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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 7h

Taking back the term “common sense” from the bad guys using it to lie about better cities, one post at a time.

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Vratislav Filler @vrataf.bsky.social · 15h

That article is interesting, as the main result are: - Motonormativity as "doublethink" confirmed. - Respondents paradoxically feel more supportive than their governments for both car travel and non-car travel. - Most people felt they support non-car mobility more than other people.

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TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) @toderianuw.bsky.social · 2h

LISTEN: What can cities around the world learn from Reykjavík, Iceland? @brenttoderian.bsky.social was back with @greenj.bsky.social on Australian National broadcaster ABC Radio & his great show “Blueprint For Living” discussing cities, cars, competitions, BRT, complete communities and Reykjavík!

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Former planning manager of the Canadian city of Vancouver and now advisor to City of Reykjavik, Iceland, Brent Toderian, discusses Reykjavik’s urban development plan competition, the problem of car de...

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Leicestershire Active Travel Alliance @leicsactivetravel.bsky.social · 18h

Giles Brennan’s article in The Times. It’s spot on. ‘Grow The Hell Up’. That generation of men for whom a car was a symbol of independence, maturity and power grows old and silly. They rant against speed limits, cycle lanes, env measures and cameras as if the freedom to drive were a human right.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 6h

Resharing this post below. If you think I see standoffish when you come up to me, it’s not that, I’m just uncomfortable in such circumstances, and I’m likely trying my best to overcome that and failing. It’s different when I’m on stage or in a meeting, where it goes away.

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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 10h

MS NOW: Three times, Republicans have summoned Jack Smith to Capitol Hill. Three times, they had time to prepare for their showdowns. Three times, the hearings ended with GOP members looking worse and the former special counsel looking better. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

🚨 BREAKING: A judge DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE the DOJ’s case against former Olympian David Hearn, warning that leaving the door open could expose him to a “meritless, politically motivated prosecution” and what would “objectively” be harassment.

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Judge Permanently Kills Trump DOJ’s Botched Reflecting Pool Case

A D.C. judge dismissed the prosecution of former Olympian David Hearn with prejudice, warning of the “extraordinary possibility” that he could otherwise face a “meritless, politically motivated prosec...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

The most corrupt administration in the history of the US by far. You could add up all instances of corruption by every other admin in US history and it will not equal the amount of corruption perpetrated by this one in less than 2 years.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 7h

Taking back the term “common sense” from the bad guys using it to lie about better cities, one post at a time.

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Nic. C.O. Igersheim @lavivelo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Les élus Parisiens ont été loués récemment pour leur vision progressiste de Paris, mais ils ne reçoivent pas assez de louanges pour leur pragmatisme! Ce qu'ils ont fait est pur bon sens. Permettre beaucoup plus ➕️ de déplacements avec ➖️ d'espace tout en purifiant l'air et rafraîchissant la ville.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Trump says a war is not a war, therefore the War Powers Act doesn’t apply. Trump says political ads are not ads they are “public service announcements,” therefore the laws banning the use of taxpayer $ don’t apply. The gangster govt changes the meaning of words to avoid the law

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s remarkable how many people can move on a street when those people don’t feel the need to always take a massive car with them. Mobility in cities is about space.

Busy European street with buses filled with people in a long line of people on bikes, waiting for the light to change in a separated, protected bike lane. Imagine if all those people or each in a separate car.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here’s what we really need to focus a lot more discussion on — you don’t need to hate cars in order to want people to have the CHOICE to walk, bike and take public transit in your city. Better cities provide more choices, and work better for EVERYONE. Bad cities offer only dependency. #CarDependency

Picture of a street with public transit (trams), people riding bikes in a bike lane, and people strolling while holding hands on a wide sidewalk, in central Melbourne. #MultiModal

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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The moment a drone or missile whistles nearby, 🇺🇦 women instantly become a shield for their children—covering them with their bodies, holding them tightly, covering their eyes and ears, comforting them. Every Ukrainian mother, sister, & grandmother is always ready to become a shelter. Thread 1/5🧵

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Magnus Lehnsherr @i-magnus.bsky.social · 18h

To the progressives who think that accelerating the US' descent into fascism will somehow make the system fail sooner, that's not how that works. Fascist governments hold power for an interminably long time and there is untold suffering and death during that period. Harm reduction, people.

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Kristen Womack @kristenwomack.io · 01/10/2026

Absolutely inspiring. I’d like to live in a city that invests like this.

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 29/09/2026

Sadly, this is another casualty of the most right-wing government in Finnish history. Homelessness is on the rise again, as is child poverty and so many other measures of societal failure.

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Bill Tubbs @billtubbs.bsky.social · 22h

Copenhagen during rush hour. If they were in cars it would be grid lock.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20h

READ: If you haven’t seen this yet, please take a look. Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people from making rational judgements about driving. This study co-authored by @ianwalker.bsky.social looks at where this bias comes from & how it works. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Screetshot of study title “Why Do Cars Get A Free Ride?” #CarBrain #Motonormativity

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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026

Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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Jay Cockburn @jaycockburn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh they might say sorry, but I don't think Trump understands just how much seething passive aggression a Canadian can load that word with.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026

Ossoff on Mike Collins: "This is a congressman who called for executing immigrants by throwing them out of helicopter. He is a fanatic and Trump puppet."

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good Ai governance would proactively, strategically and responsibly address the many serious questions, problems and dangers of artificial intelligence. Moronic Ai governance thinks that what we need is a name change. #SuperIntelligence

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Some of the less obvious but most valueable work I’ve done with city halls has been helping bring about cultural and operational change in how development applications are negotiated with developers. Success is defined by the 6 words in my very blunt task title — “Getting to a BETTER Yes, FASTER.”

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Never forget, when it comes to whether or not a collision happens, and whether or not someone is killed or injured, speed is ALWAYS a factor. #UrbanTruth #SpeedKills

Background shows a collision involving cars and drivers. Texting quotes says “speed wasn’t a factor” which is what police and media often say when someone wasn’t obviously speeding, even when the speed limit is too high. Bottom tag line says “Speed is always a factor.” Via the Urban Truth Collective.

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Chloe @xingmaps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Spatial geometry dictates that a private vehicular unit requires 10 to 15 square meters of stationary ground plane footprint per node. Transitioning commuters to high-capacity rail or active pedestrian vectors increases spatial throughput efficiency by roughly 800%.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Your city could embrace a patio/street seating culture if it really wanted to. You don’t have to be like Paris to do better, you just have to WANT to do better. Between now and next summer, your city could put in place everything it needs to transform streets as people-places. So do you want to?

Street filled with cafe seating in Paris.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Ottawa is a city caught for decades in a struggle between what should be the grandeur and charm of a national capital, and the harsh realities of conflict between 3 levels of government, a lack of vision and poor decision-making by leaders at all levels.”— @toondreessen.bsky.social Still true.

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Bland Ottawa needs a grand vision worthy of a national capital

Ottawa is a city caught for decades in a struggle between what should be the grandeur and charm of a national capital, and the harsh realities of conflict between three levels of government, a lack of...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s remarkable how many people can move on a street when those people don’t feel the need to always take a massive car with them. Mobility in cities is about space.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So Trump told reporters in the White House today that “Canada are going to come in and say, ‘Sir, we are sorry’…” Trump is managed to do something I didn’t think was possible — guarantee that Canadians will never say “sorry.”

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Bryan Heal @bryanheal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Housing First works.

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As @brenttoderian.bsky.social said (something like) in a recent question/post: of all the cities that have such potential to be great and miss, it’s Ottawa. We’re a capital city of a G7 country and do so little to feel like it. We lack (political) pride in our city, leaving it to 3/

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Bland Ottawa needs a grand vision worthy of a national capital

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better

@Merman_Melville • Jan 24, 2019
Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Paris has been praised in recent years for their visionary, progressive city-building, but they don’t get enough credit for just being really pragmatic! Everything they’ve been doing is common sense. They’re moving a lot more people with less space while cleaning the air and cooling the city.

People riding bikes in a full separated bike-lane in Central Paris.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”

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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets

Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wait, does he want us to think that’s bad?

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“30% of people in the US and Canada can’t or don’t drive.” — @nondriver.bsky.social. #WeekWithoutDriving Including me now, because of vision issues. But I didn’t need it to happen to me in order to care about mobility that works better for EVERYONE.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m currently discussing 2 new speaking engagements combined with local work, one in Europe in a city I’ve never worked in, & one in Latin America in a city I last worked in 15 years ago or so. I never take for granted the huge learning opportunity that working in diverse global cities represents.

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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets

Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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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