchemist.bsky.social · 9hlol one of our website designers used our organization's entire monthly claude credits yesterday and now half the company doesn't know how to do their jobs. it's october 2nd. 1375607993
neil21 @neil21.bsky.social · 7hCheck out the Municipal Candidate Survey from the #newwest Homelessness Coalition nwhomeless.canwhomeless.caNew Westminster Homelessness Coalition Society – Supporting access to healthy, safe housing and supportive services… 211
Reposted by neil21Trudi @trudiagogo.bsky.social · 8hAdvance voting may be starting in your community for the municipal campaign. 1. Go to your city hall website and find out when and where you can vote 2. Make a plan! Put it in the calendar, invite a friend. 3. If you're ready, vote early! 4. Shift your focus to the provincial vote :) #BCPoli 042
Reposted by neil21Tim Barton @timbarton.bsky.social · 7hThis is a big concern. #TransLink needs stable long term funding. A vehicle levy is not the whole answer, but it's a big part of it. The #BCNDP (& others) need to state their plans for a stable funding model. This is about affordability - how people get round the region to access jobs and services. 011
Reposted by neil21Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 30/09/2026I've added a new feature to Transit Explorer—the database of the world's fixed-guideway transit systems: The ability to compare cities, side by side, at the same scale. Here, for example, is Washington vs. Chicago, and Singapore vs. London! Play around: www.thetransportpolitic.com/transitexplo... 418140
Reposted by neil21Mihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 8hGenuinely the only thing I'm getting from this announcement is that the NDP (who have been in power for 9 years) have absolutely no plan to fund TransLink, and that maybe the Conservatives do 6273
Reposted by neil21Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 8hMore money for drivers, less money for transit. Our "progressive" government hard at work. 03914
Reposted by neil21Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 8hThese bears are every parent walking/biking their kids to school for the first time. 1569
neil21 @neil21.bsky.social · 7hyoutu.be/Jji0JS5TPFkyoutu.beKinnock takes on Militant - Labour Conference speech 1985YouTube video by volprogify 100
Reposted by neil21NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 10hI added my name to unlock plug-in solar in Alberta. Add yours: pluginsolarpower.ca/alberta #abpoli #cdnpolipluginsolarpower.caAlberta | Plug-In Solar for CanadaAn estimated 4 to 5 million European homes use a plug-in solar kit to cut their power bill. Help unlock certified kits across Canada, province by province and federally. 01913
Reposted by neil21Stephen Rouse @stephenrouse.bsky.social · 10hTogether We Can turn our beaches and community centres into Costco parking lots 151
Reposted by neil21Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 13hWage growth just keeps slowing. And yes, wages are rising slower than prices, and no, that's not how economic growth is meant to work. 22584191
Reposted by neil21Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12hAnd so it continues... Our economic debates seem utterly disconnected from the reality. That reality: This is an economy mostly creating healthcare jobs, and it does so month after month, and everything else is just noise. 59949375
Reposted by neil21Eric Budd @ericmbudd.com · 13hI love working 60-80 hours a week for the same pay that 40 used to be 1112
Reposted by neil21John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 26/02/2026No! He goes into the shop and is offered a choice between an old Soviet toilet and a new Western one. The salesman tells him that they have a Western one set up to try. He checks it, but every time he flushes it, there is the unmistakable sound of a string quartet. He mentions it to the salesman 1235
Reposted by neil21Jean B Anderson 🍁 @jean-b-anderson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is a good thread. Ultimately, a winning strategy on climate looks the same as a winning strategy in the war on drugs - target demand reduction. Putting your efforts into fighting supply means those efforts will be wasted. 141
Reposted by neil21陳潔平 s-KELLY-ton 💀👻🎃 @yllekc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Y'know what? I like this new promo because it's simple and not full of that super cheesy over-produced bad action movie fluff of the last few seasons: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6jj...youtube.comVan As OneYouTube video by Vancouver Canucks 551
Reposted by neil21OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Commute got you down? We can fix that. OneCity Candidate Iona Bonamis 陶思穎 outlines Project Greenlight, which could save you weeks of your life in traffic. If you want City Hall to help you get you where you're going faster, volunteer, donate, and VOTE OneCity. #transit #vanpoli 03813
Reposted by neil21Peter Waldkirch 華彼德 @pwaldkirch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Vancouver bans apartments on around 70% or so of its residential land. What's your city at? 0111
Reposted by neil21Derek Kwan @dgk1969.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New extra-heavy Freshet News issues out today packed full of municipal election coverage and so much more - check your local pickup locations for info on candidates! The election coverage inserts are specific to the city you grab your paper in! #October1st #freshetnews #burnaby #newwest #tricities 051
Reposted by neil21COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Empty Homes 🤝 ABC After voting down increases to the Empty Homes Tax, and creating new loopholes for developers to leave empty homes vacant, and giving $3.8M to developers in EHT earmarked for affordable housing... ABC signs are now popping up in front of empty apartments and lots across the city. 28237
Reposted by neil21Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 02/10/2026Francisco (Cisco) was an immigrant from Peru who moved to Canada to build 'a better life and future' here. He leaves behind a husband and many grieving family members and friends. Friends are fundraising to cover the costs of repatriating his remains to Peru: www.gofundme.com/f/bringing-c...gofundme.comDonate to Bringing Cisco Home: Support for His Family, organized by Alexa VidalHelp Us Bring Cisco Home to Peru ❤️ With heavy hearts, we are asking for y… Alexa Vidal needs your support for Bringing Cisco Home: Support for His Family 02012
Reposted by neil21For Our Kids - Alberta @forourkidsalberta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ten US states have made plug-in solar affordable. Zero Canadian provinces. Add your name for plug-in solar for Alberta. It takes 30 seconds! 🔌 🌞 pluginsolarpower.ca/albertapluginsolarpower.caAlberta | Plug-In Solar for CanadaAn estimated 4 to 5 million European homes use a plug-in solar kit to cut their power bill. Help unlock certified kits across Canada, province by province and federally. 0117
Reposted by neil21Calliope @calliope5431.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Paul Ehrlich sincerely believed nuclear war between the US and Japan would occur in the 70s because of overpopulation. Overpopulation, Peak Oil, and The Coming War With Japan were existential risks if you were in the pundit class, if everyone didn't die of viruses brought back from space first. 3649
Reposted by neil21Abundant Housing Vancouver @ahvancouver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Our walking tour this Saturday, Oct. 3rd, is a great opportunity to see some unusual streets most Vancouverites never have before. www.eventbrite.com/e... 074
Reposted by neil21Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"What's the time?" "It's a way of dividing the day into measurable units." I restrain myself outside the home but my kids hear it a lot. 71071
Reposted by neil21Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What's the stupidest joke you most have to fight the urge to tell? Mine is not replying to questions about whether I have any allergies with 'we'll find out together, I guess'. 32658932
Reposted by neil21Cal 🌿 @calsneurons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026horses, welcome to the war on cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social 031
Reposted by neil21Patrick Johnstone @pjnewwest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hey #NewWest, I’m blowing the dust off my old Reddit account and am doing an AMA over on Reddit.com/r/NewWest tomorrow, starting at 10:00am. Be kind! Be curious!reddit.comr/NewWestWelcome to /r/NewWest! New Westminster is a historically important city in the Lower Mainland region and the former capital of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of the Greater Vanc... 3218
neil21 @neil21.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s pretty perfect: no change for drivers in the transit-abundant Translink region, but rural drivers outside the region get a break. And it’s like provincial funding for Translink by moving cups around. 070
Reposted by neil21Matthew Laird @matthewlaird.ca · 01/10/2026If a pipeline was going to be a profitable investment, the private sector would be lining up to pay for it. So now we have to bribe both Quebec and Alberta to keep the country together? #cdnpoli 041
Reposted by neil21Michael Hall @michaelhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Announcement 1: new crude oil pipeline Announcement 2: gas in BC will be made cheaper It's not even 10 AM 😮💨 163
Reposted by neil21Michael Hall @michaelhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In response to David Eby lowering the province-wide gas tax by 10¢, TransLink should, in response, raise their separate fuel levy by 10¢ to make up the difference 😌 Purely by coincidence, the TL board is meeting right now. 1148
Reposted by neil21Christa MacArthur @chmacarthur.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Maureen is a great candidate! #BCPoli 061
Reposted by neil21Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For the past week, I've heard a lot of people say "provincial and municipal elections happening at the same time is confusing, especially since I don't fully understand what a city is in control of." So, I did a four minute explainer piece to try and help www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqlh...youtube.comWhat municipalities can and can’t do in B.C.YouTube video by CBC British Columbia 816162
Reposted by neil21Neal Jennings ☮️ @nealjennings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm impressed at how quickly they got these stickers printed. 1144
![PM's Office of Japan & @JPN_PMO•40m
Instruction by the Prime Minister in Response to the Suspected Ballistic Missile Launch by North Korea (06:40)
[Provisional translation]
1. Dedicate maximum effort to gather and analyze information, and provide the public with information in a timely and appropriate manner.
2. Ensure the safety of aircraft, vessels, and other assets.
3. Take all possible measures for precaution, including readiness for contingencies.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nb6uhiglzowsdcbgwv2itwa7/bafkreihgw75mkmhgzmrcsgaibdpwjdpt3iclyoa5qhrjadey2usaq6y7ii)
