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Create Streets @createstreets.bsky.social · 5d

Great to be included among many other informative and transformative groups and people in the urban design sphere!

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!

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 9d

🤔 Are Cybertrucks as ridiculous and as unsafe (for pedestrians) as they look? Is an electric Hummer really better for the environment?

🏙️ City planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social joins us on The AmberMac Show podcast with some answers.

Get full conversation here; it's a good one: bio.site/ambermac

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3d

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.

Just the start.

Common sense.

Paris before and after street transformation

New urban forest planted in front of Paris City Hall

A Paris “School Street” where cars are removed and people space/tree planting are added

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Søren Have @sorenhave.dk · 15d

Much recommended ‘lecture’ on urban mobility and its companion, land use planning.

Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Aug 22

WATCH THIS: This is quite possibly still the most comprehensive interview I’ve ever done on smart urban transportation for better cities. Filmed in Vienna for a planned Paris-based documentary. Watch it, quote it, and please help spread it around. Thanks!

Brent Toderian on sustainable mobility

YouTube video by opascaud

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Sean Oussoren @seanobike.bsky.social · 3d

Saw it yesterday and was so moved to see the action many cities around the world are taking. Disappointed that my city of Ottawa as a G-7 capital city is doing crickets!

Poster adversities exhibit at Paris City Hall

Paris City Hall and entrance to exhibit.

Poster advertising Paris to Belém Exposition

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19d

OCTOBER 9th in Kingston Jamaica! If you’re nearby, register to come hear me speak on better cities, better waterfronts and the future of Kingston city-building. I’ll be meeting and working with local leaders that trip too, helping as much as I can. Spread the word. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-hon-ma...

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Pr Carlos Moreno - IAE Paris1 Sorbonne University @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social · 8d

An outstanding worldwide urbanists - outside North America - pack, curated by the always brilliant Canadian 🇨🇦 @brenttoderian.bsky.social
<< Follow 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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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 3d

Pledged to plant a million trees, but that’s not in the budget either.

As aspirational as the goal is, if it’s not in the budget it’s not there. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

@brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social for the image

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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!

Utopian Hours in Turin: A Festival for Bold New Directions in City-Making

Explore city-making at Utopian Hours 2025 in Turin, with global experts discussing urban innovation, ecology, and community-driven design.

www.archdaily.com

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TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) @toderianuw.bsky.social · 5d

“In the late 1980s, officials set out to add a lot of density to downtown Vancouver’s west end. The city mandated that developers provide family-sized apartments. A quarter had to have two bedrooms. Eventually, a further 10% had to be three bedrooms.” @brenttoderian.bsky.social & others interviewed.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: “Some still insist ‘downtowns will never attract kids and shouldn’t try.’ Then they design downtown to virtually repel kids, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Vancouver proves the opposite can be true...”

I’m quoted in this article by @johnlorinc.bsky.social for @calcities.bsky.social

People want to have kids and live downtown. Can they? - Western City Magazine

For decades, planners focused on attracting young singles to dense urban cores. That dynamic has shifted, in part because ...

www.westerncity.com

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TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) @toderianuw.bsky.social · 5d

“In the late 1980s, officials set out to add a lot of density to downtown Vancouver’s west end. The city mandated that developers provide family-sized apartments. A quarter had to have two bedrooms. Eventually, a further 10% had to be three bedrooms.” @brenttoderian.bsky.social & others interviewed.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: “Some still insist ‘downtowns will never attract kids and shouldn’t try.’ Then they design downtown to virtually repel kids, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Vancouver proves the opposite can be true...”

I’m quoted in this article by @johnlorinc.bsky.social for @calcities.bsky.social

People want to have kids and live downtown. Can they? - Western City Magazine

For decades, planners focused on attracting young singles to dense urban cores. That dynamic has shifted, in part because ...

www.westerncity.com

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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 7d

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

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Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 9d

Communication skill is a rarity in the planning profession, rife with planning lingo and acronyms. Brent is a master at communicating complex ideas.

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Run On Climate @runonclimate.bsky.social · 9d

This is how we design sustainable cities - by prioritizing parks, pedestrians, and pedals. Both human and planet health improve when local leaders step up like this! 💪🌎 #cities #climatepolicy #sustainability #adaptation #RunOnClimate

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16d

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.

Common sense.

Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.

Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 8d

This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*.

Yes: free.

If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!

Self-Generation Incentive Program

The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) helps qualified LADWP residential customers install solar and battery storage systems by providing financial incentives. This program supports clean energy...

www.ladwp.com

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Voices of Wentworth @voicesofwentworth.bsky.social · 10d

Even better, here’s a starter pack of Australian and New Zealand urbanists

go.bsky.app/NrzWxjT

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Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 10d

Here’s a list to follow!
Already 50% of world’s people live in cities, soon it will be 70%
So their design, environmental performance, energy use, social equity & resilience matter - to us all.
& risks of climate change, societal dislocation & conflict will be most felt in our cities.
It matters!

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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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10d

I love cities that punch above their weight! You don’t need to be a big, famous city to make bold plans representing a turning point for you & a model for others. After our game-changing Langford Plan (see below), I’m helping them with their transportation, economic development & arts/culture plans.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jun 26

PLAN APPROVED! City Staff & I took the new City Plan for Langford BC to Public Hearing last night. This is an innovative plan that embraces challenges/controversies head-on, with a LOT of new best practices inspiring for cities of ANY size, created with URGENCY. Approved by City Council unanimously!

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · May 21

If you’re interested in how cities of any size can create a bold, innovative new city plan, then our proposed new “turning point” City Plan for Langford BC will be an interesting example. City Council gave it 1st reading last night! ehq-production-canada.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/bca6cf493420...

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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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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13d

WATCH: “They’re deliberately misinforming, and I get tired of being asked to rebut the lies as if it’s a good faith argument, or a debate between opinion vs opinion, when it’s really a debate between evidence and deliberate misinformation.”

I get real blunt with @ambermac.bsky.social! Watch & share

Cybertrucks, Bikes, & Our Cities: [The AmberMac Show Ep032]

YouTube video by Amber Mac

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Roberto Baldwin @strngwys.bsky.social · 15d

For those in the back…

HOUSING FIRST WORKS

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17d

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

thebetter.news

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12d

You know, when you really think about it, does all that driving and car dependency really make sense? @adamconover.net weighed in.

Adam Conover - Driving cars is insane

YouTube video by Interstellar1977

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Amber Mac @ambermac.bsky.social · 13d

🚴‍♀️ Why is there so much hate for (and lies about) bike lanes in Toronto? I speak with @brenttoderian.bsky.social about how to design better cities. Here is a sneak peek from our chat.

🎙️ Listen to our full conversation on this week's The AmberMac Show podcast, just released today:
bio.site/ambermac

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Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 16d

The District is not going to make serious progress on environmental justice or health justice without directly confronting air pollution from cars. And relying on EV transitions alone is not going to do the trick.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16d

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.

Common sense.

Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.

Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14d

I wish every country had a leader like Jacinda Ardern.

Including New Zealand.

Maybe ESPECIALLY New Zealand.

The world would be a better place.

Watch the interview if you haven’t.

#Leadership @jacindaardern.bsky.social

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14d

“ Whatever political capital you might have, you’re gonna need to spend it. The best we can hope for is that politicians spend it doing the right thing, even if it’s something that’s hard, that you know might not be popular. Just doing the right thing.”-Past New Zealand PM @jacindaardern.bsky.social

Jacinda Ardern - “A Different Kind of Power” | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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