Back to school! MBA (CED), CBU '28 🤞🏻 Mom of 5 (2 sets of twins) Grandma of 1 Change-maker #yeg #yegCC Land-use is the most powerful tool a city has to address: climate crisis housing crisis social inequality fiscal stabilityhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirstengoa.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirstengoa.bsky.social/post/3myfxcdbuks2nSame #yegcc [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:2lacjbvw2zx2mczzo2b45vb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfxcdbuks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirstengoa.bsky.social/post/3myfxcdbuks2nSame #yegcc [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:2lacjbvw2zx2mczzo2b45vb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfxcdbuks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirstengoa.bsky.social/post/3my4uglytes2fYes, "capitalism is bad, so let's oppose housing" is so often a logical fallacy BINGO. Everytime someone says "Paris" when talking about "gentle density" or "design". I am reminded that Paris of today was an imperial project by an authoritarian leader who completely razed neighbourhoods... #yegcc [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2026 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:2lacjbvw2zx2mczzo2b45vb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3my4uglytes2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirstengoa.bsky.social/post/3my4tdcv7hk2fThis exactly. For >15yrs tower projects were routinely opposed in #yegcc with "we want gentle density"... "brownstones"... "4-storeys"... #yegcc figured out how to do exactly this & the result is neighbours hiding from restrictive covenant harassment campaigns & massive provincial overreach. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2026 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:2lacjbvw2zx2mczzo2b45vb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3my4tdcv7hk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirstengoa.bsky.social/post/3my4syvadck2f#yegcc [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2026 04:57 +0000at://did:plc:2lacjbvw2zx2mczzo2b45vb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3my4syvadck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirstengoa.bsky.social/post/3my4st4wfvs2f3 themed come up when I ask what neighbourhood "character" means: *We know our neighbours *Trees *We're close to amenities In '63 my grandmother didn't ever want to move back to #yeg because we "had no trees". 60 yrs later our tree canopy is aging out... climate crisis is doing the rest. #yegcc18 Oct 2026 04:54 +0000at://did:plc:2lacjbvw2zx2mczzo2b45vb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3my4st4wfvs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirstengoa.bsky.social/post/3meorynybas2y [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:2lacjbvw2zx2mczzo2b45vb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3meorynybas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirstengoa.bsky.social/post/3meop7zccnk2zHousing heterogeneity should also bring a more diverse and resilient tree canopy and natural spaces. When my mom and her family moved to Chicago in 1963, my grandmother was asked if she would ever move back to Edmonton. She said no, because there were NO TREES! #yeg #yegCC [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:2lacjbvw2zx2mczzo2b45vb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3meop7zccnk2z