Jim Mayer

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Urbanism, utility cycling, rowing, food, vintage cocktails, software development, and city living. he/him. I live in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
My bloghttps://www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/
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Former Twitter Identity@pentastich
Jim MayerJul 6, 2023
Eric DohertyFeb 7, 2023
RT Great letter by #ClimateJustice Victoria member @JoelSatre
in the @timescolonist
! "Climate plan calls for 25 per cent less driving by 2030. Shifting funding from highway expansion to #transit improvements is essential" https://timescolonist.com/opinion/letters/letters-feb-6-health-system-worked-for-me-an-indigenous-museum-for-bc-more-money-for-transit-less-for-highways-6490712 #yyj #yyjpoli https://twitter.com/CJusticeVic/status/1623016114711302145 #publictransit
Letters Feb. 6: Health system worked for me; an Indigenous museum for B.C.; more money for transit, less for highways

Victoria Times Colonist
Jim MayerJul 6, 2023
Brent ToderianJul 6, 2023

NEW: “What impressed Mr. Toderian most was not just the exclusion of cars but what replaced them. ‘They weren’t lazy about it. They didn’t just throw up barriers and ban cars,’ he said.”

My comments along with Val Plante’s & others in this great article about #Montreal’s inspiring summer street transformations!

#cities #streets #cars #OpenStreets #Montreal https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-montreal-avenues-car-free-transformation-proves-a-hit-with-residents/

Montreal avenue’s car-free transformation proves a hit with residents, business owners

Almost 2.5 kilometres of Mont-Royal Ave. has been blocked off to traffic, with art installations and greenery creating a daily festival, packed with crowds almost around the clock

The Globe and Mail
Show threadJim MayerJul 2, 2023
BTW, this is a city scene. It's amazing what some trees and a water feature will attract! There are 300 homes here + commercial in the space of two city blocks.
Jim MayerJul 2, 2023
When mom is in the water and junior is on the deck. Mom was rather concerned, and I suspect junior is going to get a good quacking to!
Jim MayerJul 2, 2023
Cap'n TransitJul 2, 2023

RT @giulio_mattioli: How to preserve the status quo in 3 easy moves:

1. Take a zero-sum game (like street space allocation)

2. Argue that it would be unfair if anyone were worse off, even if it's those that are currently getting the most

3. Done

Show threadJim MayerJul 2, 2023
Success!
Jim MayerJul 2, 2023
Getting ready for Canada Day fireworks at Victoria's Songhees Park.
Jim MayerJul 2, 2023
The BC Emergency Medical Service bike paramedics were out for Victoria's Canada Day celebrations. It seems the bikes let them move quickly through congested areas and big events. The inner harbour was a zoo, so I have no trouble believing this!
Jim MayerJul 1, 2023
Leo MurrayJul 1, 2023
THIS is *exactly* the correct response to the rapid emergence of a new technology and concomitant mode of mobility which is vastly more efficient across a whole range of dimensions and vastly less world-destroying than the private car! Hidalgo FTW! https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/06/30/paris-mayor-enters-fray-between-e-bikes-and-pedestrians-by-fighting-drivers
Paris Mayor Enters Fray Between E-Bikes and Pedestrians — By Fighting Drivers - Streetsblog New York City

Anne Hidalgo will help pedestrians feel safer not with a crackdown on micromobility, but with a common-sense plan to take more away space from drivers.

Jim MayerJul 1, 2023
Daniel MoserJul 1, 2023
But Public Transport should make a profit 🤡🤡