Neil
@neilloewen.bsky.social
Took me sixteen years to hit 1,000 Twitter followers but here I am
Whatever weird building code quirk led to this happening all over this neighbourhood we need to bring it back
July 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Whatever weird building code quirk led to this happening all over this neighbourhood we need to bring it back
Neighbourhood infill in Singapore
July 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Neighbourhood infill in Singapore
2025: the first recorded use of AI robots in the NIMBY Wars
So: the “Protect Bathurst / Dufferin” astroturf campaign run by Summerhill Market had videos of a guy talking about the neighborhood & RapidTO proposal. Real grassroots feel. Took a screenshot & put it into google image search. Guess what?
May 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
2025: the first recorded use of AI robots in the NIMBY Wars
Taipei has also built covered pedestrian walkways along major streets into its urban fabric more successfully and consistently than anywhere I’ve ever been. These are everywhere and at a scale that’s large enough to be comfortable and multi-purpose.
April 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Taipei has also built covered pedestrian walkways along major streets into its urban fabric more successfully and consistently than anywhere I’ve ever been. These are everywhere and at a scale that’s large enough to be comfortable and multi-purpose.
Taipei got me thinking about how the idea of shared streets like this in North America are seen as dangerous and all-car but in practice they’re a pedestrian and cyclist dreamscape.
April 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Taipei got me thinking about how the idea of shared streets like this in North America are seen as dangerous and all-car but in practice they’re a pedestrian and cyclist dreamscape.
Riding Taiwan’s high-speed rail on Canadian election day? A political act.
Get me this at home!
Get me this at home!
April 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Riding Taiwan’s high-speed rail on Canadian election day? A political act.
Get me this at home!
Get me this at home!
Sorry if I don’t respond to your text I didn’t get to watch White Lotus last night so now I’m hiding under a rock all day and not opening my phone to avoid spoilers
April 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Sorry if I don’t respond to your text I didn’t get to watch White Lotus last night so now I’m hiding under a rock all day and not opening my phone to avoid spoilers
The highlight every term at TMU SURP is sitting in on the grad planning studio presentations - the profession has a bright future!
April 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The highlight every term at TMU SURP is sitting in on the grad planning studio presentations - the profession has a bright future!
One of the clear differences in priorities I’ve seen between Singapore and Toronto is that SG has no money for underground parking (structured parking above grade instead) and all kinds of money for pedestrian bridges/tunnels.
March 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
One of the clear differences in priorities I’ve seen between Singapore and Toronto is that SG has no money for underground parking (structured parking above grade instead) and all kinds of money for pedestrian bridges/tunnels.
Had a few days exploring future-Olympics-host Brisbane and was impressed with the urban infrastructure. Particularly 1) ferries!
February 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Had a few days exploring future-Olympics-host Brisbane and was impressed with the urban infrastructure. Particularly 1) ferries!
Sydney has so many ped-only or ped+tram only streets that make me sigh for Toronto
February 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Sydney has so many ped-only or ped+tram only streets that make me sigh for Toronto
Nobody’s doing it like Sydney in the opera house space right now, truly one to watch
February 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Nobody’s doing it like Sydney in the opera house space right now, truly one to watch
Saw these BIG Calgary and Vancouver upside-down twins within 12 hours of each other. Which one wins?
January 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Saw these BIG Calgary and Vancouver upside-down twins within 12 hours of each other. Which one wins?
Is there a better urban waterfront space in North America than Vancouver’s seawall on a sunny day?
January 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Is there a better urban waterfront space in North America than Vancouver’s seawall on a sunny day?
Hot take every restaurant in a winter city needs a coat rack
January 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hot take every restaurant in a winter city needs a coat rack
One of the things we kept hearing about the County is that the seasonal nature of employment and shortage of adequate housing makes it hard to attract workers so many places like Wander the Resort provide worker lodgings on-site.
November 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM
One of the things we kept hearing about the County is that the seasonal nature of employment and shortage of adequate housing makes it hard to attract workers so many places like Wander the Resort provide worker lodgings on-site.
Learning so much about culture-led regeneration, leveraging development pressure, and selling stories+storeys on ULI Toronto’s tour of Prince Edward County.
November 29, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Learning so much about culture-led regeneration, leveraging development pressure, and selling stories+storeys on ULI Toronto’s tour of Prince Edward County.
Still has that new BlueSky account smell and I haven’t yet decided if I’m using this account for urbanism or comedy, good or evil.
November 22, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Still has that new BlueSky account smell and I haven’t yet decided if I’m using this account for urbanism or comedy, good or evil.
Nice to meet you BlueSky. Four books to get to know me:
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Nice to meet you BlueSky. Four books to get to know me: