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TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) is a Vancouver-based national and international city planning/design, mobility and "advanced urbanism" consultancy led by @BrentToderian.bsky.social.
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NEW: “Canadian urbanist @brenttoderian.bsky.social teamed up with the city of Paris and, in particular, its mayor, @annehidalgo.bsky.social on a new exhibition that shines a light on cities and global climate action.”
Thanks very much @momentummag.bsky.social for the great questions! #Paris
Thanks very much @momentummag.bsky.social for the great questions! #Paris
“I think Paris is uniquely positioned to celebrate bold action from cities all over the world. Because in my observation Paris, and Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, have been the most inspiring in the world over the last 10 years, really exemplifying those key words ‘further and faster.’” — BT
“2. Speak at City Hall in SUPPORT of something good for your city, rather than just going to oppose things. And before you oppose something (such as well-designed density, new housing choices, or affordable housing), think carefully about who it’s meant to help, and put yourself in their place.”
December 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“2. Speak at City Hall in SUPPORT of something good for your city, rather than just going to oppose things. And before you oppose something (such as well-designed density, new housing choices, or affordable housing), think carefully about who it’s meant to help, and put yourself in their place.”
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Professional urbanist Brent Toderian in conversation with self-taught urbanism creator Jason of #NotJustBikes and practitioner-turned-academic urbanist—that is myself—listening. Bottom line: it takes a diverse ecosystem of motivated changemakers collaborating, to turn our cities around. Let’s do it!
NEW/LISTEN! Been REALLY looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from #NotJustBikes IS LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! I’m looking forward to your thoughts and comments!
How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
YouTube video by The Urbanist Agenda Podcast
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Professional urbanist Brent Toderian in conversation with self-taught urbanism creator Jason of #NotJustBikes and practitioner-turned-academic urbanist—that is myself—listening. Bottom line: it takes a diverse ecosystem of motivated changemakers collaborating, to turn our cities around. Let’s do it!
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We're spending a couple of weeks in #Lisbon, and if there is a city that needs @brenttoderian.bsky.social to come save it from itself and its car obsessions, it's this one. From the extremely complicated public transport to the car-first-everywhere mindset, a beautiful city disappears.
December 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We're spending a couple of weeks in #Lisbon, and if there is a city that needs @brenttoderian.bsky.social to come save it from itself and its car obsessions, it's this one. From the extremely complicated public transport to the car-first-everywhere mindset, a beautiful city disappears.
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Many of these are all about making use of the local amenities and various transport options, to gain a better understanding of what's available and how it works (or doesn't).
READ THIS ARTICLE FOR #NEWYEARS:
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
25 simple resolutions you can make to improve your city in 2019
What if we picked New Year's resolutions that improved our individual and family lives, while also improving our cities and communities?
www.fastcompany.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Many of these are all about making use of the local amenities and various transport options, to gain a better understanding of what's available and how it works (or doesn't).
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“Several years later, my wife rides everywhere: to physio, to shopping, to restaurants, to doctor appointments, to the park — everywhere. She tucks her cane into her panniers. That’s important, because walking far still hurts. And cycling keeps us active and moving, which is important as one ages.”
Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life
Even if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
www.timescolonist.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“Several years later, my wife rides everywhere: to physio, to shopping, to restaurants, to doctor appointments, to the park — everywhere. She tucks her cane into her panniers. That’s important, because walking far still hurts. And cycling keeps us active and moving, which is important as one ages.”
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"Local safe streets advocate not sure what to complain about after finding a cleared sidewalk and unplowed road on morning run."
December 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Local safe streets advocate not sure what to complain about after finding a cleared sidewalk and unplowed road on morning run."
“We were told it wouldn’t do anything & nobody would take these cycle paths. But in 6 years, we transformed Paris to improve your commute and your life, and records are breaking. And this is only the beginning!”
On an average day, roughly 13,000 to 14,000 cycling trips now pass along the boulevard.
On an average day, roughly 13,000 to 14,000 cycling trips now pass along the boulevard.
Five Million Rides and Counting: Paris’s Busiest Bike Lane Sets Record
By the time the counter on Boulevard de Sébastopol in Paris ticked past five million trips , the moment had taken on a symbolic weight.
momentummag.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“We were told it wouldn’t do anything & nobody would take these cycle paths. But in 6 years, we transformed Paris to improve your commute and your life, and records are breaking. And this is only the beginning!”
On an average day, roughly 13,000 to 14,000 cycling trips now pass along the boulevard.
On an average day, roughly 13,000 to 14,000 cycling trips now pass along the boulevard.
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It is a far superior way to get to work! It reduces stress before you arrive and after you leave! You have time to say hello to people you see on the street, so it increases community. And then there are these fiscal benefits as well. Ask your mayor to make YOUR city bike-commuter friendly!
a group of people are riding bicycles down a street with a red circle that says bicycle patrol
ALT: a group of people are riding bicycles down a street with a red circle that says bicycle patrol
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It is a far superior way to get to work! It reduces stress before you arrive and after you leave! You have time to say hello to people you see on the street, so it increases community. And then there are these fiscal benefits as well. Ask your mayor to make YOUR city bike-commuter friendly!
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This is worth listening to and sharing — Canadian urbanist @brenttoderian.bsky.social (among many other things, founding president of CanU) interviewed by huge international YouTuber #NotJustBikes on how to actually achieve better cities!
For one thing, do city planners & youtubers help each other?
For one thing, do city planners & youtubers help each other?
NEW/LISTEN! Been REALLY looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from #NotJustBikes IS LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! I’m looking forward to your thoughts and comments!
How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
YouTube video by The Urbanist Agenda Podcast
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is worth listening to and sharing — Canadian urbanist @brenttoderian.bsky.social (among many other things, founding president of CanU) interviewed by huge international YouTuber #NotJustBikes on how to actually achieve better cities!
For one thing, do city planners & youtubers help each other?
For one thing, do city planners & youtubers help each other?
“1. Vote in municipal elections. Too many of us don’t vote at the government level that most affects our actual lives on a daily basis.”
25 New Years Resolutions To Improve Your City, by @brenttoderian.bsky.social in @fastcompany.com #HappyNewYear
25 New Years Resolutions To Improve Your City, by @brenttoderian.bsky.social in @fastcompany.com #HappyNewYear
December 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“1. Vote in municipal elections. Too many of us don’t vote at the government level that most affects our actual lives on a daily basis.”
25 New Years Resolutions To Improve Your City, by @brenttoderian.bsky.social in @fastcompany.com #HappyNewYear
25 New Years Resolutions To Improve Your City, by @brenttoderian.bsky.social in @fastcompany.com #HappyNewYear
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READ THIS ARTICLE FOR #NEWYEARS:
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
25 simple resolutions you can make to improve your city in 2019
What if we picked New Year's resolutions that improved our individual and family lives, while also improving our cities and communities?
www.fastcompany.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
READ THIS ARTICLE FOR #NEWYEARS:
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
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We lack coherent policy guidance and shoot on our own goal repeatedly. It’s all connected: planning, architecture, budget, transit, housing/land use policy; we’re facing challenges and the same old same old isn’t good enough; @brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We lack coherent policy guidance and shoot on our own goal repeatedly. It’s all connected: planning, architecture, budget, transit, housing/land use policy; we’re facing challenges and the same old same old isn’t good enough; @brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social
bit.ly/3N2X5mL
bit.ly/3N2X5mL
"“The kinds of figures we’re talking about—that would actually save public money, remember—are rounding errors in most transportation budgets,” @brenttoderian.bsky.social says. “So cities are literally wasting public money by not investing in smart bike infrastructure.””
“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath
Opinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Urbanized
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
dailyhive.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"“The kinds of figures we’re talking about—that would actually save public money, remember—are rounding errors in most transportation budgets,” @brenttoderian.bsky.social says. “So cities are literally wasting public money by not investing in smart bike infrastructure.””
“But the world is full of growing cities with heavy traffic, difficult parking and no bike lanes at all. The region is growing, and, as the planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social likes to say: “If everyone tries to move by car, nobody moves.”
“Several years later, my wife rides everywhere: to physio, to shopping, to restaurants, to doctor appointments, to the park — everywhere. She tucks her cane into her panniers. That’s important, because walking far still hurts. And cycling keeps us active and moving, which is important as one ages.”
Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life
Even if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
www.timescolonist.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“But the world is full of growing cities with heavy traffic, difficult parking and no bike lanes at all. The region is growing, and, as the planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social likes to say: “If everyone tries to move by car, nobody moves.”
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READ THIS: Still probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve heard. Iceland definitely does Christmas well — my Reykjavik clients had funny comments about this! Are you planning to curl up with a great new book on cities this #Christmas? Share your pick with us using hashtag #UrbanismBookClub!
December 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
READ THIS: Still probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve heard. Iceland definitely does Christmas well — my Reykjavik clients had funny comments about this! Are you planning to curl up with a great new book on cities this #Christmas? Share your pick with us using hashtag #UrbanismBookClub!
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This is the greatest thing ever.
READ THIS: Still probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve heard. Iceland definitely does Christmas well — my Reykjavik clients had funny comments about this! Are you planning to curl up with a great new book on cities this #Christmas? Share your pick with us using hashtag #UrbanismBookClub!
December 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is the greatest thing ever.
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Feeling festive, urbanists? Maybe you’ll remember this one — my “Urbanist's 12 Days of #Christmas” in @planetizen.bsky.social, with some gift suggestions on how to improve your city.
Maybe I should do a whole advent calendar…
Wishing you all a Happy Holidays.
www.planetizen.com/node/66643
Maybe I should do a whole advent calendar…
Wishing you all a Happy Holidays.
www.planetizen.com/node/66643
December 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Feeling festive, urbanists? Maybe you’ll remember this one — my “Urbanist's 12 Days of #Christmas” in @planetizen.bsky.social, with some gift suggestions on how to improve your city.
Maybe I should do a whole advent calendar…
Wishing you all a Happy Holidays.
www.planetizen.com/node/66643
Maybe I should do a whole advent calendar…
Wishing you all a Happy Holidays.
www.planetizen.com/node/66643
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At this rate, I would earn 1900-2000 EUR/year for biking to work.
(Note: I live in the united states, and it is sprawly over here)
(Note: I live in the united states, and it is sprawly over here)
Commuting by bicycle in Belgium pays off as employees earn compensation for every km they ride. 1 in 6 employees commute by bike and get a bicycle allowance of €0.28/km. People cycling to work in 2024 earned an average of around €460 net per year (some as high as €810), up 20% over the past year.
Belgian commutes pay off: Employees earn up to €810 for cycling to work
One in five people in Flanders commuted by bike and received compensation last year, but this figure is significantly lower in Brussels and Wallonia.
www.brusselstimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
At this rate, I would earn 1900-2000 EUR/year for biking to work.
(Note: I live in the united states, and it is sprawly over here)
(Note: I live in the united states, and it is sprawly over here)
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IT'S CARS
THE ANSWER IS, CARS
THE ANSWER IS, CARS
“Americans are increasingly hungry for Italian piazzas, Spanish plazas, French places, & similar squares around the globe. But the joy of experiencing life in these public squares leaves some travelers disappointed when they return to the States.”
Don’t let ANYONE tell you it HAS to be that way.
Don’t let ANYONE tell you it HAS to be that way.
Americans are hungry for community. So why don’t we have more European-style squares? | CNN
As travel abroad has become common for more Americans, many have enjoyed Europe’s vibrant squares. Why doesn’t the United States have more of that kind of gathering spot and is change afoot?
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
IT'S CARS
THE ANSWER IS, CARS
THE ANSWER IS, CARS
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SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.
These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.
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Giving away lots of “secrets” (or at least surprises) about my unusual career, and my unusual practice, in this interview. References to “kung fu,” Eminem in 8-Mile, and much more.
NEW/LISTEN! Been REALLY looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from #NotJustBikes IS LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! I’m looking forward to your thoughts and comments!
How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
YouTube video by The Urbanist Agenda Podcast
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Giving away lots of “secrets” (or at least surprises) about my unusual career, and my unusual practice, in this interview. References to “kung fu,” Eminem in 8-Mile, and much more.
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Hadn’t seen this one before. The good news is that we have many smart solutions to address the surrendering of cities to cars that don’t involve tire spikes. But they DO involve actual political will, strengthened by public understanding of the serious need to act. Via @xkcd.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Hadn’t seen this one before. The good news is that we have many smart solutions to address the surrendering of cities to cars that don’t involve tire spikes. But they DO involve actual political will, strengthened by public understanding of the serious need to act. Via @xkcd.com
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This is a great thread!
December 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is a great thread!
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GIFT RECOMMENDATION ALERT: If you still have gifts to get for the city lovers on your nice list, check out this GREAT #UrbanismBookClub thread by @modacitylife.com! Plus take a stroll through the hashtag (one of my favs I’ve created) for a lot of great recommendations on the best books on cities!
If our cities are shaped by stories, then great books form the foundation of knowledge and inspiration needed to build more liveable, inclusive and prosperous places.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
These are 24 titles we read this year that informed our approach to changing hearts, minds and streets. An #UrbanismBookClub thread.
December 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
GIFT RECOMMENDATION ALERT: If you still have gifts to get for the city lovers on your nice list, check out this GREAT #UrbanismBookClub thread by @modacitylife.com! Plus take a stroll through the hashtag (one of my favs I’ve created) for a lot of great recommendations on the best books on cities!
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These are so dumb. Especially in a city with good mass transit.
“Traffic lights across the city were down, seemingly confusing the driverless cars —& halting them in their tracks. Riders and pedestrians posted videos of Waymos stuck at intersections, long lines of drivers behind them.”
Less well known— driverless cars contribute to traffic congestion EVERY day.
Less well known— driverless cars contribute to traffic congestion EVERY day.
Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams across San Francisco after a PG&E outage hit 1/3 of the city.
missionlocal.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
These are so dumb. Especially in a city with good mass transit.