Bas Boorsma
basboorsma.bsky.social
Bas Boorsma
@basboorsma.bsky.social
Urban Innovator | Entrepreneur | Father of 3 | Educator| Author. Urban Innovators Global. Thunderbird School of Global Management
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November 24, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Cities before cars: was it really that much better? Rethinking City Design today, yes. Misplaced romanticism of our urban pasts: no.
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We often think cities tended to be so much better places before cars arrived... Well, yes and no: "The Horse Manure Problem of 1894 The 15 to 30 pounds of…
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November 24, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Fascinating picture. Electric taxis in London in...1897. Great reminder how we have innovated in the wrong direction for over a century, mainly to serve the oil industry and the business interests that got built on top of that.
November 23, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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Heb vandaag een statement uit doen gaan over het vertrek van mijn organisatie, het Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT), van X en verhuizing naar @kitamsterdam.bsky.social. Merk dat het wordt gewaardeerd!
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Social media: KIT swaps X for BlueSky - KIT
After more than 14 years of active presence, we have decided to discontinue our use of social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and start an account on BlueSky.  This decision reflects our commitmen...
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November 21, 2024 at 3:37 PM