@brenttoderian.bsky.social
Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading @ToderianUW.bsky.social. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of @CanUrbanism.bsky.social. International speaker & media.
That headline punches you right in the nose. Wow.
@urbantruth.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialA war on walking.
A war on biking.
A war on public transit.
A war on better cities.
But a war on cars? Hardly.
The #UrbanTruth is that #CarDependency is still the norm in far too many cities, and the #RoadLobby will do everything they can to keep it going.
Don’t buy the lie.
@nptwrites.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialSomeone I care very much about has to commute to work via those Toronto bike lanes. If that person gets killed because of this asinine, deliberately life-endangering decision, can I sue Doug Ford and have him charged with manslaughter? 😡
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialSTARTER PACKS from credible sources are still a key way to find great accounts to follow, and also to BUILD GREAT COMMUNITIES here on Bluesky. They’ve been key for the Urbanist community here. This one supported global urbanists from OUTSIDE North America. I hope you’ll follow them, and SHARE IT.
@atrupar.comReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialChris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialAnd yet still more likeable than the real thing.
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialTrump posted that Putin and Zelenskyy agreed to a deal this morning for a cease fire on energy infrastructure. Zelenskyy is asked about it and says: “That’s news to me.”
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialSTARTER PACKS from credible sources are still a key way to find great accounts to follow, and also to BUILD GREAT COMMUNITIES here on Bluesky. They’ve been key for the Urbanist community here. This one supported global urbanists from OUTSIDE North America. I hope you’ll follow them, and SHARE IT.
@sarahtaber.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialWe've lived for so long with this mythology that sure, the wealthy can be cruel. But at least the cruelty has a point. Profit! I'd like us to open our hearts to other possibilities. Power doesn't just corrupt! It can also breed truly reality-distorting levels of incompetence.
@zarleckazpa.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialDoug Ford, wasting your money and making living in Ontario more dangerous. It's the conservative way.
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.social“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons for more walkable streets.
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialIt’s hard enough for cities in Canada to do smarter things given how often bad city leaders hurt their own cities. But it’s extra infuriating watching awful provincial premiers sabotaging cities by ripping out good things they FINALLY managed to achieve. Premiers should not have that power, period.
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.social“Elon Musk thinks Quebec should separate from Canada.” I think Elon Musk should hurry up and separate himself from planet Earth. In the meantime, everyone should separate themself from Tesla and Starlink, and governments should separate themselves from SpaceX.
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialA random reminder that for a while in the ‘90s, Alanis Morissette was the biggest thing in the world. Jagged Little Pill is still one of the best records of all time. And Alanis has gotten much, much better with age. If you somehow don’t know, here’s a taste, but you should go deeper. #Canadian
@newseye.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialThis is how you write a headline.
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialA random reminder that for a while in the ‘90s, Alanis Morissette was the biggest thing in the world. Jagged Little Pill is still one of the best records of all time. And Alanis has gotten much, much better with age. If you somehow don’t know, here’s a taste, but you should go deeper. #Canadian
@grudgie.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialNothing has ever been more real than the Trump Putin collaboration
@liandak.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialThis can’t be shared enough. The real #oil deal to get fuel prices low is to organize you don’t even need that fuel. Healthy liveable places to live.
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialReposted by @brenttoderian.bsky.socialThe number of separatists in Alberta is very small, but every single one of them will vote in the separation referendum. It’s critical that everyone who doesn’t want separation votes as well, or else this could easily be Canada’s own Brexit moment. Don’t assume anything. Vote. 
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialAs you’re voting for Vancouver city council, no matter who else you vote for, I encourage you to vote for @fabulavancouver.bsky.social. Most candidates underestimate the massive learning curve that comes AFTER winning. Frances has been smartly engaged with, & communicating, urban issues for decades.
