Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of the Council For Canadian Urbanism. International writer, speaker & media.
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Last Notes npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian As happy as the world likely is that US voters overwhelmingly rejected Trump & the Republicans in the Midterms, it still feels really necessary to discuss the fact that 55% of white male voters still voted Republican despite the most blatant fascism, corruption, war-mongering, racism, even treason… npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Trump’s accusation that “Canada is interfering in US Midterm Elections” is especially stupid (unlike the actual EVIDENCE of Russia interfering in MANY nations elections): npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian BREAKING: “Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Russia will not be allowed to compete at next month’s world junior hockey championship in Alberta…Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent their countries in Canada as long as the war in Ukraine continues.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian TOMORROW: You can register for this FREE WEBINAR Nov 5th on “Understanding and Responding to Homelessness”, part of an important new “National Dialogue” that I’ve been working with other national leaders on (major event in Toronto at the end of the month). npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian With #Halloween tonight, let’s all remember the “Trick-Or-Treat Test!” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Toronto, don’t forget that polls don’t win elections. Turnout wins elections. Please go out today and #VOTE for Olivia Chow. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian IMPORTANT: When it comes to actually achieving better cities, here’s something we’re not talking about nearly enough—we’ve moved from eras where it’s hard to get good things done, into an era where even if we manage to get good things done, there’s a real risk it’ll just be reversed after the next election. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian As Canada awaits the Alberta separation referendum results, let’s remember how stupid this all is. Huge public money spent on a Russian & American-fuelled separation movement for an awfully-written and badly managed unbinding referendum on whether to hold a binding referendum that would be illegal. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Don’t forget this. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian "Ripping out these protected bike lanes against the will of Toronto city council is a colossal waste of $48 million. The province’s own experts know it will not ease traffic congestion, it will put people’s lives at risk…” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province. Behind the cross-border effort to sway Alberta’s secession vote.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Here’s what we really need to focus a lot more discussion on — you don’t need to hate cars in order to want people to have the CHOICE to walk, bike and take public transit in your city. Better cities provide more choices, and work better for EVERYONE. Bad cities offer only dependency. #CarDependency npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Our conversations about badly needed change vs “community character” in cities are completely off-balance. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian The WAR ON WALKING has taken many forms around the world. All sorts of scales, contexts, policies, designs, rules and laws… in culture, in priorities, in norms & expectations. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian One of the most important street transformation & place-making pilots in North America. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian The whole world needs to stand up to this out-of-control, corrupt, narcissistic bully and criminal, who literally doesn’t care that he’s imploding the US economy, hurting countless families and businesses, and dragging the entire global economy down with him. It actually may be his specific intent. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian One of these two candidates for UK public office is a complete joke. The other has a bin for a face. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian ICYMI: What differentiates INNOVATIVE CITIES from those that keep failing (hint: it’s about RISK)? How do you position downtowns and pedestrian streets for success, and avoid positioning them for failure? What are the 5 “elephants in the room” that CREATE FAILURE? Watch and share my interview below. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian WATCH: If you’re interested in turning streets for cars into places for people, aka “pedestrian streets” (a VERY limiting term), watch (and share) my new podcast interview with the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement area, which I’ve been advising lately. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Remember, don’t waste any time arguing whether #ClimateChange “caused” the current #wildfires. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian All these are true: npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian How will a pedestrianized Granville Street during the #WorldCup quickly evolve into a successful people-place EVERY day? npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian NEW: “This isn’t cutting edge anymore. It’s just learning from our own successes & failures, and standing on the shoulders of smarter cities. Time to get it done.” My op-ed in today’s Vancouver Sun makes the case for a people-first Granville Street (& MORE streets) beyond the #WorldCup. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian This week’s three big winners. New York City, Iran, and Algae. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Have you explored the new World Cup-themed Granville Street in downtown Vancouver yet? npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian THE AUSSIES ARE IN OUR ‘HOOD! #Vancouver #WorldCup #AUSvsTUR npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via study that still underestimates climate cost. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian What are the “Best 2026 World Cup Cities” according to Sport Illustrated? VANCOUVER is #1, with Seattle and Toronto in the top 3. “Unlike in many cities, fans might be able to avoid driving entirely.” Walkable downtown stadium, skytrain connecting airport and downtown. #WorldCup https://www.si.com/soccer/ranking-16-fifa-world-cup-host-cities npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian MONTREAL: “A total of 12 streets are being pedestrianized this year, encouraging local businesses and bringing outdoor festivities to the heart of the city and to some residential neighnourholds.” Via @nprofile…j4tg npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “During the 1950s-60s, the rise in automobile traffic transformed Dutch cities, resulting in traffic congestion, pollution, & an alarming increase in crashes. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian LOST: Missing Middle Housing. Please help. Last seen 50+ years ago in cities everywhere. Please contact your elected officials to help find this housing. 555-456-CITY npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian NEW: The Highway Lobby spend MILLIONS buying car dependency to make sure all of us have to spend BILLIONS. #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Love this. Massive Montreal crowd ovation for Canadiens rookie goalie Jakub Dobeš, having a hell of a series, after camera shows him smiling after seeing a fan sign with a stop sign with his face on it. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Both Russian and pro-Trump U.S. actors are amplifying and spreading misinformation about Alberta separatism in the hope of fraying Canadian unity and sowing distrust.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” — My interview with @nprofile…r7jc. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian NEW: The One-Hour City Conspiracy! “Here's the REAL conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, crashes, noise, air pollution, social isolation —& less space for everything our streets should be giving us.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian NEW! “How To Fight Back Against Anti-Urbanism Lies!” Our URBAN TRUTH COLLECTIVE interview with top YouTuber #NotJustBikes is UP on Nebula, Spotify & here on YouTube. We talk about better communication, more REPETITION, and we REVEAL our first big campaign, the #1HourCityConspiracy! npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian NEW: “We really need to change our approach, attitudes, biases, norms, our sense of politeness…we have to rethink all of our tactics if we’re actually going to win. Because right now we’re losing.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Some very wealthy corporations and people want you to think the idea of “15-Minute Cities” is a scary conspiracy. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Koch brother groups have tried to derail public transit plans in other cities around the country, from Little Rock, Arkansas and central Utah, to Nashville and Michigan. They have frequently called such projects ‘wasteful spending’. The Koch organization is also heavily invested in fossil fuels.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian NEW: “Our ultimate goal is better decision-making about cities, so we want to influence decision-makers. But to do that, we have to reach & influence everyone.” READ & SHARE our new #UrbanTruthCollective initiative profiled in Momentum Magazine! #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “The city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, Paris was ‘the most influential city in the world’ says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: ‘The bike beat the car.’” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “The city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, Paris was ‘the most influential city in the world’ says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: ‘The bike beat the car.’” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian WATCH our new Urban Truth Collective interview on the Active Towns Podcast! Please help us SHARE it far and wide, and let us know what you THINK! #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “We could never do THAT in OUR city!” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian One of the biggest disinformation campaigns ever applied to cities involves the constant claims that “driving pays its way.” It’s actually MASSIVELY subsidized, while things like walking, biking, public transit & supportive housing for the unhoused actually SAVE PUBLIC MONEY. HT to the classic Andy Singer cartoon. #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Gas prices? What gas prices?” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian If you’re in your car in traffic and you see people moving smoothly on bikes in a protected bike-lane, or a full bus zooming past you in a bus-only lane, sure you could be mad at them for moving faster than you, or you could be someone who understands geometry and knows that providing mobility choices that take less space makes getting around cities better for EVERYONE. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Safe, protected bike-lanes are: npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Not density OR trees. Density AND trees. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian What a GREAT MOMENT — new Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire @nprofile…pa39 arrives via the Rivoli cycle path to Paris City Hall, embraces his predecessor Anne Hidalgo, while @nprofile…gqey, who just sent me this special video, looks on. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian BREAKING: Emmanuel Grégoire @nprofile…pa39 is the PROJECTED WINNER and next npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century. We’re in the 21st.”— Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian A tsunami of disinformation & lies slams us every day. It can feel overwhelming. But the truth will ALWAYS matter. We CAN take action. Tom Flood, Grant Ennis, and I took action by starting Urban Truth Collective. Other great people are now joining, like Reena Mahajan, Lanrick Jr Bennett, Clarence Eckerson Jr. and Sara Kirk. We hope you’ll help us spread the word, and get involved in creating a more persuasive tooth while calling out disinformation and lies about better city-building. #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian How about those spiking gas prices? npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Conspiracy theories about globalist cabals, climate hoaxes and election fraud may seem ubiquitous on social media. But a report has found that they come from a tiny minority of users…just 100 users were responsible for almost 70% of online conspiracy posts…” #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Refusing to build supportive housing for those who would otherwise be homeless means more unhoused people living on our streets and in our parks, AND much higher public costs paid by all of us. It’s as simple as that. #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Refusing to building supportive housing for those who would otherwise be homeless means more people homeless in our streets and parks, AND higher public costs for all of us. It’s as simple as that. #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian WATCH/LISTEN: This is an EXCEPTIONALLY good break-down (& entertaining conversation) of the history & insanity of the attacks on the “15-Minute City,” aka the simple idea of HAVING MORE THINGS NEARBY. By @nprofile…ghpl & Dorian Lynskey of #OriginStory. HT to @nprofile…zldy https://youtu.be/nDb66pFyO_o?si=Icz3jPwA0XMGb-na npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian This is it, right here, right now. The whole game. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian LISTEN: npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian LISTEN: npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian NEW THIS WEEK: We’ve officially launched the URBAN TRUTH COLLECTIVE, to tell the truth more persuasively about better cities, and unapologetically call out the lies and liars! Explore our new website https://www.urbantruthcollective.com/about-1 and please help us spread the word! #UrbanTruth npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Me when someone proposes a painted bike-lane npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian A good thing to remember every time you’re thinking about supporting US businesses or tourism, Canada. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “The effort to quiet Paris complements the wider campaign to make Paris greener, cleaner & less car-dependent, which include vehicle restrictions in the center, crackdowns on polluting vehicles, & an ambitious expansion of bike networks. Those have cut the city’s average noise level by 2 decibels.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “No matter how often Trump insists his tariffs are taxing foreigners to enrich the U.S., economic studies keep showing that Americans actually pay the bill. In an analysis on the bank’s website, researchers write that “nearly 90% of the tariffs’ economic burden fell on U.S. firms & consumers.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian If you’re in Surrey BC or close by in Metro Vancouver THIS WEEK, and interested in the important & exciting transformation of “new suburban downtowns” into real, successful urban places, register asap for one of the last spots for my talk this week. Free, and you don’t need to be a member. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian 3.7 MILLION VIEWS in 21 hours! Guess the bad guys’ desperate attempt to ban this Colbert interview with James Talarico really didn’t work, huh? Guess it actually led to MORE people watching it, huh? Such a shame… #StreisandEffect https://youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?si=oMwfXMfb-UYvxXH5 npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Read this. Great Canadian businessperson (and Dragons Den star) @nprofile…v538 tells the truth about Trump. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian NEXT WEEK I’ll be presenting on a CALL TO ACTION for better downtowns and city centres, in SURREY BC keynoting the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Area AGM! They have some seats left, so grab them before they’re gone! #downtown #Surrey npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian As the Milan Olympics are about the start, I find myself thinking back about our own experiences with the 2010 Vancouver Games. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian The most interesting thing about Pierre Poilievre surviving the Conservative Party of Canada leadership review, after losing a staggering poll lead and his own seat and having to be gifted one of the safest seats in Canada, is that he STILL REFUSES to submit to the completely normal security check. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian City planners, take note! npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Let’s be clear — if Trump doesn’t end up invading Greenland, or doesn’t end up doing any other of his seemingly unlimited batshit insane, illegal and corrupt crimes, it WON’T be “evidence that we were overreacting.” It will ONLY be BECAUSE WE DIDN’T UNDER-REACT. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian IMPORTANT CITY PLANNING JOB NOTICE! I’ve been advising the City of Kingston, Canada since early 2018, & they’ve been one of my favourite clients ever. Great people! The work has been truly transformative, in both professional content, & culture! npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“ npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“ npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Credit to Nikki Glaser, who hosted the Golden Globes last night. She was pretty fearless. This joke in particular, given that the show was on CBS: “The Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department. The award for most editing goes to CBS News, America's newest place to see BS News." npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Wondering who wins in a war between the United States and Europe? npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. https://youtu.be/UZV9uw4usEE?si=yuoAy0OX9YYPJJv- npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian 25 simple but POWERFUL New Years resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY! npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even though he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @parismarx.com in @gizmodo.com npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian @nprofile…dkq9 @nprofile…998y Did a quick scan of my most recent posts, I think I did alt text on 11 of the last 15 posts with attached images. Not perfect, to be sure, but certainly not “rarely.” And yes, I’m not a common replier, it’s not really my thing (“conversations” are more for DMs in my opinion)… I more often do quote-posts. To each their own… I don’t critique others choices unless they’re rude, personal, or mischaracterizing my comments, that kind of thing. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian My following on Bluesky has grown faster than even the old twitter and the engagement is off the charts. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian This article by @nprofile…998y is very good and I agree with most of it. I ran across it after just buying his book ENSHITTIFICATION, and while looking into why he isn’t on Bluesky, where I’m active and have helped build what I think is the biggest and best community of urbanist and city-builders of social media. npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian “Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.” npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian ICYMI: This one’s been getting a LOT of attention/discussion — my interview with @nprofile…4cu7 on many podcast platforms & YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground that’s resonating with city-lovers and professionals alike on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! How to see urban challenges and change differently, change the public conversation, be more persuasive with decision-makers, engage media differently, and much more! https://youtu.be/w9Xevlt7aes?si=jiCOkvoB7ISoj_-4 npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. https://youtu.be/UZV9uw4usEE?si=PbOqEui-SS1yfbRi npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian As I discussed in my interview with @nprofile…4cu7 (below), these are the 5 STEPS TO MAKING BETTER CITIES I’ve been using for many years, and eventually wrote about in @nprofile…feuv. Too many cities are stuck in Step 2 (doing the wrong things better), and have to really be careful in Step 4 (doing the right things badly). npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian As I discussed in my interview with @nprofile…4cu7 (below), these are the 5 STEPS TO MAKING BETTER CITIES I’ve been using for many years, and eventually wrote about in @nprofile…feuv. Too many cities are stuck in Step 2 (doing the wrong things better), and have to really be careful in Step 4 (doing the right things badly). npub1x5nha4vaxattte4r7kf8mq2ey0ezd0ys0d940tv393ytjsw5a39saumul9 Brent Toderian As I discussed in my interview with @nprofile…4cu7, these are the 5 STEPS TO MAKING BETTER CITIES I’ve been using for many years, and eventually wrote about in @nprofile…feuv. Too many cities are stuck in Step 2 (doing the wrong things better), and have to really be careful in Step 4 (doing the right things badly).
