Architect Husband Dad he/him; past pres @oaarchitects; pres @ArchitectsDCA; writer, public speaker, advocate for #procurement reform; #climatepoli @riseforarch
Jul 12, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Short thread, a counterpoint: we don’t need a $900k study to tell us that free transit is better; it’s possible & creates a positive social outcome; it’s a balance to road/car subsidies and makes sense if we want to be the bold leaders we think we are; 1/
While it’s easy to have a knee jerk reaction and say “my taxes” the reality is the $ we save holistically on fare collection, enforcement, insurance, processing etc combined with the benefit to society, this likely comes out in the wash 2/
Jul 17, 2021 • 15 tweets • 16 min read
@daveyslimmon@ottawacity@Wellington_West This is complex. I’ll try to answer, and take this from my perspective w/the challenges I see. This is, some some greater or lesser degree and repeat of the many things I’ve said over the years. 1/@daveyslimmon@ottawacity@Wellington_West To begin, infrastructure projects are hugely complex to finance and approve. Often they’re approved based on a budget that everyone knows is never going to happen but is the budget that CAN be approved. Months/years later, revised budgets get submitted and at point, too late 2/
