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IIESL @iiesl.bsky.social · May 2

On May 14, we’re thrilled to welcome Matt Thompson (@mattthompson.bsky.social) to the IIESL and to Toronto for a discussion of his research on conjunctural municipalism. He’ll be joined by Kanishka Goonewardena, Stefan Kipfer (@skipfer.bsky.social), and Rachel Bok as discussants.

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Change Stories @changestories.bsky.social · May 1

“Stories about urban change are often simplified, giving credit to a single mayor or policy, which is not usually the full story,” says Sergio Montero, Change Stories collaborator and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. @sergemont.bsky.social

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Tabatha Southey 🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · Apr 15

CAUT, a voice for academic professionals 125 Canadian universities and colleges advises academics against non-essential travel to the U.S.

CAUT advises academics against non-essential travel to the U.S.

Given the rapidly evolving political landscape in the United States and reports of individuals encou

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The City Institute @cityinstitute.bsky.social · Mar 27

JOIN US! March 31, 12 PM -1:30 PM "Seeing Democracy Like a City" with CITY's 2025 Senior Visiting Scholar Ross Beveridge @uofglasgow.bsky.social

With @sergemont.bsky.social and Peggie Kohn @utsc.bsky.social

To register: www.yorku.ca/cityinstitut...

City Research Seminar: Dr. Ross Beveridge - The City Institute at York University (CITY)

Seeing Democracy Like a City Urbanisation is changing landscapes, social relations and everyday lives across the globe. At the same time, urbanisation is also changing the ways democracy is understood...

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IIESL @iiesl.bsky.social · Mar 17

Last year, the City of Toronto adopted some guiding principles for building an inclusive economic development framework. Join us to explore this framework, understand the grassroots efforts that shaped it & discuss broader questions of Canadian economic sovereignty.

Registration: shorturl.at/Vx4cQ

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Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Mar 11

If you are in Toronto, join us on March 18 for a talk by Manuel Pastor (@profmpastor.bsky.social) on the rise of lithium extraction in California's Imperial Valley and the implications of electric vehicles on economic and environmental justice.

📍 Registration: shorturl.at/TEoB1

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Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Mar 7

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Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Mar 7

Last year, the City of Toronto adopted some guiding principles for building an inclusive economic development framework.
Join us to explore this framework, understand the grassroots efforts that shaped it & discuss broader questions of Canadian economic sovereignty.

Registration: shorturl.at/Vx4cQ

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Ben Spurr @benspurr.bsky.social · Mar 6

Toronto will ban U.S. companies bidding on city contracts in response to Trump’s tariffs, Olivia Chow says www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...

Toronto will ban U.S. companies bidding on city contracts in response to Trump’s tariffs, Olivia Chow says

Chow confirmed that the city will award all contracts valued at less than $353,000 to Canadian companies exclusively. She also promised to present a motion to her executive committee "barring

www.thestar.com

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Vale Castellini @ntinavale.bsky.social · Feb 12

This is the first of a series of events that the IIESL is organizing this semester. Join us! Today, at #UofT #Geography & #Planning 4.30 pm

Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Feb 3

Excited to welcome Kendra Strauss to UofT on Feb 12 for a talk, “Understanding Precarity in British Columbia: Labour Regimes, Migration and Adverse Inclusion”. This research is part of her SSHRC Partnership grant with @policyalternatives.bsky.social

Register here (in-person only): shorturl.at/TzFUT

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Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Feb 3

Excited to welcome Kendra Strauss to UofT on Feb 12 for a talk, “Understanding Precarity in British Columbia: Labour Regimes, Migration and Adverse Inclusion”. This research is part of her SSHRC Partnership grant with @policyalternatives.bsky.social

Register here (in-person only): shorturl.at/TzFUT

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Jessa Loomis @jessaloomis.bsky.social · Jan 23

Are you thinking & writing about how geographers know and study the economy? The Economic Geography Research Group invites 'lightening talks' that think critically and creatively about the future of our subdiscipline.

See our CFP for the 2025 RGS-IBG Conference below👇 egrg.org/2025/01/21/c...

CFP RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2025: Thinking creatively about futures for geographical research on the economy – Economic Geography Research Group

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Matt Thompson @mattthompson.bsky.social · Jan 19

New paper on conjunctural analysis and radical municipalism and their affinities as two political methods for intervening in the conjuncture

Written w/ @paul-stubbs.bsky.social, @colinlorne.bsky.social and co.

Just published open access in Environment & Planning F:
doi.org/10.1177/2634...

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Sur-Urbano Podcast @sururbano.bsky.social · Jan 14

En el episodio inaugural de la 6ª temporada, hablamos con @pcastaneda_ sobre activismo ciclista, derecho a la ciudad móvil y el cruce del género en la movilidad. Exploramos su trabajo y la historia de la #ciclovía. 🚴‍♀️ buff.ly/4gSQMkq

Ciclovía y el Derecho a la Ciudad Móvil con Paola Castañeda

Sur-Urbano · Episode

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Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Jan 11

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Rafael Grohmann @grohmannrafael.bsky.social · Jan 6

First DigiLabour event of the year - and online! Book Talk with @tanner-mirrlees.bsky.social on Work in the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries. Jan 14, 4PM ET. Join us!
www.youtube.com/live/1XVLFCN...

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Jan 3

US tax credit for a new Cybertruck: $7,500

US tax credit for a new e-bike: $0

Tesla Cybertruck Joins Short List of EVs Eligible for US Subsidy

Tesla Inc.’s Cybertruck qualifies for up to $7,500 in US tax credits for the first time this year, part of reshuffling under tougher rules that took effect on Jan. 1 that also newly disqualify other e...

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Slate @slate.com · Dec 26

Last week, Bogotá celebrated its weekly tradition of opening 75 miles of streets to 1.5 million bikers, walkers, roller skaters, and more. Its lessons have made their way around the world.

Bogotá’s Open Streets Program Is the Most Successful in the World. I Went to Find Out Why.

If you ask a Bogotáno where they learned to ride a bike, they all have the same answer.

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Thomas van Laake @tvlaake.bsky.social · Dec 26

Earlier this month, Bogotá's Ciclovía marked it's 50th anniversary.

In this @urbancyclinginstitute.org blog, @henk-jandekker.bsky.social and I reflect on what Bogotá tells us about cycling histories and futures: urbancyclinginstitute.org/ciclovia-at-...

Ciclovía at 50: Thinking cycling histories from Bogotá - Urban Cycling Institute

Written by guest authors:Thomas van Laake, doctoral researcher at the University of ManchesterHenk-Jan Dekker, post-doctoral researcher at CIRED The early 1970’s marked a critical juncture in the hist...

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Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Dec 23

In Toronto, public transit projects take forever to build and are perpetually delayed. The Eglinton LRT was supposed to open 2020 and has been under construction for 13 years. Crucial transit projects in Scarborough even lack basic budget commitments.

But the Gardiner Expressway? Ahead of schedule!

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Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Dec 22

Yes, and before that (and before I lived here) I believe Toronto had an OpenStreets program twice a year since 2014
www.openstreetsto.org/about1-cinb

We need to bring it back! And not just twice a year. In Bogotá this is a weekly tradition. 1.5 million participants every Sunday.

Our History | openstreetsto

www.openstreetsto.org

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Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Dec 22

The history of Bogotá's Ciclovía and how it became a world model is a fascinating story of how global and local ideas are grounded and mobilized through different networks of people, discourses, philanthropic organizations, study visits and viral videos. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Worlding Bogotas Ciclovia: From Urban Experiment to International "Best Practice"

PDF | “Best practices” are either celebrated as inspirational examples that can spur policy change and learning in other places or critiqued as... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Re...

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Sergio Montero @sergemont.bsky.social · Dec 22

Last week, I went to Bogotá to celebrate Ciclovía's 50th anniversary. Ciclovía is an amazing urban experiment that has helped redefine public space and bike use in Bogotá and inspired more than 400 cities worldwide.

@henrygrabar.bsky.social was with us and captured many of the conversations we had

Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · Dec 22

I went on a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the open streets movement. Here's what I learned: slate.com/business/202...

Bogotá’s Open Streets Program Is the Most Successful in the World. I Went to Find Out Why.

If you ask a Bogotáno where they learned to ride a bike, they all have the same answer.

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Alan Kinder @rsachiefexec.bsky.social · Dec 16

Big RSA welcome to Carlos Cadena-Gaitan, Associate Professor of Policy and Development at EAFIT University, as the @regstud.bsky.social ambassador to Colombia. www.regionalstudies.org/news/welcome...

Welcome to our new Colombia Ambassador - RSA Main

The RSA is pleased to announce the appointment of a new RSA Ambassador to Colombia. We would like to welcome Carlos Cadena-Gaitan, Associate Professor of Policy and Development at EAFIT University. C...

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Jamie Peck @jamiepeck.bsky.social · Dec 16

A few days to go for PhD students and postdocs interested in the geography of economic ideas to apply for workshop travel stipends. This invitational workshop will be hosted at UBC, June 2025. Funded by EPA: Economy & Space

blogs.ubc.ca/peck/researc...

Ideational geographies workshop

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