Notices by Jesse (jessta@aus.social)

"NSW Police will adopt a zero-tolerance approach to actions which threaten public safety and the safe passage of vessels,"

It's weird how they throw in that phrase "threaten public safety" when nobody is threatening public safety.

#auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-24/138-arrested-during-anti-coal-protest-in-newcastle/104640562

Arden Station got a nice mural....it does immediately remind me of something through.

Weirdly ABC News is running this story with the headline "What happens when you give cyclists more rights on the road? This city is finding out"

But, of course, nothing about this road changes the rights of cyclists on this road. Queensland law says a cyclist can take up a whole lane. This road design isn't changing the rights of cyclists, it's just explaining them better to drivers.

A lot of paint for what is already a quiet, dead end street. But it does provide an important connection around a golf course for the 6.5km 'West creek pathway', connecting the south of Toowoomba to the shopping centre and train station in central Toowoomba.

#bicycles #BikeLanes #Toowomba

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-01/cyclists-given-right-of-way-first-safe-active-street-queensland/104036676

I grew up in cooperative social housing. The model is that a not-for-profit organisation (with government funding) buys houses within a community area and rents them to people within that community. Rents are capped at 25% of the household income or at cost (which ever is lower).

The people within this community manage rent collection and maintenance requests.
Tenancy is long term so tenants have leeway in making modifications to the house. Even major modifications are possible with consultation with the community group.

This gives people that majority of benefits of home ownership without having to be property investors.

The not-for-profit can use the equity in their property portfolio to purchase or build new properties.

It's a great model for housing for people across a wide range of income levels.

Chronic under funding in the past 25yrs hasn't allowed these cooperatives to grow with population growth so this option isn't available to most people.

Most people don't actually want to own a house, they just want location stability and the ability to paint their walls.

https://www.cehl.com.au/

#auspol #HousingCrisis #HousingPolicy

I wonder what would happen if you told these restaurants that you wanted to revert this 50 person outdoor dining space to parking for 5 cars.

#melbourne

@lana CFCs had an existing replacement at little extra cost to companies and required no change to consumer behaviour.

It was easy for voters to vote for 'make the companies pay a bit extra to fix that problem'.

Tackling climate change requires a big cost to large corporations, a massive change in consumer behaviour and quite possibly the downfall of capitalism. It's just not the same scale of problem.

Climate action legislation has already been the downfall of governments around the world.

Effective legislation hasn't been popular with voters. Partly due to fossil fuel lobbying, but also due to requiring even small changes in consumer behaviour.

No government would survive restricting flights and driving and outlawing suburban housing developments.

It would be great to see this in #Melbourne one year.

"The Fancy Women Bike Ride is an annual event happening all over the world, this year on September 17:
https://www.suslukadinlarbisikletturu.com/en/

Everyone is welcome! as long as you're dressed well (and let women ride at the head of the pack)."

#bicycles