"What this budget pre-season has taught us is that our municipal government is not flexible enough to adapt to the rapid changes required by the ongoing climate emergency and the future of our climate-changed world". On municipal politics #TheCoastHFX reporter #MattStickland is 🔥 #HFXpoli #CarCult #ClimateAction
Read more at: https://www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion/daring-to-question-city-halls-new-car-habit-32028080
"A few hours later you’re walking your dog. Your neighbour is driving towards you in his dark red truck. You wave. You don’t know if he waves back. You’re 5’10” and your eyes are level with the GMC logo on the front grill. He is slowly drifting towards you. You think you see the soft glow of your distracted death on his face". #MattStickland makes a story about a speed hump a piece of art!
The Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee met on Thursday, Nov. 16, and the only thing they did of consequence was vote on a motion allowing construction companies to pour concrete an additional hour and a half until 9:30 pm. This will go to council for final approval.
"Cars are so ubiquitous that we casually accept the massive public safety tragedy unrolling under our tires. Cars are killing the planet". Another excellent assessment of the perils of our #CarCentric worldview by #MattStickland of #TheCoastHFX
In the past few years it seems like tragedy has piled on Nova Scotia, which has only been compounded by recent—likely now normal—climate changed weather. In the fires of Tantallon, the flaws and vulnerabilities of suburban sprawl were on full display:
"The main takeaway: Global warming is projected to break the 1.5 C threshold for the first time in 2027. Before that time, we need to fundamentally change our consumption habits and patterns to prevent climate change. Even if that work started today, your city government couldn’t even build a bike lane in time. Write to your councillor, you’re in danger".
The absurdity of municipal politics in #ZeroVisionHFX via #TheCoastHFX's #MattStickland
"Perhaps the city could take a holistic look at transportation and create a plan that integrates all modes of mobility.... Can you even imagine how nice it would be to live in a city that had some sort of Integrated Mobility Plan that would solve this problem?"
#MattStickland does it again - I look forward to his evisceration of #HalifaxNS Council every time!
"Free parking is the real tragedy of the commons. In a tangible way, we have given up free communal spaces in exchange for free individual spaces. The pattern of making this trade over and over again is what is killing this planet, and even though our politicians talk a big game, they never put their money where their mouth is".
#MattStickland of #TheCoastHFX describing the bizarre doublespeak of @hfxgov.
Read more at: https://www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion/confused-council-passes-hrm-budget-with-climate-tax-and-carbon-subsidies-30690709
Weird meeting of HRM council this week, and not just because councillors had to do three meetings in one. The politically weird bit of Tuesday’s meeting is the fact that councillors are unwilling to commit to the actions that will enable their stated goals.
Sara FL Kirk
