Urban Truth Collective

@urbantruth.bsky.social

A new communications-focussed collaboration launched to champion the truth and fight disinformation about how to make better cities for people. Formed by @brenttoderian.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social @grantennis.bsky.social.
www.UrbanTruthCollective.com

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Our WEBSITE is LIVE! “The Truth About Cities In An Age Of Disinformation.” Read about WHO we are, WHY we started this, our PLANS to grow, and most importantly, WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING. We hope you’ll support this work, and help us spread the word! #UrbanTruth www.urbantruthcollective.com

Screenshot of text from the “About Us” section of our website. “The Urban Truth Collective is a collaboration between leading practitioners with persuasive communication, marketing and branding expertise applied specifically to solving the difficult challenges of better cities. This collective was started by three people but is designed to grow with diverse perspectives and experience experiences that reflect who and what make our cities great.”
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This 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.

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“Here's the REAL conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, crashes, air pollution, social isolation — and less space for everything…” @grantennis.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social in @usa.streetsblog.org. #1HourCityConspiracy

usa.streetsblog.orgUrban Truth Collective: The One-Hour City Conspiracy — Streetsblog USAHere's the real conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, more crashes, more noise, more air pollution, more social isolation — and less space for everyt...
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When it comes to spreading disinformation, dark money buys a lot of repetition, because repetition works.

Repetition works.

Repetition works.

Repetition works.

So WE need to be repeating the TRUTH a lot more than we do.

(Did we mention that repetition works?)

#UrbanTruth

White text on black background. Text reads “the single best predictor of what people believe is how many times they’ve heard it.” – FrameWorks Institute. Via the Urban Truth Collective. 
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“From a peak of 23,440 miles, the UK now has 9,785 miles of rail. Over 170 cities had tram systems, with nine today. British children used to walk six miles on their own, now they are lucky if they can safely walk 300 yards.” @felly500.bsky.social

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“Great Britain can internalize the negative externalities of driving by expanding congestion charging, increasing the cost of parking to match its true societal cost, and by going down @gregshill.com ‘s checklist to eliminate the many laws that force society to subsidise driving.”

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A #WarOnWalking.

A war on biking.

A war on public transit.

A war on any transportation choice other than driving.

A war on better cities.

But a war on cars? Hardly. Cars still get most of the space, rights, budget, prioritization, etc.

And any effort to add more choice is immediately attacked.

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The WAR ON WALKING has taken many forms around the world. It’s often as simple as how we signal who space is and isn’t for. Once our eyes are opened to all the ways we’ve prioritized cars over people, we can’t unsee it. Frustrating photo contributed by @stadsplanering.bsky.social. #WarOnWalking

Background photo from North Macedonia, where “sidewalks are mostly used to park cars” as explained by photo contributor Carl-Henrik Barnekow. Text says “Don’t buy the lie that there’s a war on cars. They’ve been waging a war on walking for a century.” Via the Urban Truth Collective. #WarOnCars #UrbanTruth
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They tried their best to make the idea of having more things we want nearby, more options and choices in our cities and neighborhoods, seem like a conspiracy. But never forget what the REAL urban conspiracy has been — moving everything further away and making us car dependent. #1HourCityConspiracy

White text on black background reading “The real ‘urban conspiracy’ isn’t proximity, it’s distance. The ‘one hour city’ traps millions in long commutes, car dependency, and lost time. We need cities of proximity, time, and quality of life.” — @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social #UrbanTruth
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