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My letter to the editor re bus lanes on McKenzie triggering #trafficevaporation is in the #yyj paper today, along with one right below from a traffic evaporation denier. Will post peer reviewed article in 🧵 timescolonist.com/opinion/letter… #yyjpoli

Two great letters in Victoria's daily paper today re #TrafficEvaporation when car lanes are reallocated to bus lanes. (2nd and 3rd letters) timescolonist.com/opinion/letter… #yyj #Saanich

Climate Justice Victoria is on Blu3 Sk7 at climatejusticeyy Please join us there. #yyj #climatejustice

Great letter re #trafficevaporation and infrastructure priorities in the TC. We should be investing in public transit not making traffic worse and increasing GHG pollution with highway expansion boondoggles. timescolonist.com/opinion/letter… #yyj #yyjpoli

The average monthly cost of a new car in Canada is $1400 including gas, insurance, etc. When transit becomes faster, more frequent, more reliable, a few more families are finally able to swap their $1400 car bill for a $140 transit pass. zoocasa.com/blog/car-costs…

"What you do have to do is make it affordable for ordinary mortals..." -- Juri Maier, Back on Track Germany. In Canada's future VIA Rail Canada long distance train designs, we should aim to serve both tourists and local passengers. cbc.ca/news/world/eur…

Building HFR/HSR will help, eventually, but making VIA Rail's existing routes frequent and reliable now, through better regulation of track access and modest investments, would improve the situation in months, not years/decades. macleans.ca/society/want-t…

🤩 #Swifties! Special trips added on Route 70 to meet extra sailings going to and from #SwartzBay for the #TaylorSwiftErasTour! BC Ferries is adding late night and early morning trips and #BCTransit will be there to greet you. Details 👉 bctransit.com/you-belong-wit…

Two B.C. pipeline projects expired last week: #PRGT and Enbridge's Westcoast Connector. Enbridge is making the right choice to walk away. The window has closed for LNG exports, and the cost of building new pipelines is not worth the risks. thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/0…

New Video! I went to #Berlin, and found what must be Europe's worst freeway expansion scheme! Is there anything as bad proposed anywhere else on the continent? youtu.be/QjweIzqWulI?si… #nomoreroads #A100 Bürger*innenInitiative A100

Great letter to editor by Will Greaves in #Saanich News! "Reallocating space to bus lanes, active transportation lanes, and wider sidewalks with ample shade trees is also needed for Saanich to be a climate leader." saanichnews.com/opinion/letter… #yyj #yyjpoli #UVic

The much-anticipated RFQ for the new long distance fleet, funded in the 2024 federal budget after much campaigning, has now been published. Check out the concept artwork… both domes and panoramic windows, with 21st century accessibility!

The National Conference on Street and Highway Safety met in Washington 100 years ago, from December 15 to 17, 1924. The cartoon in this story reflects the conventional wisdom of the era, when traffic safety meant protecting pedestrians from motorists.

Somebody please tell Doug Ford that the solution to the geometry problem isn’t a $50B+ tunnel to double-deck 401!

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Is letter writer Eric Doherty🌻 wrong in claiming that "in Greater Victoria most people accept the value of evidence-based decision making" and climate science? saanichnews.com/opinion/letter… #yyj #yyjpoli #Saanich Saanich News

Great letter in TC by James Mayer "With dedicated lanes, transit becomes fast and predictable. And on routes with frequent service, that makes transit an attractive choice for many people" timescolonist.com/opinion/letter… #yyj #yyjpoli #yyjbike