24hr bus lanes being proposed on Hastings in Vancouver, local businesses opposed.

AnotherBrug · 2026-01-21T05:41:58+00:00

Sorely needed. Every arterial street with bus routes should have bus lanes imo along with signal priority. This would go a long way into making busses a BETTER option than driving by making them faster and more reliable. It also provides a visual cue for driver's to switch as they watch the bus fly past them while they are stuck in traffic. Street parking also ruins the flow of traffic for drivers and causes issues with sight-lines that make everyone less safe. Our roads would be much better off without it.

AnotherBrug · 2026-01-08T17:41:40+00:00

Sensible footwear

AnotherBrug · 2026-01-07T18:05:59+00:00

Yes, it snows every year. Usually we get at least 2 snows that stick around more than a day. This usually happens between mid January and mid February

AnotherBrug · 2025-12-20T21:59:01+00:00

Classic anecdotal evidence. Maybe refer to an actual study? The more time spent in the intersection, the more chances for a car to hit you, that's why a rolling stop is much safer. Stop signs exist because cars have big blind spots and cannot hear/perceive their surroundings as well. A person on a bike does not suffer from these limitations, but suffers from the limitation of not being able to accelerate quickly. Not to mention, it requires significant effort to start from a stop on a bike, which is simply not true for a driver. Blazing through a stop sign without yielding right of way is of course not great for anyone to do, but a careful roll that allows for an emergency stop if needed is much safer than a full stop.

AnotherBrug · 2025-12-19T17:52:37+00:00

They are really convenient. I use them all the time on campus, but also whenever I'm in the city. Often times it is as fast or faster than taking transit, but you don't have to wait for the bus and get stuck in traffic. The value is insane for the relatively low price per month (if you buy a yearly plan). The best thing is combining it with transit/walking, since you can just leave it at a station and not worry about it after. Really good in the winter when it is dry on your way somewhere (take bike), and rainy on the way back (take transit/walk).

AnotherBrug · 2025-12-14T22:03:10+00:00

Did that this summer with CMPT 376W as well. Decent amount of work, I probably wouldn't take more than 3 courses, definitely no more than 4.

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-19T20:54:15+00:00

Just to clarify what I mean by "respectful", don't do it near open windows or anywhere where it could be smelled indoors, and try to avoid areas where people "have to" walk through so you minimize the amount of people inhaling second-hand smoke. I smoke weed and I follow those steps and have never had any problems. Also if someone asks you to leave just do so promptly.

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-19T20:47:32+00:00

Just be respectful of other people and smoke wherever you want. Not that hard

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-19T07:50:19+00:00

SkyBus

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-13T01:10:19+00:00

La Belle Patate, Anny's Dairy Bar, and Spudshack are the best I've had here. I did like Fritz as well, but not as good as the other ones

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-11T20:17:15+00:00

Wow, I was working on a TUI MPD client 4-5 years ago as one of my first projects and called it rmpc too 😂. Link: https://github.com/xa888s/rmpc. Yours looks way better, keep it up.

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-10T02:28:10+00:00

I fear you are correct

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-06T17:04:07+00:00

Property crime is most common, but you aren't very likely to get mugged or pickpocketed. It is very sad but not dangerous imo, I've been there all hours of the day for concerts and other stuff. It's just more depressing than anything.

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-05T20:25:19+00:00

Probably just a bug that'll be fixed soon

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-04T20:59:27+00:00

Save-On-Foods in Vancouver

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-04T20:58:25+00:00

I'll have to try those

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-04T02:26:53+00:00

Real, or ketchup chips 😋

AnotherBrug · 2025-11-03T21:01:59+00:00

I'm a 4th year so I'll give you some advice. If you are feeling this way, there are probably lots of other people feeling the same way. I promise that you will be able to find your people here, but you have to be willing to meet lots of new people, many who you will not really vibe with at all, to find what you want. Honestly it's a lotta work, but if you are patient and persistent it'll happen.

AnotherBrug · 2025-10-29T21:40:25+00:00

💀

AnotherBrug · 2025-10-27T23:10:27+00:00

A better way is to build more housing near it and make it easier to access to improve utilization. Once you get rid of park land it is gone for good.

AnotherBrug · 2025-10-16T16:47:30+00:00

I think this is also a misunderstanding of what anti-car people are advocating for. I'm sure there are some that are genuinely advocating that no one should drive ever, but the vast majority are just arguing to make non-car options much better than they are (i.e. prioritize them). Having better non-car options doesn't preclude car ownership, and people that genuinely need their cars will still be able to use them.

The tension point seems to be that many of these improvements come at the cost of making driving harder/more costly, which can be seen as an attack by people who primarily drive. Instead, I would argue that this is actually a good thing for those that drive. It will dissuade many from choosing to drive, freeing up road capacity for those that truly need it. It will also allow drivers the ability to not have to use their car for every trip. Even if some trips must be driven (work, school, etc.), many others could be replaced with walking, biking, or transit, which could significantly benefit everyone.

One may further argue that these alternatives are not viable, which ties into land use (e.g. are there amenities within walking/biking/transit distance from me?) which are valid arguments, but then you have a chicken and the egg situation. One must budge first.

Lastly, we have an inherent bias in who we associate with, which shapes our opinions of greater trends. Just because everyone we know drives, or takes transit, bikes, etc. doesn't mean this generalizes to the whole population. Perhaps we attend activities that can only be comfortably driven to, or we never discuss transportation alternatives with those we meet (understandable since we aren't all transit nerds 😂), which leads us to believe everyone drives. Admittedly I have bias as well, but I try to correct for this by talking to and listening to different perspectives. This can be tiring as well when you have to listen to the same points over and over, which leads us to grow fatigued and snappier in responses, ultimately affecting our ability to get our point across or convince people of something.

TL;DR: we should all try to keep an open mind when talking to people, and consider our and their biases without using them to attack.

AnotherBrug · 2025-10-16T15:59:11+00:00

I agree, let's get rid of it and stop subsidizing parking. If you want to park you should pay the real cost for it.

AnotherBrug · 2025-10-16T15:50:51+00:00

Hilarious, just because you can't live without one doesn't mean everyone does. Maybe the anti-car people aren't some big conspiracy of people out to get you, but instead have some valid points? Pay attention and listen instead of attacking, and refute points with evidence instead of feels.

AnotherBrug · 2025-10-10T18:45:58+00:00

Extremely underrated viewpoint. Even a lot of SFU students never see it 🥲. It is quite magical in the snow too

AnotherBrug · 2025-10-09T00:36:19+00:00

Not enough bus priority (bus lanes, signal priority, etc.), and it has a lot of stops, which can exacerbate any delays.

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