Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/11/2024THREAD: I’m going to share this thread here to clearly state my perspective on electric vehicles, car dependency and better cities, for all those who frequently ask me about it, including media, elected leaders and many others. Here goes. Please share it frequently if you think it will help. 🧵#EVS 125995451
Reposted by Have A Goryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 22/06/2026"based on the best available data, the model reached a sobering estimate: The shift toward vehicles with higher hoods caused about 3,000 deaths from 2016 to 2024. The estimate is conservative in many ways." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comThe Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found. 17537191
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/06/2026It’s not just about banning cars on “pedestrian streets” — it’s about filling the space usually surrendered to cars with magnetic people-places FULL of things that attract people & make them want to stay. Vancouver hasn’t been great at such transformations. The World Cup NEEDS to be a turning point. 1530959
Have A Go @haveago.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Survey for Valley LA River bike access! BOE & DOT applying for grant funding to extend the LA River bike path in the East San Fernando Valley for a bike path along the LA river from Woodman to Coldwater. ladotlivablestreets.org/projects/Seg... Survey👇 ladot.typeform.com/to/kfKrf1td?...ladotlivablestreets.orgLADOT Livable StreetsEveryone in Los Angeles deserves safe, great streets. 001
Reposted by Have A GoStreetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 25/01/2026Snow is nature's urban planner: It can show us what parts of the roadway drivers don't use — and what can be reclaimed for pedestrians. Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round! 11766195
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam." This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s. Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today. Better choices instead of excuses. 6547169
Reposted by Have A GoDavid Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 16/11/2025"David Graeber was the anthropologist who re-framed economics by showing that its most basic assumptions were myths. Where conventional economists traced money to barter and exchange, Graeber traced it to trust and relationships. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...taxresearch.org.ukEconomic questions: The David Graeber questionThis is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have been, and what the relevance of that question might be ... 17524
Reposted by Have A GoChristian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Most dismaying is the lack of imagination. How sad to equate freedom for sitting alone in a private, movable metal cell—a.k.a. car—and then spend most time in a long row of these cells—a.k.a. traffic jam? And how many people r even truly noticing the few genuine freedoms that car can actually offer? 37118
Reposted by Have A GoShona Black @shonablack.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Just watched this, and it is absolutely jaw-dropping! 1378
Reposted by Have A GoMagBeb @magbebronne.bsky.social · 21/08/2025"the laws make sense to us intuitively, partly because we’ve made our roads so unsafe.They individualise risk management, plonking the burden of keeping cyclists out of the ER on their flimsy fiberglass hats, and in the process absolving our politicians of making more impactful policy interventions" 27521
Reposted by Have A GoPr Carlos Moreno - IAE Paris1 Sorbonne University @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social · 04/11/2025You right dear Brent! The next mayoral election in Paris will be a choice between returning to the past, a city for cars, lies and empty gestures, Dati/Trump-style populism, or continuing to move forward into the 21st century for a happy proximity city, human centric, liveable and more peaceful. 08714
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/10/2025“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 and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.washingtonpost.comParis 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. 10669251
Reposted by Have A GoSarah @mommypedals.bsky.social · 05/10/2025No women, no safety Women on bikes are the indicator species of a city’s cycling health. If you don’t see many of us, it’s not about lack of interest — it’s about safety. Day 13 of the #carfreechallenge2025 #yegbike @bikeology.bsky.social 211726
Reposted by Have A GoThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Thanks @thesisbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for hosting us at HQ in Manhattan today. We’re cooking up some fun social media content as we hurtle toward the publication day for “Life After Cars” on October 21st! Preorder your copy and get some fun bonuses: www.lifeaftercars.com 010312
Reposted by Have A GoLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 24/09/2025Did you know? People can & do ride bikes to medical appointments (when it’s safe to do so, when density makes the trips reasonable in length & when there’s places to park bikes). Forced car dependency isn’t great for any of us. 1318515
Reposted by Have A GoGil Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social · 23/09/2025An image is worth a 1000 words. Yes, always when presented by Dutch Professor Marco Te Brömmelstroet. Cities for people is not rocket science. Change possibilities have to be presented at an elementary level for all elected officials, staff, citizens, to understand. 0103
Reposted by Have A GoDavid Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Today is the 5th anniversary of David Graber's death. And with everything happening in the world, his work is now more relevant than ever before. 6472183
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Watch this. What smart nations are building. 1127853
Reposted by Have A GoC40 Cities @c40cities.bsky.social · 01/09/2025How do we protect millions from the escalating threat of extreme heat? The answer lies within our cities: from cool roofs and green infrastructure to innovative insurance schemes, they are developing solutions. 165
Reposted by Have A GoMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 30/08/2025On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution. But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable 5169412349
Reposted by Have A GoAl @al--s.bsky.social · 31/08/2025"you'll just displace the air pollution to other roads" look on here, even the air quality on the Boulevard Peripherique is vastly improved 05710
Reposted by Have A GoTwilight Greenaway @twyspy.bsky.social · 01/08/2025I find this so heartening. 08014
Reposted by Have A Goderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/08/2025It's funny to think that my preference for urban living in areas with dense, mixed-used, walkable neighborhoods, multi-family housing, small businesses, and diversity probably stems from Sesame Street. Like an early education in Jane Jacob's urbanist theories. 11882791001
Reposted by Have A GoNext City @nextcity.org · 01/08/2025Op-ed: Gaza’s people, its culture, its built and natural environment are all being systemically erased. Why won’t our profession say that’s wrong? nextcity.org/urbanist-new...nextcity.orgBreaking Urbanism’s Culture of Silence on Gaza, the City We’ve All DestroyedOp-ed: Gaza’s people, its culture, its built and natural environment are all being systemically erased. Why won’t our profession say that’s wrong? 143
Have A Go @haveago.bsky.social · 01/08/2025The first such article I’ve seen from an urbanist lens and calling out the disturbing silence. Breaking Urbanism’s Culture of Silence on Gaza, the City We’ve All Destroyed nextcity.org/urbanist-new... @nextcity.orgnextcity.orgBreaking Urbanism’s Culture of Silence on Gaza, the City We’ve All DestroyedOp-ed: Gaza’s people, its culture, its built and natural environment are all being systemically erased. Why won’t our profession say that’s wrong? 241
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/07/2025“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing to go further each year.latimes.comCopenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new levelCycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi... 15629172
Reposted by Have A GoAllen Cowgill @allencowgill.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Any city can choose this path. 111422
Have A Go @haveago.bsky.social · 23/07/2025We’re gonna need to rip out a lot more homes and businesses for all the new lanes for all this new induced demand. Or we could just make frequent, safe transit that even kids can use. 000
Reposted by Have A GoG | Builds Stuff, Goes Places 🦀 @whereisgraeme.bsky.social · 20/07/2025I’m a simple person. I see bikeshare innovation - I repost Now I’d love if they could do a BikeShare cargo bike that backed in or something. 2258
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/07/2025READ THIS: How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world. In the 1960s, Dutch cities saw cars as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths — and fierce activism — to turn #Amsterdam into the urban biking nirvana of today. It took vision & leadership.theguardian.comHow Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the worldIn the 1960s, Dutch cities were increasingly in thrall to motorists, with the car seen as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths – and fierce activism – to t... 319952
Reposted by Have A GoStrong Towns @strongtowns.org · 20/07/2025This story is all too common: Cities pretend that deferred maintenance is a problem to be solved by borrowing enough money or getting enough federal assistance. But the underlying problem isn’t cash flow. It’s insolvency. 1194
Reposted by Have A GoMetro @wmata.com · 20/07/2025Did you know transit is 20 times safer than driving a car? Each year, public transportation prevents more than 2,500 injuries related to car accidents. Take Metro! 9623125
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Hey, remember when car and oil companies successfully lobbied governments to create car dependent cities and suburbs, and once we became almost completely car dependent, WE became the loudest, angriest champions of unhindered road space for cars, unnaturally cheap gas, and subsidized free parking? 8539118
Reposted by Have A GoOB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 13/07/2025This is why EVs won't save the planet and we instead need safe alternatives to driving. 0154
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/07/2025This is interesting — “The Hidden Wealth of Cities” by the World Bank, on how the PUBLIC SPACES in cities are a great economic investment and asset rather than a cost or liability. But too many cities aren’t taking smart advantage of the economic benefits. openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/c... 613435
Reposted by Have A GoThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 11/07/2025In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.newyorker.com4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a MomentIn the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system. 14443971098
Have A Go @haveago.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Amazing to see LOS and traffic engineers getting thrown under the…SUV in a non urbanist outlet! “If you want to understand how even modern American cities became hostile to human life, don’t start with the political conspiracies…” www.fastcompany.com/91362348/roa... @urbanismspeakeasy.comfastcompany.comThe old traffic math that keeps destroying neighborhoodsLevel of Service (LOS) has been guiding road design for decades and has never measured what really matters. 010
Reposted by Have A GoKatherine Stanley @stealinghome.bsky.social · 08/07/2025“Their size, weight, and high bonnets increase risks to pedestrians and cyclists, reduce parking space availability, and cause more road damage...” 0217
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/07/2025NEW: “The transformations that Paris made work better for everyone, including drivers.” I’m interviewed for this @politico.eu @victorglaf.bsky.social article on Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s truly remarkable city-building legacy. @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social is quoted along with many mayors.politico.euSeine swimming pool opening gives Paris mayor another jewel in her green crownMaking the famed river swimmable is one of the final big projects Anne Hidalgo will inaugurate before she leaves office next year. 022044
Reposted by Have A GoPr Carlos Moreno - IAE Paris1 Sorbonne University @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Paris, my city, world capital of a soft & low-carbon mobility. Our sincere gratitude to our mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social who has profoundly changed this amazing city. Yes, we can, bravo Anne! 47814
Reposted by Have A GoMIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 01/07/2025"Something fascinating occurs if you start to think how the biosphere, as a total system of interactions between lifeforms and their habitats (which are mostly just other lifeforms), is also like the inside of a dreaming head."thereader.mitpress.mit.eduYour Mind Is Part of the EcosystemOur mental and ecological health are linked. Recognizing this interdependence can change how we relate to the world and to ourselves. 092
Reposted by Have A GoLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 01/07/2025E-bikes are cheating. For example, mine allows me to skip to the front of the pick up line at summer school. 🚲❤️ 1534122
Reposted by Have A GoBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/06/2025STUDY found that “the growing number of SUVs reduced the vehicle capacity of freeway lanes in Minnesota’s Twin Cities by 9.5% between 1995-2019. Their findings suggest yet another way in which ‘car bloat’ exacerbates problems that affect everyone, regardless of how they travel.” Plus more deaths…bloomberg.comHow SUVs Are Making Traffic WorseAs larger, taller sport utility vehicles took over US roads, they also aggravated highway congestion, according to a new study. It’s yet another ill effect of “car bloat.” 126393
Reposted by Have A GoJoe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 07/06/2025The LAX Metro Transit Center feels like a peek at a utopian vision of LA It’s clean, modern, and beautiful. Everything makes sense and works the way it’s supposed to. One day all of LA will be like this 4797
Reposted by Have A GoMilitant Angeleno @militantangeleno.bsky.social · 07/06/2025YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Finally at the brand spankin' new @metrolosangeles.bsky.social LAX/Metro Transit Center Station! #Westchester 3416
Reposted by Have A GoJoe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 07/06/2025I'm impressed with the beautiful functional LAX Metro station! la.streetsblog.org/2025/06/06/m...la.streetsblog.orgMetro's LAX Mega-Station is Open - Streetsblog Los AngelesThe 11-acre $900 million LAX Metro Transit Center is open to the public - and it's spectacular! 2452