A man holding a painting of a raccoon face

Real flowers and duct tape roses laid next to a pylon

Two guys holding signs that read justice for Scritchy and we miss scritchy

A little raccoon face pin made out of duct tape on a black sweater

Halifax keeping it real

#PylonWars
#Scritchy

"For 55 years, we’ve been paving, patching, sweeping and plowing a six-lane road that runs parallel to a four-lane highway...carrying twice the traffic volume...
There was an exodus of investment on Main Street ever since. It turns out no one wanted to live or open a business on a “speedway.”"

Street Math: The Invisible Ledger Why Saint John is richer than it thinks (and where the money is leaking).

"...our land-use and transportation choices are the real, silent drivers of our city’s financial health. I call it Street Math..."
streetmath.substack.com/p/street-mat...

So....politics...??

Interesting that there was the opportunity for a pipeline decades ago but our guy said no.

People who live in the urban neighbourhoods of the City of Saint John experience a constant disrespect and disregard for our daily lives. It's constant and it's systemic. Show me a candidate who understands this, agrees with this, and insists that they're not going to take it anymore. #peoplecity

We should have a chat with that bank

I guess so.
And project management too?

Saint John bridge contractor files for receivership | CBC News The contractor responsible for two major projects in the Saint John area has gone into receivership and questions are being raised about possible construction delays.

During that 2013 project, the contractor went bankrupt and the bank took over.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Never Ending Story

Ottawa spending $84M to install more than 8,000 new EV chargers In an effort to convince more drivers to switch from gasoline to electric vehicles, the federal government announced Tuesday it has committed $84 million to install thousands of new chargers from…

Ottawa’s funding for 8,000+ new EV chargers is good news for drivers in Saint John and across Canada. More charging options help make choosing an electric vehicle an easier choice for our community. Learn more: sj.energy/4rFqLtO

#Zero30 #EV #CleanTransportation

"Grid Forward Saint John is about making sure our system is ready for what’s next...”

"ActiveGrid is modernizing Saint John’s electricity system to support growing demand, new technologies, and more renewable energy. And all while keeping your rates stable and service reliable."

Super excited for this!!

Love that!
Simple and Effective.

"...the Collective will forcefully call out the lies, and the liars, that seek to undermine both the truth about, and the achievement of, better cities for people."

The penalty is the people who usually walk - will drive.
That means even less parking for folks visiting who have to drive.

Who knew!?

Happy Monday, New Brunswick! Here's what I'll be up to this week 🗓️

Liberty and Waldo intersection with paint and bollards to narrow the intersection

Grateful for all of the ways El Cerrito city staff are making our streets safer, like this improvement on Liberty at Waldo.

Drivers fly down Liberty, a residential street, avoiding higher traffic streets. These bollards should help slow them down and protect people biking and walking.

Tim Hortons to offer electric vehicle charging stations at 100 locations across Canada Tim Hortons announced Wednesday that it plans to install fast electronic vehicle (EV) chargers at 100 of its restaurants, with the first one already open to the public at a Regina location.

"...this is expected to make Tim Hortons the largest restaurant provider of EV fast charging stations in Canada."
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

"The program has attracted interest from companies across Canada to participate in its inaugural cohort...
They include two companies from New Brunswick - Seafarer AI (Saint John) and Vartis Space (Fredericton)"
#cenpoli #defence
www.canada.ca/en/atlantic-...

Alberta Independence: Many Leaners, but Few Committed Separatists Among independence supporters, half would view joining the United States favourably.

"Virtually all of those who would vote in favour of Alberta independence support the Conservatives — both provincially and federally.
...about half of those who support Alberta separation from Canada would welcome U.S. annexation."
#cdnpoli
open.substack.com/pub/threethi...

How to Fix Traffic Congestion In Australia | Utopia YouTube video by Working Dog Productions

This is still one of my favourite videos ever, perfectly explaining the staggering amount of public money that’s going into NOT solving traffic congestion.

“It means you spend a lot of money now for a very short-term benefit."

Jevon’s Paradox via Australia’s great show “Utopia.” Please share!

Stellantis Suspends Dividend Due To $26 Billion Restructuring Charge Shares of Stellantis (STLA) are down 28% after the automaker said that it expects to take a $26 billion U.S. restructuring charge and suspended its dividend payment. Stellantis pre-released some f...

"Stellantis isn’t alone...Ford (F) and General Motors (GM) have also announced their own hits of $19.5 billion U.S. and $7 billion U.S."
www.baystreet.ca/dividends/11...

The Fishing Pier Problem in Public Transit Equity — Human Transit Have you ever heard people say: “They got that transit improvement in their neighborhood!  We deserve to have one in our neighborhood!” But does this demand always makes sense? Imagine a city on a lak...

Does you want a particular public transit improvement because some other city or neighborhood has it? If so, you need this evergreen piece of mine.

humantransit.org/2020/02/the-...

Definitely worth the listen!

Irving Oil had $250-million profit when it won tax break from city and province | CBC News Irving Oil raked in a quarter of a billion dollars in profits in the same year it persuaded Saint John city council and the New Brunswick government to hand it a 25-year tax break, leaked documents sh...

"The cost to the city was estimated at $112 million over a quarter-century."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Postmedia, one of Canada's largest media companies, is controlled by Chatham Asset Management, an American hedge fund, placing a key part of Canada’s news media under foreign influence"

"Canada is the largest US export market for passenger vehicles
and light trucks:

US exports of $23 bn USD in 2024 – more than US exports to Germany, Mexico and China combined."
#cdnpoli #Canada
www.cvma.ca/wp-content/u...