@brenttoderian
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.
“…countries and cities still have the nerve to claim wider roads and highways will improve congestion (they won’t, they’ll induce more driving/traffic) and reduce emissions/pollution (they’ll do the opposite – we’ll have more cars in the same or worse congestion emitting a lot more).”
#UrbanTruth
Skateboarding is a unique urban art/sport that attracts people (often teens) to get active outside, often in underutilized spaces. Forward thinking cities (Paris, Malmo, Minneapolis, etc.) are embracing skateboarding to help advance urbanism and meet sustainability goals.
Trump doesn’t have the ability to dictate when the war is over.
“A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century. We’re in the 21st.”— Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
No matter what happens in the Paris election in 4 days, the world’s cities owe @annehidalgo.bsky.social a huge debt of gratitude.
The boldest, most inspiring mayor I’ve seen.
I don’t say this to be doom and gloom, but let’s realize in advance that when Trump is finally removed from office, whoever the Republicans replace him with would be the 2nd most awful, corrupt and fascist President in US history.
Sign of cognitive decline #3,007:
Loss of filter for inappropriate languge.
"But he can't do that"
Yes, like he can't do all the other things.
Again, it is not doomerism to ponder these scenarios, which are obviously illegal & unconstitutional, because the institutions are not self-enforcing, & he's gotten away with all the other things so far.
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A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States, thereby justifying the need to “federalize” elections. We must anticipate it, with sadness and resolution, and not be surprised, if it happens.
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Not just crossing the border, I divested of most of my US stock holdings (I’m willing to take the hit), I don’t buy American made goods, don’t shop in American stores located in Canada, I try my best to avoid American grocery/food products (that one is difficult with some items).
Exterior of Paris City Hall with Exhibition posters from world famous artist. Shepherd Fairey. #Paris #ClimateChange @AnneHidalgo.bsky.social. Interview with Brent Toderian about the Exhibition in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Boldness is about ambition, out-of-box thinking & fearlessness. “The truth is, we tend to think of [smart city-building actions] as ‘bold’ because not enough cities are doing them, even though they should.”
Bold leadership from Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social!
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Every time Trump says that about our PM, he probably costs his tourism operators another billion dollars in revenue from Canadians who won't be crossing the border.
Major investment in renewable energy is a national security imperative.
The Paris mayoral election in 5 days is one of 2 most important city elections in the world. New York BADLY needed CHANGE, & electing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is already looking game-changing! Paris, on the other hand, needs to KEEP GOING with the most inspiring city-building in the world. #VOTE
Seriously, you have to watch this.
It’s magnificent.
Come for the stunning sights of many of the best spots and views in Paris (and the brilliant camera work and music). Stay for the truly remarkable skateboard artistry.
Andy Anderson.
The Shape of Paris.
I wonder what Americans would think if the world started to refer to Trump as “The future Head of the Russian Republic of USA?”
Probably about the same as we Canadians think of Trump’s childish stupidity below.
Car Free Day: SAVED. Elect progressives, get results.
I moved this urgent motion today with Cllr Orr and was thrilled that it was approved unanimously by Council.
"If we do not increase our cooperation [with Ukraine] and if we don't provide a clear path to EU membership, it's not only Russia but also other countries that will try to influence the process and destabilise the European continent." (Rob Jetten, Leader of Dutch government)
Care about #ClimateSmart cities, #Urbanism and all things #CityBuilding? Follow one of the worlds smartest Urbanists, your fellow Canadian @brenttoderian.bsky.social AND his new collab @urbantruth.bsky.social. It’s time we told (and SHARED) the Truth about how to build cities RIGHT #yyc #yyccc
“The Strait of Hormuz closure has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history. About 20% of global supply has been disrupted for 9 days, more than double the previous record set during the 1956 Suez crisis.
There’s virtually no spare capacity to address the problem.”
Rethink oil dependency.
Macron's potential successor Attal, in an interview with Dutch media:
"We are seeing a mad race between the US and China for new technologies, and we must prevent our children from only serving tea and coffee to Americans and Chinese who only come to Europe for holidays"
“The Strait of Hormuz closure has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history. About 20% of global supply has been disrupted for 9 days, more than double the previous record set during the 1956 Suez crisis.
There’s virtually no spare capacity to address the problem.”
Rethink oil dependency.
A note to cities/organizations in Europe & Australia/NZ — I have clients talking to me about work trips over the rest of spring and into summer that are asking me if I have “other clients” that could help share/mitigate travel costs. If you’re interested in such possibilities, let’s discuss timing.
WATCH — @warnock.senate.gov : “Trump has attacked 7 countries in the first year of his presidency, more than any president in the modern era.”
#PeacePresident 😕
Trump sharing "prophecies" about himself could mean he believes he's on a mission from God, or that he wants to rally supporters as his popularity drops. Either way, it seems like a power play to portray his opponents as enemies of God. www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
Has there ever been a President of the United States that’s been worse for affordability and cost of living for Americans than Trump? Not even close.
Ex-Trump National Security Advisor Nadia Schadlow: “Congress does not have a constitutional role in the declaration of war.”
@ezraklein.bsky.social : *READS HER THE CONSTITUTION* 🤔
The external Exhibition art installation by world famous artist Shepherd Fairey on the walls of the Paris City Hall in front of the new public space and green forest. Quote from article/interview with exhibition co-curator Brent Toderian in @momentummag.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth #Paris @AnneHidalgo.bsky.social
Photo at the opening of the Paris Exhibition on climate change & better city-building, celebrating city leadership leading up to the COP in Belem.
“We badly need new ways to help people connect the dots between better city-building and the climate progress we urgently need…We still have a massive communication and misinformation challenge.”
Last year our own @brenttoderian.bsky.social co-curated this groundbreaking Paris City Hall Exhibition.
Seriously, you have to watch this.
It’s magnificent.
Come for the stunning sights of many of the best spots and views in Paris (and the brilliant camera work and music). Stay for the truly remarkable skateboard artistry.
Andy Anderson.
The Shape of Paris.
This is great news for Vancouver. Congratulations @lucymaloney.bsky.social & Vancouver Council. We need to GROW civic life here in Vancouver, not lose it. And we need to get A LOT better at street transformations into people-places, learning from cities that do it much better, like Montreal.
