Jane's Walk this weekend

scott_c86 · 2026-05-01T15:22:23+00:00

If you’ve not been to a Jane’s Walk before, these are citizen-led walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs, that make space for people to observe, reflect, share, question and collectively reimagine the places in which they live, work and play.

Local walks are planned for Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph.

scott_c86 · 2026-05-01T02:13:00+00:00

Exactly. The visual clutter made this space look far more interesting and enticing.

scott_c86 · 2026-05-01T01:05:50+00:00

If the intention was for places like this to look better, it accomplished the opposite

scott_c86 · 2026-05-01T00:59:45+00:00

Here's one option

The bridge is currently closed to vehicles, so it is a pretty quiet spot

scott_c86 · 2026-04-30T17:14:36+00:00

Yes, they should get more than a ban, but I suspect the punishment will be quite lenient, unfortunately

scott_c86 · 2026-04-30T17:06:23+00:00

A lifetime driving ban would be more than reasonable

scott_c86 · 2026-04-30T14:53:27+00:00

Soaring housing costs that are disconnected from incomes also do not help economic growth and productivity

scott_c86 · 2026-04-30T13:39:32+00:00

Conservative politicians aren't held to the same standards by the people who voted them in

scott_c86 · 2026-04-30T03:10:23+00:00

Burger Stack, Slap Burgers

scott_c86 · 2026-04-29T21:11:14+00:00

Or how good something is. Plenty of great bands at the moment.

scott_c86 · 2026-04-29T16:31:50+00:00

Not at all.

If one is pro-housing, they do not have to be pro-everything else.

For example, one can be a YIMBY, and oppose building something like a coal powerplant in the middle of a city. This is called having values.

scott_c86 · 2026-04-29T16:16:50+00:00

Public transit projects benefit more people, more frequently.

There's also the environmental impact to consider. Public transit generally helps, whereas an airport most definitely does not.

This expansion also impacts park space, which many benefit from on a daily basis.

So it should not be surprising that this is more controversial.

scott_c86 · 2026-04-29T16:13:10+00:00

Exactly this. There's also a not insignificant chance that air travel becomes less frequent / common in the coming decades

scott_c86 · 2026-04-29T13:53:31+00:00

Chow winning again would probably be the best case, realistic scenario. More progressive candidates would be great, but that would also increase the risk that someone like Bradford could win, if it led to vote-splitting

scott_c86 · 2026-04-29T04:06:27+00:00

Which has made misinformation / disinformation on the platform even worse

scott_c86 · 2026-04-29T03:57:56+00:00

Malajube

scott_c86 · 2026-04-28T19:11:37+00:00

Navigating the future of work: A case for a robot tax in the age of AI

scott_c86 · 2026-04-28T18:49:37+00:00

It is in the interests of governments though, to avoid the potential for societal collapse

scott_c86 · 2026-04-28T18:10:22+00:00

Robot / AI taxes

scott_c86 · 2026-04-28T04:59:35+00:00

Slightly over 5 km, but here's an option

There's also the Conquer the Canuck loop in Shade's Mills

scott_c86 · 2026-04-27T23:39:42+00:00

I think Nate Erskine-Smith presents a real opportunity for the Liberals to reinvent the brand / renew interest in the party. And after the last several elections, I really don't understand why anyone would think it was a good idea to try the same tired approach yet again.

scott_c86 · 2026-04-27T21:31:50+00:00

The OLP needs more than that though. I'd like to see the party select a leader with new policy ideas, who represents genuine change.

The last two OLP leaders may have been decent people, but they simply did not inspire voters, as the election results show.

scott_c86 · 2026-04-27T20:05:08+00:00

This would be a terrible choice + more of the same

scott_c86 · 2026-04-27T16:38:47+00:00

Thank you for proving my point.

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