sbg_arch

bikeottawa, 2 months ago to Ottawa French

Carleton University active mobility bridge is open. A game changer. And a safe way to get to campus depending on where you live. #OttBike #Ottawa #BikeTooter @ottbike

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sbg_arch, 4 months ago to Ottawa

Interesting. Wallack's is moving a few blocks south to 305 Bank... a.k.a. Fosters' bike shop. I wonder what that means for Fosters'. And the current Wallack's building, for that matter. #ottawa #BikeOttawa

sbg_arch, 4 months ago to Ottawa

My #Ottawa #OCtranspo commute this morning:
Climb over the mountain of dumped snow from road plows to get to bus stop. (Downside of plowing sidewalks first).
Then waited 40 minutes for the 2 shuttle bus that is "temporarily" replacing the Trillium line train that used to run every 5 minutes.
Overall took well over an hour to travel 5km by #PublicTransit within the urban core. Before the snow came it took 20 minutes to commute by bike or 1 hour to walk. But the route isn't winter maintained.

plantarum, 4 months ago to Ottawa

#ottawa folks: is the bus buddy app useful? this afternoon it seems to be generating random times for the next arrival at my stop. even buses marked 'gps' don't appear.

#octranspo

sbg_arch, 4 months ago to Ottawa

Really excited to share this community work on reimagining safety and advancing visions for decarceral cities by Carceral Studies Research Collective and the many contributing community groups here in #Ottawa.

In their own words, these dispatches from community organizers reimagine safety through housing and community spaces, removing barriers to accessing and implementing supports, building capacity for collective action and mutual aid, and advocating to “change everything.”

sbg_arch, 5 months ago to diy

Picked up some nice vintage fabric from Verve Moderns to finally reupholster these chairs that I got on marketplace a few months back. Much better.

#DIY #reupholster #midcentury #mcm #MidcenturyModern

Before pic: same chairs as first photo but with old seat covers that are faded, stained bold blue and green pattern on white background
Close up of new fabric shows brassy flecks that match the brass coated legs.

sbg_arch, 5 months ago to random

Grades submitted. Another course completed.

casseagull, 7 months ago to random

Completely unsurprised to see @sbg_arch quoted in this piece on converting Brutalist buildings to housing. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/brutalism-ottawa-office-conversion-1.6974474

sbg_arch, 7 months ago to Ottawa

I was interviewed for this article (and shared photos) to provide background on #OttawaBrutalism

#ottawa #housing #brutalism

https://press.coop/@CBCNews/111312892215824486

sbg_arch, 7 months ago to Ottawa

We just moved to a new apartment in Mechanicsville. I was super excited it meant being super close to Lusa Portuguese Bakery. Went today for some pasteis de nata only to discover they are closing the location tomorrow :( #Ottawa

sbg_arch, 8 months ago to Youtube

Ugh. Hobby urbanists frustrate me when they "research" and "resolve" debates about complex issues in a 10-minute youTube video.

"Clearly, data from this one study and my own intuition prove I'm right and the opposing argument is irrational."

#urbanism #cityPlanning #expertise #youTube

sbg_arch, 8 months ago to Ottawa

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says OC Transpo is facing a "worsening financial situation" that is worse than he imagined when he decided to run for mayor.

Dear Mayor, women are facing a "worsening financial situation." Transit is essential for gender equity.

#ottawa #PublicTransit #austerity #CityBudget #ocTranspo
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/dire-financial-straits-for-oc-transpo-could-spell-the-end-for-stage-3-lrt-1.6566674

sbg_arch, 8 months ago to academia

"the supposedly outrageous radicals [in academia] are really not very radical at all."

As a "supposedly outrageous radical," I agree.

#academia #academicChatter #labour #labor
https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/the-sycophant

sbg_arch, 8 months ago to diy

Success. Finally found someone looking for used denim for an upcycle project. Apt since cycling is inevitably what wears holes in all my jeans.

I was running out of time before moving day and admitting defeat that would've sent these to landfill.

#DIY #upcycle #denim #textileRecycling

theashtonstarr, 9 months ago to Ottawa

What a horrible bike ride in #autowa today.
While in the Lyon St bike lane, a car drove up beside me and took a sharp right turn about a metre in front of me. Then when I was about to cross Arlington Ave and Bronson Ave, a car sped through the red light.
#Ottawa absolutely sucks for cycling, but what does #bikeottawa do in these cases? All I really could do was throw up the middle finger and swear at them, but what's to be done about dangerous drivers like these?
Anyhow, here's a groundhog.