GRIDS Vancouver

Belated "who am I?" thread: Hi! I'm Reilly, you might know me from this old tweet: "The majority of Vancouver's land is zoned for residential use but forbids apartment buildings."

looked at in longer perspective, it's striking how much this resembles the premodern system of exclusion, rents, and personalist connections, which was--and this part's important--radically worse than the modern system of impersonal rules and general taxation

Before (2021) / After (2026) Place Saint-Gervais, Paris Centre. In 2025, a memorial garden commemorating the November 2015 terrorist attacks was created on the former parking. Note it’s rare to find an old photo of such an unremarkable place back then ! It is from Wikimedia Commons, taken by Chabe01

King & Bay Henge.

My god, Nordstrom is turning into an Aritzia/Simons/Uniqlo, it's like retail voltron

It's a new Stone Age in London, with stone apartment buildings and a stone demonstrator exhibit showing how it's done. Because it is silly to grind up limestone, cook it, and then add water to turn it into... stone. We could be doing a lot more of this in Canada- we are made of rock.

One Chart That Explains The 2026 B.C. Election

thinking about Japanese slant plane restrictions. Buildings must slope down toward the north to avoid blocking neighbours' sunlight. even aside from the outcome, I like that it's a simple, fast rule-based approach that scales; doesn't require shadow studies and lots of applicants'+planners' time

@dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social, in an excellent piece about how housing has become less salient in big-city politics (😢) www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The big question for the next 4 years is "how much do the BC Cons cater to the chud part of their base when governing?" and I don't think anyone knows the answer right now

KLASSEN: this job ain't what it used to be *takes drag on cigarette* EBY: don’t I know it, pal

One of tonight's story is a lot of former B.C. Liberal organizers who thought the party had become too conspiratorial minded or focused on their most passionate supporters took control of the party, told online influencers to pound sand and support One B.C. if they so dared, and were vindicated

party should say no to make him sweat. you don't get off that easy

If I was David Eby I would have simply not called an election. I would also hit my head on so many doorframes

Congratulations to Lorne Doerkson on becoming B.C.’s next premier. Serving this province has been the honour of a lifetime. I am so proud of the progress we've made and everything we've done together to make B.C. a stronger, fairer, more caring place. Thank you, British Columbia.

IT'S OFFICIAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 93 YEARS, THE B.C. CONSERVATIVE PARTY WILL LEAD THIS PROVINCE CBC IS PROJECTING A MAJORITY GOVERNMENT LORNE DOERKSON GOES FROM AN UNKNOWN MLA TO THE NEXT PREMIER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IN FIVE WEEKS

Polls are about to close, trying my hand on a pre-generated web page that dynamically updates as results come in. Wish me luck. doodles.mountainmath.ca/posts/2026-1...

Remember: polls can be wrong!

It would feel so good to throw rocks from here www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

Happy Friday! Near Kits Beach:

Local Wiki will show you all the interesting things within a 30 minute walk from you. www.neil-scott.com/localwiki By @neilscott.substack.com

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#TransLink and Heritage Bricks have released a collectible vintage 99 B-Line bus brick building kit made of LEGO. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Metro Vancouver's busiest bus route. dailyhive.com/vancouver/99...

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Once all the Safeways are redeveloped is there another grocery chain we can fall back on to provide 90% of Vancouver's housing growth?

Finished the Tainted Cup, which was a delightful fantasy murder mystery, and was surprised to see the acknowledgments end by thanking @jerusalem.bsky.social. Neat!

thinking about the New Sky Building / Warship Building in Tokyo, as one does

at no point in Vancouver's history could you escape real estate being the only thing anyone ever talks about (1910, from "The Ambitious City: A History of the City of North Vancouver")

TIL that the Oakridge development was required to have a private car share service with 42 cars (70 at full build out)... what the heck?

Translink's 3 revenue pillars: fares, the gas tax, and community college ads

A modest proposal: turn some of Vancouver’s empty alleys near train stations into vibrant streets

Interesting, someone's swinging for the fences (single-stair building on a single-family lot, using the provincial Transit Oriented Area for cover). One to watch (and please write in in support).