Nickknack (He/Him)
@nickknack17.bsky.social
Book nerd & code monkey
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"Cities are meant to stop traffic. That is their point. That is why they are there. That is why traders put outposts there, merchants put shops there, hoteliers erect inns there. Rationally one wants to have traffic *stop* there, not go *through*."
—Kirkpatrick Sale, Human Scale
—Kirkpatrick Sale, Human Scale
August 31, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"Cities are meant to stop traffic. That is their point. That is why they are there. That is why traders put outposts there, merchants put shops there, hoteliers erect inns there. Rationally one wants to have traffic *stop* there, not go *through*."
—Kirkpatrick Sale, Human Scale
—Kirkpatrick Sale, Human Scale
Ah yes, the two genders
July 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Ah yes, the two genders
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Anyway, yeah… Priests from the other churches downtown came out as well to show their support for the mosque & the call-to-prayer. /2 #yqrcc
June 26, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Anyway, yeah… Priests from the other churches downtown came out as well to show their support for the mosque & the call-to-prayer. /2 #yqrcc
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Just a reminder, we have another one of our "local conversations" tomorrow! Come out and chat with us about Strong Towns and what's going on in the city!
We've got another one of our local conversations coming up next Friday!
We'll be hanging out and chatting about what's been going on in the city, and you can hear about all our Strong Towns updates!
We'll be hanging out and chatting about what's been going on in the city, and you can hear about all our Strong Towns updates!
June 25, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Just a reminder, we have another one of our "local conversations" tomorrow! Come out and chat with us about Strong Towns and what's going on in the city!
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“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving in that city went up by 10%.”
Still one of the best articles on why building wider roads leads to more cars stuck in the same congestion.
Understanding #InducedDemand Via @wired.com
Still one of the best articles on why building wider roads leads to more cars stuck in the same congestion.
Understanding #InducedDemand Via @wired.com
What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse
The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thing even more. Though some traffic engineers made note ...
www.wired.com
June 19, 2026 at 5:27 AM
“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving in that city went up by 10%.”
Still one of the best articles on why building wider roads leads to more cars stuck in the same congestion.
Understanding #InducedDemand Via @wired.com
Still one of the best articles on why building wider roads leads to more cars stuck in the same congestion.
Understanding #InducedDemand Via @wired.com
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CBC interviewed me about walkability and Strong Towns! Sorry for always using Harbor Landing as an example but it truly is a bizzare victim of plans gone awry.
The fact that Vanessa Matthews and I are part of the same conversation means I have officially upgraded to the cool kids club though 🥹
The fact that Vanessa Matthews and I are part of the same conversation means I have officially upgraded to the cool kids club though 🥹
www.cbc.ca
June 11, 2026 at 3:23 AM
CBC interviewed me about walkability and Strong Towns! Sorry for always using Harbor Landing as an example but it truly is a bizzare victim of plans gone awry.
The fact that Vanessa Matthews and I are part of the same conversation means I have officially upgraded to the cool kids club though 🥹
The fact that Vanessa Matthews and I are part of the same conversation means I have officially upgraded to the cool kids club though 🥹
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fellas, is it clever to suggest that you are making policy with bad intentions?
Tsiklis: Look, I'm not heartless. I hear the stories. I grew up poor. There were times I couldn't scrape together the change for the bus & had to walk a long way. I know what that feels like. But good intentions don't equal good policy. #yqrcc
May 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
fellas, is it clever to suggest that you are making policy with bad intentions?
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Once more a little louder for those people on #yqrcc. #CarCulture
Remember, if you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic.
If you plan cities for people and places, you get people and places.
Via Fred Kent & @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth
If you plan cities for people and places, you get people and places.
Via Fred Kent & @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth
May 24, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Once more a little louder for those people on #yqrcc. #CarCulture
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Come check out our pop-up "3rd Space" on the bump-out by out booth. #Strongtowns #strongtownsregina #cvaf #cvafstreetfair
May 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Come check out our pop-up "3rd Space" on the bump-out by out booth. #Strongtowns #strongtownsregina #cvaf #cvafstreetfair
Ill be at the booth all morning if you want to swing by and say "Hi!"
We are setup and ready to talk "small bets" at the CVAF street fair! come find us on the corner of Cameron and 13th! #cvaf #strongtowns #strongtownsregina #cvafstreetfair
May 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Ill be at the booth all morning if you want to swing by and say "Hi!"
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Remember, don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth
May 22, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Remember, don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth
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HUGE: Alberta judge quashes the separatists' referendum petition, in major victory for Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and Blackfoot confederation.
Justice Shaina Leonard: "the Crown failed to meet its duty to consult"
Justice Shaina Leonard: "the Crown failed to meet its duty to consult"
May 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
HUGE: Alberta judge quashes the separatists' referendum petition, in major victory for Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and Blackfoot confederation.
Justice Shaina Leonard: "the Crown failed to meet its duty to consult"
Justice Shaina Leonard: "the Crown failed to meet its duty to consult"
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And once again… sitting in the middle, riling up Regina's tight assed, podunk, moral minority, there's Just Bins doing RCAAN's dirty business. #regina
May 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
And once again… sitting in the middle, riling up Regina's tight assed, podunk, moral minority, there's Just Bins doing RCAAN's dirty business. #regina
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Oh for fucks sake. I've seen racier drag scenes in Bugs Bunny cartoons. If you're hauling kids out of the Globe over that? It says more about your filthy imagination than what's on stage. #regina
May 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Oh for fucks sake. I've seen racier drag scenes in Bugs Bunny cartoons. If you're hauling kids out of the Globe over that? It says more about your filthy imagination than what's on stage. #regina
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Making it all the more egregious that we continue to see a plurality of councillors elected that have never attended a meeting or engaged with the city in a meaningful way, don’t understand these problems, and fail to bring forward any ideas or actions to try to address them.
May 7, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Making it all the more egregious that we continue to see a plurality of councillors elected that have never attended a meeting or engaged with the city in a meaningful way, don’t understand these problems, and fail to bring forward any ideas or actions to try to address them.
The stuff they're doing as part of the Cathedral Village Forest Project is super cool! cant wait to see it evolve over time! #janeswalk #janeswalkregina #yqr
May 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The stuff they're doing as part of the Cathedral Village Forest Project is super cool! cant wait to see it evolve over time! #janeswalk #janeswalkregina #yqr
May 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Saw a lot of animals on the Jane's Walks so far! Hopefully I see more tomorrow. The highlight was definitely the Bat swooping over us during the Cathedral Sensory Walk! #janeswalk #janeswalkregina #yqr
May 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Saw a lot of animals on the Jane's Walks so far! Hopefully I see more tomorrow. The highlight was definitely the Bat swooping over us during the Cathedral Sensory Walk! #janeswalk #janeswalkregina #yqr
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He who makes a Mr. Beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a Mr. Man, particularly Mr. Fussy or Mr. Grumpy.
April 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
He who makes a Mr. Beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a Mr. Man, particularly Mr. Fussy or Mr. Grumpy.
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Book: Clr Bezo loves KPIs. He once suggested imposing performance standards on the grades of high school teens in exchange for free bus service. But we won't do that for one of the most successful businesses in the province's history. #yqrcc
April 29, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Book: Clr Bezo loves KPIs. He once suggested imposing performance standards on the grades of high school teens in exchange for free bus service. But we won't do that for one of the most successful businesses in the province's history. #yqrcc
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Book: They want you to pay severance for 50 REAL employees potentially, and $500k operating costs each year for up to 99 years. All of this as they gain food & beverage revenue & development rights & plan to charge market rates to their partner the city. #yqrcc
April 29, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Book: They want you to pay severance for 50 REAL employees potentially, and $500k operating costs each year for up to 99 years. All of this as they gain food & beverage revenue & development rights & plan to charge market rates to their partner the city. #yqrcc
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Brandt's operations are located in the RM of Sherwood. City Council adjusted Regina's borders in a boundary swap because Semple didn't want to pay taxes to the city.
April 29, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Brandt's operations are located in the RM of Sherwood. City Council adjusted Regina's borders in a boundary swap because Semple didn't want to pay taxes to the city.
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This analogy is more apt than he realizes. The city's primary revenue is collecting property tax. If they sell this land and accept that they won't be collecting property tax, the city will effectively being trying to build a farm on rocks. They will never harvest property tax on this land again.
April 29, 2026 at 10:29 PM
This analogy is more apt than he realizes. The city's primary revenue is collecting property tax. If they sell this land and accept that they won't be collecting property tax, the city will effectively being trying to build a farm on rocks. They will never harvest property tax on this land again.