On city-building, sustainability, design, transportation & everything else affecting the success of cities. Quoting @BrentToderian, associated w. @TODUrbanWorks
Joined January 2020
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
18 Nov 2024
36-year-old can't breathe, rushed to ER. Lungs full of blood clots. Doc asks how many times he's had covid. Doesn't know, hasn't been testing. Doc guesses 3-4. Prescribes blood thinners for the rest of his life. 1/2
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
20 Jan 2024
“The city is pitching a $60-million plan to fast-track Hamilton’s cycling network that would double the amount of bike lanes added or improved each year.”
The plan would add more than 140 km of new or improved bikes lanes and multi-use pathways by 2028. thespec.com/news/council/ham…
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
20 Jan 2024
“So I replied “Actually, the best transportation plan is a great LAND-USE plan!”
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20 Jan 2024
RT @yyzMYA: Toderian speaks of Density Done Well at every scale, as the best way to refocus on quality of life with density.
QIMBY = Quali…
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
18 Feb 2023
LISTEN: ‘We're afraid of walkable distances now?' — conspiracies & the '15-minute city,’ my NEW interview on @abcnews National Australian Radio @RadioNational. I don’t JUST explain with the concept really IS and ISN’T, I also call out the lies & tactics.
abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
2 Nov 2023
US transit advocates: Don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada.
2 Nov 2023
It’s indisputable that #MetroVancouver is THE North American leader in transformative transit-oriented development. I used to mostly be asked to tour clients around Vancouver’s downtown. Now we’re just as likely to hop on Skytrain & explore over a dozen significant station areas.
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22 Aug 2023
"You don't have to ban the car, but you DO have to rethink it. This isn’t a war on the car, it's a fight for better, more successful cities. The more people that bike, walk & take public transit, the better a city works for EVERYONE." — @BrentToderian in Belgium, 2019
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
22 Aug 2023
This Spanish city centre has been car-free for 20 years. 12k people have moved into the centre since the ban. The Mayor says vehicles don’t have more right to public space than people — & he’s been re-elected 4 times since banning cars. Pontevedra via @WEF
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16 Jul 2023
“I believe chief planners should be influential champions for a better city. @Twitter should be seen as an effective tool for that. Planners should invest the time to understand Twitter & learn how to use it well.” — @BrentToderian in @WinnipegNews
13 Jul 2023
NEW: There’s PLENTY to debate in this final vote of @Planetizen’s “Most Influential Urbanists, Past & Present,” (including my own #19 ranking ahead of many great urbanists who inspired ME). Still, I thank ALL who voted, & congratulate my many friends & heroes who were recognized!
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16 Jul 2023
“A lot of people have a REALLY strange definition of freedom.” — @BrentToderian #CarDependency
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
14 Jul 2023
New “100 Most Influential Urbanists, Past & Present” list released by @Planetizen this week! @BrentToderian ranked 19th! Congratulations to everyone recognized, including many friends and collaborators. May we ALL be more influential!
13 Jul 2023
NEW: There’s PLENTY to debate in this final vote of @Planetizen’s “Most Influential Urbanists, Past & Present,” (including my own #19 ranking ahead of many great urbanists who inspired ME). Still, I thank ALL who voted, & congratulate my many friends & heroes who were recognized!
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
2 May 2023
The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife
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“Mobility in cities is about space.” — @BrentToderian
23 Feb 2023
A car moving at typical city speeds uses 75 times more space than someone walking.
Mobility in cities is about space.
Via @thehappycity @spacing
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
26 Oct 2022
I’m going to keep adding to this thread, because it seems to be valuable for many. Thanks for reading and sharing it. #EVs
20 Apr 2022
The BIG problem is because of car manufacturing influence, most media & political energy is in EVs, with not NEARLY enough going into fewer cars/less driving. But the priority HAS to be the latter, since it’s the part of the solution that will actually do much more public good.
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29 Sep 2022
.@Vladdo: I’ve read you’re not very happy with electric cars b/c they don’t help urban mobility, is that right?
@BrentToderian: That’s an overstatement. What concerns me is when EVs are held up as the solution. At most they’re part of the solution, & not the most important part.
15 Dec 2021
“You can’t have good urban design if you prioritize the car; you have to give priority to people.” I give a VERY comprehensive interview to @VLADDO for @PapelPeriodico_ in Bogotá published in Spanish (Spanish speakers/readers, let me know how it sounds, & share the best quotes!)
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“For as long as there have been cars, car manufacturers have aggressively been seeking to shape our cities for one primary reason: To design cities where that will help them sell more cars.” — @brenttoderian in @FastCompany fastcompany.com/90781961/how…
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“For as long as there have been cars, car manufacturers have aggressively been seeking to shape our cities for one primary reason: To design cities where that will help them sell more cars.” — @BrentToderian in @FastCompany fastcompany.com/90781961/how…
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24 Jul 2022
"When I started my career in the '90s, if you wanted to have your thinking transformed by another city, you had to take a trip to Copenhagen. Social media has given us all the daily ability to perceive and be inspired by those cities." — @BrentToderian cnet.com/roadshow/news/high-…
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ToderianOnCities retweeted
21 Jul 2022
First article I've seen delving into the rapid emergence of online anti-car forums.
One example: The r/fuckcars subreddit has quadrupled in size this year, to ~283,000 members.
cnet.com/roadshow/news/high-…
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30 Jun 2022
"Too many times this week I've heard, 'we'd like to do more but we can't afford it.’ That's because you're thinking about things like planting trees and building bike-lanes like a cost instead of a cost-saver and an investment." — @BrentToderian guelphmercury.com/news-story…
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