Category: Winnipeg
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The False Dichotomy of Bikes v. Cars
I’ve been engaging with a lot of anti-bike folks on twitter over the past few months. Observations and Thoughts. [Note: these people are sometimes pejoratively called “carbrains” but that’s unfair, I think at lot of people share these views, even if they are not against bikes] 1. The built environment is immutable. When someone says…
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My Top 3 Winnipeg Mayoral Election Issues
I spent more of my long weekend than intended summarizing Winnipeg’s Mayoral candidates’ platforms for an epic tweet thread. This got me thinking about what the most important issues to me personally. Fund Winter This city is very bad at winter! Last year especially was an epic disaster of unplowed sidewalks and streets. Forget winter…
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On Winnipeg Urban Planning
Late last week I wrote the following tweet that generated quite a bit of conversation: Unfortunately, the original intent of my tweet was partially lost in the conversation. So I thought I’d clarify here on my blog. The two main knee-jerk reactions that I had upon visiting Sage Creek were essentially: 1. It is (a)…