Avery Wong

Interests lie within #Sustainability #UrbanPlanning #Transportation #Transit #Politics & #Gender. Aim to produce objectively neutral albeit sporadic commentary.

[Sir Humphrey Appleby @YesSirHumphrey]

While it has been government policy to regard policy as a responsibility of Ministers and administration as a responsibility of Officials, the questions of administrative policy can cause confusion between the policy of administration and the administration of policy.

[Ian Fisher 🇨🇦🚃🚎🚇🚠🚄🏳️‍🌈 @electricyvr]

Cracking down on excessively loud motor vehicles would be much appreciated. BC penalties & enforcement seem ineffective. ⁦@Dave_Eby⁩
⁦@TranBC⁩ ⁦@CraigCameronWV⁩ ⁦@righttoquiet⁩ ⁦@SChandraHerbert⁩ ⁦@VPDTrafficUnit⁩ https://t.co/OyiEGUZ4gI

[greys @GressyBess]

Gotta love #Vancouver greeting the #FreedomConvoy

[Joyce Murray @JoyceMurray]

Such a powerful Statement! Listen to Greg’s words if you haven’t done so already!

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 & replaced it with a restored stream & 1000 acre park in the city’s centre, not only did it transform the city’s public life & economic success, but the traffic got better.

The traffic got BETTER.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

France offers car owners the chance to trade aging vehicles for €2500 euro ($2975) toward the purchase of an electric bike.

“For the first time, it’s recognized that the solution is not to make cars greener, but simply to reduce their number.” https://t.co/i5MTUTZL47

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

This tweet got the most retweets of any I’ve ever tweeted. Not hard to figure out why it resonated.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Here’s the thing — If you have to drive, or even just want to drive, it’s in your best interest for public transit, walking & biking to be as attractive as possible to EVERYONE else. It means everyone else can take up a lot less space to move.

If everybody drives, nobody moves.

[Avery Wong @wongavery]

@TransLink The keys have been handed over as of 6:07pm. Thanks for coordinating!

[Avery Wong @wongavery]

@TransLink I found a set of keys on a Skytrain at 5:51pm at Metrotown station on a Westbound train (carriage 044)

The lost property office is closed, do I just hand it to a Skytrain attendant when I see one?

[Avery Wong @wongavery]

@TransLink I’ll be exiting at Granville Stn.

There is notably a compass card on this set of keys, so I suspect that someone needs this urgently. I can also get off and hand the keys over to a Skytrain attendant if I see one sooner.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

If your “solution” to urban transportation involves the same amount of cars, or even more cars, with those cars being even bigger, then whether those cars have a better energy source or not, it’s no solution at all.

[Avery Wong @wongavery]

@TransLink It’s all good. There were Skytrain attendants at the station letting us know the new location. They seem pretty swamped there, so I get that there may be some challenges in getting people in the right place.

[TransLink BC @TransLink]

Every Bus you take & every trip you make
Every SkyTrain ride, every Line you ride, we'll be tweeting you
Every single day & every trip plan
Every SeaBus sail, every night over the Bay, we'll be tweeting you
Oh, so you see, I wish a good night to thees! ^jkd

[Avery Wong @wongavery]

Post offices are fun! There’s a lot going on and you occasionally find gems like these! Any guesses on whether this was based on an incident or routine idiot proofing? #PostOffice #HongKong #hkpost #mail #stamps

[Ian Fisher 🇨🇦🚃🚎🚇🚠🚄🏳️‍🌈 @electricyvr]

One of BC’s major political parties says gas taxes are too high because they are the highest in N America. Looking at the dominance of ⛽️🐷new trucks and SUVs, they are evidently too low. The rest of N America is a terrible yardstick. https://t.co/zV2eP8LTah

[Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan]

There's a new push to build high-speed rail linking Sea to Sky, Metro Vancouver & Fraser Valley.

Mountain Valley Express has 10 stations. Up to 300 km/hr:
- Whistler to Chilliwack: 59 min
- Downtown Vancouver to Surrey: 10 min
#MVXvision #bcpoli #vanpoli
https://t.co/BJRaVTjXrB

[Avery Wong @wongavery]

via @NYTimes
Well, this is ironic... #USPolitics #COVID19 #COVID #election https://t.co/y1C87chiGO