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Housing developers constantly saying their developments will actually increase biodiversity because they’ll pop some trees in know for a fact those trees will be murdered for SUV parking within a few years.

It's Jamie@sjamieit.bsky.social

A typical new-build street in Barrhaven over just 5 years. City trees get planted. Owners pave around the trees. Trees die. Owners finish paving their new illegal parking spaces. Street View only goes to 2024; think the remaining two trees are still there?

14/10/26, 2:54 pm7 reposts30 likes

WanWizard 🇪🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇱

@wanwizard.bsky.social

It is also being pushed by both developments without adequate parking spaces (and no public transport alternative), and the fact your car insurance is cheaper if you answer "parked on driveway" instead of "parked in a public parking bay". I'm one of 3 houses left in my street with a front garden.

Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️

@philsturgeon.com

These houses already had double driveways and two garages. If you need six cars what are you doing.

WanWizard 🇪🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇱

@wanwizard.bsky.social

Related to other issues, such as low income, no affordable housing, etc. My neighbors have 3 kids in their 20's. All still live at home. One with a girlfriend, one with wife and baby. They have 6 cars between them, and the dad has a company Navara too. Only way to get to work, 7 different locations

Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️

@philsturgeon.com

Whilst I can absolutely believe that can be a genuine thing* in incredibly rare occasions it doesn’t look like any of these homes fit that category let alone all of them. *There are almost always alternatives to seven cars per house and low income homes generally have far fewer cars, usually 1.