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William Turman

@willnturman.bsky.social

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Cities, bikes, housing, trains, labour, Kitchener-Waterloo, trans rights are human rights, he/him Opinions and stray thoughts are mine.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The Asian night market in Kitchener is phenomenal. Probably one of the best events to close king street. Even the permanent stores have lineups onto the street.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

The Asian night market in Kitchener is phenomenal. Probably one of the best events to close king street. Even the permanent stores have lineups onto the street.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

New level crossings with bike lane in Kitchener! Chapel street and east avenue. Very nice!

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

more of this please

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

a green/orange archipelago surrounded by blue

electoral map of KW and Guelph. Guelph and kitchener centre are green, waterloo is orange, every other riding is blue.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

If we are taking the 51st state threat seriously, and expect it to be through economic means, we should seriously reconsider the IMF (2 blocks from the white house) and the world bank (1 block from the whitehouse). They won’t take our side.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I visited Seestadt a few years ago in summer and my take away was that the big park was pretty well-used. And the internal roads were quite calm and pedestrianized. I don’t disagree about the hard scaping though, but it would probably feel different when the trees grow in.

Park in Seestadt with street sign “Jane Jacob’s weg”

Pedestrianized street in Seestadt vienna

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

It is exhaustively researched and recorded. For example, all of this information about a neighbourhood. As a planner, I’ve never seen any sources that identify potted plants, road widths, parked bicycles, building entrances next to existing uses.

Page from the book with 6 maps showing different information about a neighbourhood.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

The book discusses how planning theories and ideas fit into Tokyo’s development, and asserts that the urban design is not simply a result of culture.

Figure from the book showing a timeline of planning theories and ideas and political and social moments in Japan.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

They describe the typologies of the city at a macro level, and then identify several notable themes: yokocho alleyways, Zakkyo (vertically integrated mixed-use buildings, under track infills, ankyo streets (covered streams/ canals), and dense low-rise neighbourhoods

Figure from the book. A map of Tokyo showing different neighbourhood typologies

Figure from the book showing a photograph of golden gai, bar alleys.

Photo of the book showing photo of a street of mixed use commercial buildings and some illustrations describing those buildings.

Figure from the book showing businesses underneath a railway and a cross section.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I just read Emergent Tokyo, by Jorge Almazan + Studio Lab. A++ book for planners and urbanisms. I think it represents a gold standard for how to write a planning book about a city. Lots of illustrations, examples, exceptionally deep research, context, and discussion of planning policy

Book: emergent Tokyo: designing the spontaneous city.
By Jorge almazan and studio lab

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

When people say they want to encourage "tiny homes" as a way to make more affordable housing, this is what I picture. 74 square feet with nice fixtures, a bathtub and costing around 32,000 euros. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiHF...

a floor plan of a 74 square foot apartment with living room, bedroom, bathroom, spa and kitchen across two levels.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Countries with the highest average wealth per capita vs. Countries with the highest median wealth per capita. Americas median wealth is less than Italy, and Italy has healthcare.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Looks like these houses next to the Market are on the market for redevelopment. It always seems to be the affordable homes that get redeveloped first. From what I can tell, it’s new Canadian families with kids and seniors who live here.

Several townhouse blocks with a for sale sign. The sign suggests it’s for sale to a developer

A fenced off lot with newly laid foundations for a townhouse. An image shows what the townhouse will look like when complete.

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