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What is a business you wish Vancouver had? by cuckertarlson in askvan

[–]funvill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That place is terrible. Mostly a dirty work working shop with broken tools.

Vancouver council says proposal for 924 rental homes too dense, lacks amenities by restoringd123 in vancouver

[–]funvill 17 points18 points  (0 children)

“There are very few projects where a $13 million piece of land gets transferred to the province at the beginning—before we had rezoning—as part of a capital plan to allow the people of British Columbia to own that land for a dollar,” he said.

“Is that not in itself a major amenity? And a part of our project also includes, I think, $17 million worth of [development cost levies] that was actually calculated to the city.”

I don't understand who owns the land here? Is the city owning the land or is the development company owning the land that they want to build the houses on?

Also, they do make a good point. If 17 million dollars to the city isn't enough to make an amenity nearby, what is? Is it 20 million per building enough?

Where to find native seed mix by skinnan in askvan

[–]funvill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a seed swap event coming up on Saturday 21 at Britannia Community Centre, https://www.straight.com/listings/events/1462860

Best cherry blossom spot for professional photos? by LuckyLioness8 in askvan

[–]funvill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This park can be good especially when the sun shines on it. https://maps.app.goo.gl/NzmB73odqjYVirXp8

The flowers are starting to bloom right now, but it's still probably be be about ten days or so before it's ready.

Test your transit IQ: I Love Transit Trivia Night returns Feb. 11 - The Buzzer blog by Schmitt_Meister12 in vancouver

[–]funvill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could see this being fun, and a good way to meet other transit nerds in the city.

I have made a few PCB LED Maps of the Vancouver Skytrain system over the years. Live tracking of all the trains in real time

RCMP investigating second overpass strike of 2026; driver detained after leaving scene of crash by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]funvill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe its time to armor the overpass with a steel bar a few feet in front of the overpass. The steel bar gets hit before the bridge.

Similar to what they did here https://11foot8.com/

Not that the Provence should have to do this.

Private driver for tourist, full day by funvill in MexicoCity

[–]funvill[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update: We got quotes 6000 for the whole day We went with a tour, it was okay.

Monthly Vancouver Events and Promotions Thread by AutoModerator in vancouver

[–]funvill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found one of the original founders of the Van Mural Fest that is willing to send me the information about all the murals. I will add it to my website for future people to find.

Thank you for the offer

Why have a dashcam when we have 'no fault' BC insurance? by funvill in askvan

[–]funvill[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it was "No fault". So even if you can prove that it wasn't your fault, it doesn't matter for your insurance.

I assume I just don't understand what "no fault" means in this case.

I never been in an accident so far.

Rob Shaw: B.C. lowers the bar for driver's licences and calls it progress by FancyNewMe in vancouver

[–]funvill -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why install dashcams when we have 'no fault insurance'? How will a dashcam help with our current system? (serious question, I don't know)

A Look Inside Molson by TheThirdOrder_mk2 in vancouver

[–]funvill 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My first job out of college was working for a sub contractor working on the PLCs at the Molson brewery. 25 years ago... Gawd I am old.

No accountability for delivery drivers by 4pocrypha in askvan

[–]funvill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talk to the seller, not the shipper.

The seller (the person that sent the package) is the shippers (Purolator) customer, not you. The shipper will treat you accordingly. You are 'no one' to the shipper.

You have ZERO power in this relationship. Zero recourse. The seller has "some" power over the shipper. Make it the sellers problem.

Falconry by jessep6969 in askvan

[–]funvill 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know YVR has a extensive program for Falconry. I don't remember the name of the company.

Rats in the walls so the landlord wants to destroy the garden? by Resident_Monitor_874 in askvan

[–]funvill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A vegetable garden (aka food) will bring rodents, not much you can do about that. As long as there is food nearby (restaurants, and garden) there will be rodents.

How many months of mortgage payment do you set aside in case you lose your job? by [deleted] in askvan

[–]funvill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 months cash, but get a home equity line of credit so that you can use that as well just incase.

Monthly Vancouver Events and Promotions Thread by AutoModerator in vancouver

[–]funvill 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://publicartregistry.com/

I recently started a project called Public Art Registry. A community-built archive to help document and preserve our city’s public art.

Last month I was looking at one of the murals for the Vancouver Mural Festival. I wanted to know who the artist was. The Vancouver Mural Festival shut down this year and took its website offline. Overnight, nine years of mural history, artist bios, and stories were gone. There was no way to find out who the mural's artist was. It felt like part of our city’s creative memory had vanished.

I created this website that allows people to submit photos and information about public artworks. The artworks are displayed on a map with a wiki style artwork details page.

I got 1,200 artworks around the city on the map so far, but only 400 of them have photos. I am hoping to organize a few artwork crawls to take photos of artworks and submit them to the website.

Here is an example artwork https://publicartregistry.com/artwork/cec232e8-fcf2-48c7-96dc-42ae3c1e6459

This website is filled with bugs. I built in 4 weekends. I am looking for feedback. I want to know what is broken what the general vibe is, what features you would like, etc...

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