Software developer. Likes neighbourhood walks, walkable live-work communities 🏢, public transit 🚊, active transit 🚲 & ways to solve the housing crisis. M.A. in Public Policy. 📍 Langley, British Columbia, Canadahttps://bsky.app/profile/jameshansen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameshansen.bsky.social/post/3mjzfm4aek22iOur Telraam, the first set up in British Columbia, is up and running and counting cars, pedestrians and cyclists on 208 Street in Langley! https://telraam.net/en/location/900001105721 Apr 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:yeazezxleavl6o7kappdy56e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzfm4aek22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jameshansen.bsky.social/post/3mjdhxqncrk22It’s funny how timing always undermines Pierre Poilievre. Shortly after shilling for O&G by calling to cancel Canada’s High Speed Rail project we now face an oil crisis which highlighted the need for alternatives like passenger rail more than ever. His position is now even more stupid and tone deaf. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Apr 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:yeazezxleavl6o7kappdy56e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdhxqncrk22https://bsky.app/profile/jameshansen.bsky.social/post/3mipepcbsxc2zThis is fanta disguised as orange juice04 Apr 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:yeazezxleavl6o7kappdy56e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipepcbsxc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameshansen.bsky.social/post/3mif6cvro3c2bDo highways pay for themselves? Even Danielle Smith agreed that expanding highway infrastructure would be far more costly and less efficient than passenger rail in Alberta. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:yeazezxleavl6o7kappdy56e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif6cvro3c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameshansen.bsky.social/post/3mhhfz24fck26A reminder that top-down planning is the *only* reason this built form exists. When cities form organically they become human scale, not car scale. Strict regulations force this on everyone. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:yeazezxleavl6o7kappdy56e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhfz24fck26https://bsky.app/profile/jameshansen.bsky.social/post/3mg4zdpe63k2qThis is a travesty. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-car-free-days-cancelled03 Mar 2026 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:yeazezxleavl6o7kappdy56e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4zdpe63k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameshansen.bsky.social/post/3md7novrqks2cBrexit, Trump, Alberta Separatism - it all follows the same pattern - foreign influence intended to destabilize western democratic nations. They pick and choose the easiest target and use social media bots and money to fuel the campaigns.25 Jan 2026 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:yeazezxleavl6o7kappdy56e/app.bsky.feed.post/3md7novrqks2c