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Christian Dimmer

@remmid.bsky.social

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dad／urbanist／assoc.prof. urban studies + transition design｜waseda university｜Tokyo｜co-learning／co-design｜public spaces／spheres｜urban practices／theories｜place {un}making／becoming｜perpetual adaption／resilience

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 9d

An essential list of global urbanists to follow!

As climate change，resource crisis & loss biodiversity accelerate，soon 70% of the world's population will live in cities .
Their people-centred design，inclusive governance，environmental quality，energy use，social equity，and resilience matter—to us all.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10d

NEW STARTER PACK! This time I’m hoping to encourage and support global urbanists from OUTSIDE North America here on Bluesky, so hopefully this will help! Who’ve I missed? Just joined? Let me know! I’ll keep updating, so please keep checking & sharing this pack! And let’s try using #GlobalUrbanists.

Urbanists OUTSIDE North America Worth Following!

Join the conversation

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 21m

Not a comfortable read—but sugar-coating does not help. No countryis currently on track to meet 1.5°C Paris target. To reach it, individual lifestyle emissions in high-income countries must fall by up to 94%. Transport & nutrition remain largest sources of emissions.

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A Climate for Sufficiency: 1.5-Degree Lifestyles Report

The report “A Climate for Sufficiency ” examines how lifestyles, shaped by infrastructure, policy, and culture, must transform to align with planetary limits.

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Gil (Guillermo) Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social · 2d

Suburbs can become vibrant, where anyone can walk or bike to all places, including 6 - 16 y/o... but it will not happen magically.

Ellen Dunham-Jones will present how to do it.
Solving housing crisis AND ending with great community.
FREE • Register & share:
Tues. Oct. 14 at 11am EST
bit.ly/4gupstf

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 10h

I should clarify that Gustavo Petro succeeded Enrique Peñalosa as mayor of Bogotá, and that Peñalosa himself also ran for the presidency. That qualification aside, it is nonetheless inspiring to see local leaders successfully transitioning to the national political stage—regardless of their politics

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 10h

“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich {happily} use public transportation {together with people of all walks of life}.”

–Enrique Peñalosa

↳ You did something right as mayor of a local government, when the president of your country embraces your key idea

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 11h

「Youth Meet UP!」is a great idea!

Would you be interested to give a lecture in my Transition Design course at Waseda University? 70 young people ! Creative, compassionate, and collaborative young people are the key to co-creating more sustainable, equitable, healthier, and happier urban futures.

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 12h

I wholeheartedly agree ! But let’s not forget old cyclists. And while we are at it, let’s also add pedestrians, people with special needs—and about everyone else who truly enjoys a healthy, green, liveable, and beautiful urban environment. Cities should work for all of us!

Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 14h

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists.
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Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks for the concise summary. Let’s keep pushing for these values—in our everyday encounters and within our professional publics. We have to cut through the hyperbole.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13h

It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.

It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”

That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 12h

Visiting Japan? Skip the crowds and take this slow, scenic route instead. You’ll travel through stunning landscapes and meet real local communities—not touristy replicas or staged experiences; no Potemkin villages or simulacra. A chance to connect more deeply with place and people.

Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 13h

Everything You Need to Know About the Shimanami Kaidō Cycling Route in Japan.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Shimanami Kaidō Cycling Route in Japan

The Shimanami Kaidō offers a dedicated bike path along nearly the entire route, often completely separated from motor traffic.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

Honored to speak at the Osaka Expo on regenerating rural communities. Growing up in a town of 1,100 shaped my view. Grateful to share space with changemakers from Japan & Germany working to revitalize local economies & identities. A conversation close to my heart.

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

Deeply worrying!

Gene Doctor Gene @isog.bsky.social · 1d

Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish
As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void
3 OCT 2025 by GAEA CABICO 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish

As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

When people live together with respect, empathy, and collaboration, so much becomes possible. In places like this, a non-zero-sum society isn’t just an idea—it’s practiced. Inspiring! We need more of this.

Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 1d

swiss coops go so hard. this is in suburbs of basel.

building is <45' deep.

22 homes: (8) x 2-BR, (10) x 3-BR, (4) x 4-BR

a third of residents are kids. 40% of households are young families. 20% are retirees. it's a passivhaus. a *ton* of community spaces.
www.hagnauer-gaerten.ch/wohnungsange...

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

So thankful to Jon Stewart for clearly articulating what the shutdown is really about. Is it too much to ask corporate media to state the obvious? Republicans embrace cruelty & power grabs, while Democrats are just asking for a little less suffering.

#JonStewartForPresident
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Jon Stewart Makes the Case for Dems Holding the Line in Trump's Shutdown Warfare | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Will I be the first to suggest the carbon offsets worked exactly as planned: they delayed real action for another 25 years

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions The failure of carbon offsets to cut planet-heating pollution is “not due to a few bad apples”, a review paper has found, but down to deep-seated systemic problems that incremental change will not solve. Research over two decades has found “intractable” problems that have made carbon credits in most big programmes poor quality, according to the study. While the industry and diplomats have made efforts to improve the system, it found much-awaited rules agreed at a UN climate summit last year “did not substantially address the quality problem”. Continue reading...

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

Essential reading !

Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · Feb 17

HOT RESEARCH NEWS!

Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor...

Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵

Cover sheet of a journal article: "Why do cars get a free ride? The social-ecological roots of motonormativity" by Ian Walker and Marco te Brömmelstroet

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

Looks fun!

„Utopian Hours is the festival dedicated to city making: uncovering the ideas, projects, and places that are shaping the future of cities around the world.“

TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) @toderianuw.bsky.social · 1d

This one’s going to be INTERESTING!

A FESTIVAL of city-making in Italy and Europe! #UtopianHours

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

I’m REALLY looking forward to presenting at the Utopian Hours Festival in Turin/Torino Italy in 2 weeks, “Europe's leading festival dedicated to city-making & urban innovation.” Check out @archdaily.bsky.social’s profile of this unique event—not your same old conference, its a celebration of cities!

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

Historical research matters—it reveals past visions of the good society; when and how we lost sight of them. That perspective can spark vital conversations about what we truly value and how to (re)shape our common local future. Those images would make a great exhibition in that parking lot.

Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 1d

Today in Cars Ruin Everything:

The Humboldt Park boathouse parking lot was actually designed as a “music court” for outdoor performances, and was used as such until the Parks Department began reconfiguring park space to accommodate the automobile in the late 1920s and 30s.

A modern photo of the Humboldt Park boathouse parking lot

A 1918 photo of the Humboldt Park boathouse “music court” set up for a performance

The statue of Alexander von Humboldt in 1916, with the boathouse behind it

An illustration from the early 20th century showing proposed improvements to Humboldt Park in Chicago. The “music court” has been circled.

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

I find it curious that so many people still accept the mantra of “free markets” without question. In reality, industries like tech, aviation, automotive, and fossil fuels are heavily subsidised, creating massive distortions in what are supposedly free and competitive markets.

Boo Jank @billjank.bsky.social · 1d

Call it a $900/household annual subsidy to unaccountable billionaires.

Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 1d

“By 2028, an average family in the region will be paying around $70 a month extra on their electricity bills because of forecasted data center growth”

I'm once again asking why ratepayers are subsidizing AI titans?

www.eenews.net/articles/dat...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Rayfield: When Trump learned that this was a judge who was appointed by him, he said he wasn’t served well.

To have any president or any politician in America say a judge is not serving them—words can’t even describe how backwards that is.

Phang: He’s not the king. He’s the court jester.

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing stuff. The moved the cross in front of the main building to the right, but all else is faithfully represented!

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

I was listening during my commute and couldn’t help but feel like I was hearing a campaign rally in deep red territory—judging by the crowd’s enthusiastic reactions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

If this dark chapter ever comes to a close, the U.S. will need something akin to South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission—to uncover what truly happened, identify the perpetrators, and ensure accountability and the rule of law.

Sven Daniel Wolfe @sdwolfe.bsky.social · 2d

It is crucial that this be resisted and stopped now, at all costs

It will be harder and worse next week, next month, next year

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Gov. Pritzker: "[ICE] killed an unarmed person just a couple of weeks ago in Franklin Park...They killed somebody...They are just putting out their propaganda and then we've gotta later determine what actually happened."

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 2d

Another misconception: that campaigning for the good cause only happens before elections. No—it’s daily work. Every conversation, every encounter is a chance to build understanding, tolerance, and civic culture. Democracy is made (and remade) in the everyday. #CivicLife

Amanda McCellon @amandamccellon.bsky.social · 2d

We keep talking about “building movements.” But what if we built relationships instead?

Start with a block party. A school supply drive. A Facebook group for your precinct.

Political change starts with community trust. That’s social capital.

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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like I may have been infected by the leftist virus when I was young...hope you got it too!

Blue Axeman @blueaxeman.bsky.social · 2d

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Melek Ortabasi @mortabasi.bsky.social · 2d

In small towns like Alamosa, these thugs are literally signing up to terrorize their neighbors

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

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“There’s a baby!” ICE agents stop Alamosa family at gunpoint, smash car window

Immigration arrest last week in southern Colorado follows national trend of escalating force from ICE agents

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Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 3d

Hegel believed that history has a purpose—a telos. For him, the ultimate goal of history is the realisation of human freedom. History isn’t random; it’s a process through which humanity becomes more self-aware and free … or so he thought. There are powerful forces that seek to turn back the wheel.