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✨New Post✨ I wanted to call this 'The Ens**ttification of Cities'. 💸 Let's talk about how car dependence is costing all of us money while selling us the solution to a uniquely suburban problem.

The Programmed Decay of Suburb...

The Programmed Decay of Suburban Affordability - The New Orleans

You may have heard the term “ens**ttification“, sometimes used to describe what happens as big tech platforms like Amazon or Facebook have evolved their business practices to churn out ever increasing profits. It’s a predictable lifecycle where a service starts out great for customers, then slowly degrades its quality to make people pay more or […]

The New Orleans

Rob Attrell Feb 18

The New Orleans Feb 17

✨Introducing✨ the Eastern Ottawa Urbanism Club, a weekly (virtual) social gathering for fans of good city-making practices in the east end of Ottawa. Follow the link to get your invite, first meeting is March 3rd. theneworleans.ca/urbanism-club/

Rob Attrell Feb 12

Graham Sutherland / Polynomial Feb 11

security advice, 1996: writing your passwords down in a notebook is a very bad idea and nobody should do it

security advice, 2026: writing your passwords down in a notebook is one of the most secure storage methods for most users

(fun how threat models change over time, eh?)

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Rob Attrell Feb 11

@curtiscolwell @mollyanglin @theneworleans.bsky.social totally! More little libraries and more big libraries!

Experts say government's latest return-to-office order ignores reality

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/no-desks-no-strategy-experts-say-government-s-latest-return-to-office-order-ignores-reality-9.7077299
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Les experts disent que le dernier ordre de retour au bureau du gouvernement ignore la réalité

// Article en anglais //

#Canada #CANpoli #CDNpoli

No desks, no strategy: Experts say government's latest return-to-office order ignores reality | CBC News

With federal public servants mandated to return to the office four days a week this summer, experts and unions are sounding the alarm over a lack of clear strategy or infrastructure to support such a move.

CBC

Rob Attrell Jan 19

Sieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹Jan 18

Sometimes it takes a seizure to learn how your city functions for people outside of cars.

“I thought losing my licence would make me more dependent on others. Instead, it taught me about interdependence. I can drive again now, or opt to walk or bike. But what if I couldn’t? Who would help me up the hill? And, who can I help?”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-losing-licence-9.7037254

#CarDependency #Whitehorse #ActiveTransportation

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Rob Attrell Jan 9

@mollyanglin @theneworleans.bsky.social yeah it’s all about the community spaces and affordable/free services for me. I prefer reading ebooks through Libby but it’s a great place to spend time!

Rob Attrell Jan 1

I’m declaring my yearly theme (Theme >> Resolution) for 2026 to be “Year of Focus”.

As part of this, I will be doubling down on advocacy for community building, street safety, and retrofitting suburbia to create villages.

I will be trying to be mindful of spending less time and energy on things that don’t meaningfully contribute towards those goals.

Spending time with family (and friends) will also be kept front and centre this year, as I put all this energy in for them.

Rob Attrell Nov 28

The New Orleans Nov 28

✨New Post ✨ "Affordable Housing" vs. housing that is affordable. Are we solving the problem or subsidizing a broken system? It’s time to challenge the comfortable narratives in Ottawa. Read why the current approach is a myth. 📉 #OttPoli #HousingCrisis

The Myth of Affordable Housing...

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Rob Attrell Nov 28

@rndeon this was a ride and I loved it! 😂