Lee Haber
@leehaber
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Vancouver-based urbanist, traveller and ideas person. Trying to get a train built to Whistler. Be Kind, Be Brave, Be Wise.
Vancouver, Canada
Joined March 2009
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I had a chance to look at the Gastown pedestrianization yesterday and here are my thoughts 1/x
@PeterMeiszner
@sarahkirby_yung
@CityofVancouver
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@IoannesVictor
@BlancoMexicano3
@BrianTBrown2
@DefTechPat
@ButtigiegDem
Better a bureaucratic nightmare than a bloody one.
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As 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
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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
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Who can look at this and think we should go back to vehicles rumbling through here?
@gastown
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One 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.
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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.
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@sarahkirby_yung
@LennyNanZhou
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@jordanbpeterson
How 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?
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First, 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.
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@catcontentonly
The US wouldn’t have been in this situation in the first place. During the crucial early stages, local officials were most focused on covering it up than stopping its spread.
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@kennardmatt
Matt 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.
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I found the fenced in patio setup to be a bit weird. It feels more like a place for storing livestock than for people to dine out. These were both located in areas without car traffic so I don’t see why such a fence is needed. You don’t see this in Italy.
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@PxyzzkhH5oVJgMs
@dmorey
Congrats! You just earned 50 cents and 100 Sesame credit points!
No one in HK is arguing for independence. They want the Basic Law to be honoured that protects their rights.
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@kennedystewart
If you believe in decency, will you at least apologize for throwing around the term genocide irresponsibly?
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The reclined seats were very popular, even in some of the less pleasant areas.
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@KenSimCity
The proposal came with a poison pill that would have increased vehicular traffic through Stanley Park and the replacement of lawn with asphalt in the park along Beach Avenue.
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It’s going to be hard going back to cars rolling through here in 2 months.
@CityofVancouver
@gastown
let’s do the right thing and make this permanent.
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Even with the “car light” designation, some blocks still had a surprisingly high number of cars, especially between Abbott and Cambie. I saw quite a few taxis. I would like to see driving restricted to only local use in the future as it does hurt the vibe.
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It's easy to look at the current war in Gaza and believe that peace is far away.
However, I believe that once the war is over and Hamas has been defeated, there is an opportunity to create lasting peace. But only if we play our cards right.
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@JustLuai
@aziz0nomics
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The Steam Clock block was lively and it was good to see the street furniture put to good use. This area will benefit from more stalls and pop up shops.
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@KyivIndependent
We need to make sure that the sale proceeds actually go to Ukrainians and not vaguely to 'victims of war' as Abramovich has stated. I hope Chelsea fans are pressuring Roman to make sure the money goes to the right place and not taking this at face value. (I'm a Chelsea fan)
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Just overhead some people at a cafe say they want to visit Water Street because it has been pedestrianized.
Nobody is drawn to a place because cars drive through it.
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@michaelgeller
@Canucks
That's a pretty big 'notwithstanding'.
"Notwithstanding the big fire, drenching a building with fire may damage the paint!"
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@iamkennethchan
Hong Kong gets 1/3 of its revenue from real estate development to fund transit. I'm happy that Translink is finally doing the same.
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Watching
@MovementYVR
present how we can make transit better in Metro Vancouver.
Giving buses priority is a relatively cheap and straightforward intervention that can greatly improve transit service.
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@BrentToderian
Agreed. In most cities, this prime waterfront land isn't accessible to the public. Here, we have it for 20+ km continuous km.
(We do need to get better at designing our public spaces within the city fabric though i.e. pedestrianized Gastown)
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It seems like the Gastown pedestrian pilot may not be as devastating to the Old Spaghetti Factory as its owner is suggesting.
(For this patron, it's been quite the opposite)
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I also found it ridiculous the number of traffic cones added. Hopefully, these will be removed as drivers get used to the new car light conditions.
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I’m curious as to why Vancouver doesn’t have more heavy duty patio spaces that can handle adverse weather like in NY.
Is it a policy issue? Is it a familiarity issue?
@PeterMeiszner
any thoughts?
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@BryanPassifiume
@DianneWatts4BC
Trudeau: "We disagreed on where we wanted to go. I wanted to break the law and she tried to stop me."
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@VivekGRamaswamy
This is a dumb take. Most of the equipment being supplied to Ukraine is of a completely different nature than what would be used to defend Taiwan. Ukraine is primarily land and artillery, Taiwan would be primarily water/amphibious and naval/airborne.
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@gmbutts
You're right. No one should throw anybody else under the bus. Disunity is not what this country needs right now.
They should both stand united and resign together!
#WEscandal
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@hahussain
@NYT
Hating Hamas is not the same as liking Israel though. I hope though that attitudes are changing and that real peace will be possible soon, at least between Gaza and Israel.
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I'm starting to learn that if you want to make sensible decisions when it comes to planning and transportation, do the opposite of what
@michaelgeller
recommends.
As I study this Portland Oregon train/tram map I can't help but think we may have made a terrible mistake in Vancouver building underground subways and SkyTrain. Hopefully we will build light rail to UBC and elsewhere throughout the region.
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@s_guilbeault
This may be a net positive but it should be noted that this will do little to curb plastic in our oceans. Most of the plastic in our oceans comes from improper waste disposal in developing countries, primarily in Asia.
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@iamkennethchan
I don't think people get how big this could potentially be.
This is the difference between new Skytrain lines being built this decade vs decades from now.
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@sethharpesq
Ukrainian arms and legs are already being blown off because the war continues. And Russia is already using cluster munitions.
If cluster munitions help Ukraine win the war faster, it is a worthy tradeoff.
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Americans, if you truly care about your democracy, it needs you now. The world needs you to stand up. March, organize and show the Putins and the Trumps out there that they're outnumbered.
#OccupyLafayettePark
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@__cosmopolite__
Usually, they balance these pieces out but this is so one-sided. Why didn't they interview the Water St. Cafe or the Local, or 33 Acres who seem to be killing it?
Also, maybe pedestrianization isn't the only factor for the decline? Maybe they need to freshen their brands?
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@JohnCCoupar
It is open. It's one of the best routes to cycle on and one of the best actions of the previous city council.
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@iamkennethchan
$3B per year is not much when you are competing with every other city in the country.
We have a rapidly growing population and we need to build infrastructure for where we will be, not where we are.
We need to get costs down and use development to help pay for new transit.
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@iamkennethchan
Why not electrify it and have off-the-shelf rolling stock available? (Electrification is not that expensive at about $1-2 M per km).
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@Billbrowder
It's a bit of a misquote. There is the threat of a Russian presence on all sides but that doesn't mean Russia controls all of the territory surrounding Kyiv.
The UA has been successful in letting the RA make incursions just to be ambushed later.
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@FuckCarsReddit
I think the bigger argument is that local transit is so poor that getting to stations would be too inconvenient but even that is changing.
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@RobynUrback
It's amazing how you can get people to cooperate when you point a gun at their heads.
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@BrentToderian
Road pricing will solve a lot of our transportation problems and nobody wants it lol
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@iamkennethchan
Honestly, this sounds kind of weak sauce. Water, at the very least, should be completely pedestrian. This could be done by making Cordova two-way.
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@MoreTransitSO
A tunnel shouldn't cost $850 M/km, especially through a largely suburban area.
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@augustAP12
I hope this render is false. This is the dumbest way to adapt Line 9 from Barcelona.
(If anybody is wondering, the trains should be stacked vertically, which would save space and reduce costs)
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@afalkhatib
Isn't the stripping down to make sure they aren't carrying weapons or explosives on them?
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@JeremyHunka
"We could have really nice views from all locations if we razed the entire city to the ground" - NIMBY logic.
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@FinchWestLRT
For a city with cold winters, is this really the best we can do in terms of shelter?
Other cities have completely sheltered LRT/BRT stops with platform screen doors. Why do we settle for such mediocrity?
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@RM_Transit
It's amazing what they've been able to do with relatively poor last-mile connections.
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@laureneeckert
No, science has nothing to do with any culture. It is based on the Scientific Method: Problem > Hypothesis > Testing/Observation > Results > Conclusion > Theory.
Anybody from any background can apply it.
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@CityofVancouver
How does this help things?
People are losing faith in your ability to do anything with an ounce of competence.
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@MikeStarchuk
@Dave_Eby
There's no such thing as a free road. Now it's a road that is paid for by people who aren't using it.
How is that fair?
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@hankgreen
There hasn't been one for a while.
I hope these Republicans go the way of the Whigs and the Conservative movement in the US can reinvent itself with some sanity.
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@HDWilson
@minghuiyu
It's honestly way too late for that. In the critical early stages, the CCP was more focused on covering it up instead of preventing its spread.
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