Andrea Cook
@calling-andi.bsky.social
Canadian-Australian urban planner and researcher. Tea granny. Feminist. Loud pedestrian advocate.
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Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car.
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
March 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car.
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
If you haven't parked your hire e-vehicle like this, you've parked it incorrectly.
• on a 2m+wide footpath
• right along the street edge, NOT the building edge or (of course) in the middle of the footpath
If you can't park properly on the footpath, just park on the gutter/street please.
• on a 2m+wide footpath
• right along the street edge, NOT the building edge or (of course) in the middle of the footpath
If you can't park properly on the footpath, just park on the gutter/street please.
March 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
If you haven't parked your hire e-vehicle like this, you've parked it incorrectly.
• on a 2m+wide footpath
• right along the street edge, NOT the building edge or (of course) in the middle of the footpath
If you can't park properly on the footpath, just park on the gutter/street please.
• on a 2m+wide footpath
• right along the street edge, NOT the building edge or (of course) in the middle of the footpath
If you can't park properly on the footpath, just park on the gutter/street please.
Musk’s transition into a full Bond villain is (almost?) complete.
Compound/lair ✅
Rocket launcher ✅
Satellite web w/ ominous name ✅
Minions ✅
Government patsy ✅
Piraña/shark tank❓
Compound/lair ✅
Rocket launcher ✅
Satellite web w/ ominous name ✅
Minions ✅
Government patsy ✅
Piraña/shark tank❓
March 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Musk’s transition into a full Bond villain is (almost?) complete.
Compound/lair ✅
Rocket launcher ✅
Satellite web w/ ominous name ✅
Minions ✅
Government patsy ✅
Piraña/shark tank❓
Compound/lair ✅
Rocket launcher ✅
Satellite web w/ ominous name ✅
Minions ✅
Government patsy ✅
Piraña/shark tank❓
Too bad this very good feedback was ignored. It might be a long four years at the City of Yarra…
The agenda for the Council Meeting on 26 November 2024 is available; here's our feedback on some of the items:
streets-alive-yarra.org/journal/subm...
streets-alive-yarra.org/journal/subm...
November 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Too bad this very good feedback was ignored. It might be a long four years at the City of Yarra…
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“all we’re trying to do is make life a little easier” www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
The creator of the ‘15-minute city’ talks about how he would combat people’s fears of his idea
The professor who devised the “15-minute city” ideal of walkable and bikeable neighbourhoods has been compared to evil dictators by those who have distorted his concept.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:27 PM
“all we’re trying to do is make life a little easier” www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
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It’s exhausting to hear reporters lazily referencing the “unpopular carbon tax” while giving up on informing us that the reason it’s “unpopular” is the successful conservative misinformation campaign ignoring that it’s better than price neutral for people & is a bare minimum tool for climate action.
November 27, 2024 at 4:23 AM
It’s exhausting to hear reporters lazily referencing the “unpopular carbon tax” while giving up on informing us that the reason it’s “unpopular” is the successful conservative misinformation campaign ignoring that it’s better than price neutral for people & is a bare minimum tool for climate action.
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