I had a chance to look at the Gastown pedestrianization yesterday and here are my thoughts 1/x
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Lee Haber
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Lee Haber
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Vancouver-based urbanist, traveller and ideas person. Trying to get a train built to Whistler.
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- Better a bureaucratic nightmare than a bloody one.
- Replying to @leehaberAs a whole, I’m very happy that we are finally embracing what the rest of the world has known for decades: that cities and streets are for people first. My hope is that we build upon this and eventually pedestrianize most of Gastown permanently. /end
00:00 - It doesn't seem like getting rid of the bike lane in Stanley Park is having the amazing congestion reduction benefits as anticipated... @angelahaer @sarahkirby_yung @PeterMeiszner @pwaldkirch
- Who can look at this and think we should go back to vehicles rumbling through here? @gastown @CityofVancouver
- Please share the Palestinian peace songs you know. Otherwise, this post comes across as gatekeeping.
- Replying to @leehaberOne of the most underrated aspects of blocking off car traffic is the reduction in noise. Now, we’re hearing it replaced by more pleasant sounds like that of this marimba. 3/
00:00 - The Gastown Pedestrian pilot has just started and it’s already a million times better. So much less noise and anxiety. Let’s make this permanent and expand it to the other blocks. @PeterMeiszner @sarahkirby_yung @LennyNanZhou
00:00 - Replying to @ThisiZiHB and @IDFThen you should support Israel destroying Hamas.
- Replying to @jordanbpetersonHow do you escalate when you were never the aggressor? Did the US escalate when they decided to fight back after Pearl Harbour? Was it escalation every time they launched a new aircraft carrier?
- Replying to @duncrae @anitavandenbeld and 2 othersI’m the author of this report. It’s important to note that the cost assumes we adopt the best procurement and construction practices used in places like Italy and Spain where they build HSR at low costs. The fact is we have some of the best conditions for HSR in Eastern Canada.
- Replying to @MosabHasanYOSEFIf it is truly a victory, Haniyeh should declare it in Gaza.
- Replying to @leehaberFirst, this is the most people I’ve seen in Gastown in a long time. There was particularly a lot of activity around Maple Tree Square and the Steam Clock.
00:00 - Replying to @kennardmattMatt you seem like someone who will listen to reason. I invite you to talk to people from those countries that joined NATO after the Cold War to learn about their motivations for joining.
