Same. I've never ordered delivery. Order for pickup only... and even then rarely.
John Self@john-self.bsky.social · 2d agoWhat mundane token of modern life have you never done? I’ve never had a takeaway delivered.
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Punk planner and anarchitect | Housing justice, radical planning, and community care | Adjunct Prof, University of Ottawa | Contact instructor, Carleton U | firstgen scholar | tenant | bassist | she/her Ottawa, Canada previously @sbg_arch on 🐦
John Self@john-self.bsky.social · 2d agoTo the man who biked past me on the bike path and shouted "Apparently you're too smart to wear a helmet": 1. Yes, I am smart enough to make a rational, informed decision about my safety and my body. (Ph.D. smart, if you want to qualify it.)
Buying music on Bandcamp = supporting artists. Today is Bandcamp Friday! For 24 hours, we waive our revenue share, so even more of every purchase goes to the artists and labels behind the music. Go forth. The music is waiting. https://bit.ly/4pX3JPz
My takeaway from almost every travel is that the things that excite us from new to us cities can be good inspiration to take home BUT...
Quebec city loves its pedestal scramble intersections and... it's actually pretty freakin' annoying. No one really follows the lights and almost no one crosses on the diagonal to the point that I thought I was misinterpreting the purpose of the pedestal cycle.
àVélo bike-share in Quebec City only offer e-bike (pedal assist) bikes. My first time riding one and I'm not sure how I feel about it (for me and what I want out of biking). And yes, Vieux Québec is very hilly but a lot of the city is on plateaus. We encountered very few hills on our route.
Cool find at used book store Librairie Laforce today in Quebec City.
Artothèque. You can borrow art from the library in Quebec City! When I worked at the Canada Council for the Arts, I loved that I could choose a piece of art for my office from the art bank. What a great idea to do this for anyone with a library card.
5k bike 10k run 5k bike My own micro Ironman along KZM this morning :P (Thought about dipping my toes in at Westboro Beach for funsies but meh.)
A plainly unsustainable country, sustained by workers who can't afford to live in it.
Study says 5 minimum wage workers needed to rent 1-bedroom apartment in Atlanta
Rent by myself? In this economy? A new study says you'll need four friends with you to rent a one-bedroom apartment.
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I think for every meeting that "could have been an email" there is an equal and opposite email that "could have been a meeting".
I don't think Enterprise offers free ride home like they used to. But no matter, I missed my weekend long run so just ran home instead. Nice to run the canal. I don't do it as much since moving to Mechanicsville.
💯 "We ought to support public heritage res in spirit of doing public things, from housing these office holders to state-owned enterprises in key industries to rebuilding a robust welfare state. These things aren’t the same, but the spirit in which we undertake them can be united in shared purpose."
David Moscrop@davidmoscrop.com · last mo.Why Canada should keep housing the leader of the Opposition — and grow a public spiritedness that we extend into the economy and welfare state. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-case-f...
Sometimes I really wish people in this city could be irritated or annoyed without jumping to outrage.
Longest #ottbike of 2026 so far: 68.8km! Checked out the new @ncc-ccn.gc.ca bistro at the Blair boat launch and then decided to keep going out to Aylmer Marina and back. 10/13 NCC Summer Capital Cottage bucket list completed.
I dreamt that we had to tear out the 417 because of the Canada Day storm. Imagine the silver lining of that cloud.
My final #LetsBikeOttawa #ottbike total for June: 407.9km. 22 days booked. 52kg GHG averted. $387 saved. Was hoping to at least match last year's 440km but the rain on Tuesday kept me from sneaking in one last long ride.
Waiting 30 minutes at South Keys on what used to be a rapid bus system. Left 2 hours before my doctor appointment in case I missed the ideal bus connection (I did) to make sure I'm not late (although doctor appointment likely will be).
Même en français, c'est le cauchemar de tout urbaniste.
CTV News Ottawa@ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · last mo.Error on French-language posters in downtown Ottawa turning heads
Anyone who works on public spaces/services dreads this all too easy typo... French or English.
Brigitte Pellerin@brigittepellerin.bsky.social · last mo.This city is not serious. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
@joycuriosity.bsky.social invited me to join her on @ckcufm.bsky.social Friday Special Blend to interview @theghostpine.bsky.social about his novel Temporary Palaces, inspired by and set in Ottawa's punk scene of early aughts. The episode aired this morning. You can stream it here 👇
Temporary Palaces - Friday Special Blend - 2026-06-26
In our first hour, Jeff Miller joins Susan and guest host Sarah Gelbard to talk about his novel Temporary Palaces (House of Anansi, 2026), which captures Ottawa’s punk scene across 2001 and 2011 throu...
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Nice surprise while scrolling my feeds today: My #JanesWalkOtt walk on the "Sociology of Third Places" is featured in this cross country recap! Thanks for walking with me.
Women in Urbanism Canada@womenurbanismca.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis year, four Women in Urbanism Canada team members attended Jane's Walks in their own cities! 🚶🏼♀️Together, they take you along for each walk, highlighting themes and key takeaways that align with WiUC's mission. Read the blog at www.womeninurbanism.ca/words/janes-....
End of garden (centre) season sale at Westboro Superstore. Picked up some half price strawberry plants and misc herbs to fill in some gaps in my community garden plot. Look how perfectly the tray fit over my bike panier. Slow ride and everybody made it home in one piece. #ottbike #letsbikeottawa
Anyone else noticing a recent surge of AI poster "design" for community/non-profit events? And they all look the same. Canva templates were already bad enough for flattening aesthetics (but I recognize the accessibility*). But now AI has collapsed poster "art" to a single "design" with five skins.
"It's a free ride when you've already paid."
Alanis Morissette - Isn't It Ironic?
Alt: Alanis Morissette - Isn't It Ironic?
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Ottawa Street by Street@heartofottawa.bsky.social · 2mo agoSo how does a “fare-free weekend” benefit people who need to buy monthly passes? Why does the mayor mock us like he mocked bike riders and pedestrians before? #Ottawa #LRT @octranspo.com www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Yay. No more trying to remember if I tapped my credit card because I thought I might hit the daily cap and then accidentally tapping my presto for one of the trips (or worse, for a transfer and getting charged an extra fare).
OC Transpo@octranspo.com · 2mo ago📌 Starting today, daily fare capping is available on Presto. Learn more here: www.octranspo.com/en/news/arti...
