Workaholic urbanist with a full time volunteer gig in Girl Guides. Sometimes a (bad) runner. Top 1% of car hatred and Taylor Swift listeners. Merely a stupid Canadian wolf bird at heart.https://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mu3oyzjgrk2rI am voting for Will, I would vote for Steph, I would never ever ever vote for Pete Fry for Mayor. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3oyzjgrk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mtzesvomo22oTHIS WAS NOT THE 3RD CELEBRITY TO TAKE FROM US. This is not the news I needed today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzesvomo22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mtwg2slepk2xI’m sick, everything at work sucks, and Dolly Parton has died. I’m going back to bed, I can’t deal with today.25 Aug 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwg2slepk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mthy745hls2mAnyone in my field looking for someone to work on their urban design team? Engagement and charrettes, big event planning and logistics, land use planning, rezonings, deep project management skills atrial for the field - I do it all. Let me know if you know of anyone looking for that person.20 Aug 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthy745hls2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mruvaxqvw22zABC told planners what to do, the planners did it well, and they changed their mind and used them for political bait. The Villages plan is in the approved Vancouver plan ffs! I hope Josh White and other senior leadership quit. This is why good planners no longer work in the City of Vancouver. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruvaxqvw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mro7sywimc2hPlease, I beg of you, do not teach your children it’s okay to watch videos with the audio up on the bus. Why is this suddenly okay, this is not okay. No headphones, no sounds. Basic respect. Not kids watching Minecraft and someone on FaceTime, stop it. Absolutely stop it.28 Jul 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro7sywimc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mrlyxmw4622iAttempting to feel like myself again this week after months of FIFA chaos destroying much of my life and relationships. Putting workouts and runs back in my schedule. Trying to tackle the Girl Guiding demons that haunt me (things undone) head on. Behold, the first crest I have designed in months!27 Jul 2026 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlyxmw4622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mrlw52iexc26Urban planner type here: All 4 corners but also allow density off arterials. In fact prioritize density off of car sewers for the health of people living in apartments. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlw52iexc26https://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mrd7dsbhqk2yI wish I had the time and capacity to write a (clearly AI generated) response to every single thing going to Council like Colleen Hardwick. Can you imagine a life so privileged and empty that you have the time and capacity to complain about every single thing going to Council.23 Jul 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd7dsbhqk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mrblzze6xk2fI am deeply tired of my entire life being a battle to let cities be cities and let people do their job without insane corporate micromanagement. So tired.23 Jul 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrblzze6xk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mr4o6x22wc2vWow it’s almost as if exactly what everyone said was going to happen endlessly has continued to happen! Canada needs to continue to cut commercial ties as quickly as possible and diversify, for our own future.21 Jul 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4o6x22wc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mr25d33w7k2wNo, I don’t think it’s good actually to parachute long term political staffers into ridings they haven’t been living in in decades if ever.20 Jul 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr25d33w7k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mqwsc4mx5s27I love the bus. I love the farmers market. I love getting bougie coffee with my neighbours in a 5-over-1 building that everyone walked to. The part of Kits that is good has apartments. The part of Mt Pleasant that is good has apartments. It’s almost like villages within cities are good.18 Jul 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwsc4mx5s27https://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mqpw36k5hk2gA casting has never been more accurate than Zendaya as Athena.15 Jul 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpw36k5hk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mpx3qd2epc2gDoing a skin care routine and taking a bath for the first time in possibly 2 months. Let the post FIFA rest almost begin. If you remember me from Twitter and my sad, broken tweets about grad school, I am more tired and exhausted than that. And I got two master degrees a whole year early.06 Jul 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpx3qd2epc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mpwqj6jnwk24Erling Haaland is absolutely what every Norse god looks like in my brain.05 Jul 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwqj6jnwk24https://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mph6ahezkc2eI’m only barely Catholic but I’m going to absolutely double down and become a devout one and use the Pope’s harsh language against AI if my company does not stop trying to shove this garbage down our throats.29 Jun 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph6ahezkc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mpbymeyzjc24The SkyTrain line last night was all the way down Pacific back to the stadium gates. It cleared in under 20 minutes. TransLink is the GOAT. As was our line management dance party. Nothing I love more than a city planner / engineer seconded to events, peak great person.27 Jun 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbymeyzjc24https://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mow366xyqs23The number of Swiss people in the customs hall right now is impressive.22 Jun 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mow366xyqs23https://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mobyt6bev22yJust spent like $80 on a variety of craft sodas, seltzers, and Yerba mates as my surviving an estimate 136 hours of work in the last 14 days.15 Jun 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobyt6bev22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mnv52zeldk2rIf everyone could just do the bare minimum, the 2% of us carrying the success of everything on our shoulders could take a damn break. If you are a grown adult in a grown ass job you should not need a to do list. You should not ask for help if you haven’t put any effort into finding a solution.09 Jun 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnv52zeldk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mnuwuf42wk2eI’m irrationally upset that Lewis Hamilton is dating a Kardashian. All men are garbage, hold no men to any high standards.09 Jun 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuwuf42wk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mnsobc75t22lThe amount of graffiti on the FIFA signage from one singular tag is wild, just thousands of dollars in damage you know they’re gonna have to clean up, why waste even more tax dollars even if you think the original ones are a waste?!08 Jun 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsobc75t22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mndwkoqphs2tI love him.03 Jun 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndwkoqphs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mmld6aqggc2mWalking through east van on a crisp almost summer night is an immaculate, perfect Vancouver experience. May it always be 15 degrees, not raining, with a liveable moderate density and strong sense of community on grid-aligned streets.24 May 2026 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmld6aqggc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alyssajayne.bsky.social/post/3mmicq37y3k2oDo you work in tech in Vancouver? What’s your companies mat leave policy? Looking for comps for my partner who is trying to improve theirs.23 May 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:xf5n2qeqcnoxtv6ixh464hap/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmicq37y3k2o