Brian Doucet
@briandoucet.bsky.social
Planning Prof at the University of Waterloo studying housing, displacement, transportation & how they are related. Also cycling, curling, baseball & photography
I was born in Toronto, now live in Kitchener & have lived in Scotland & the Netherlands
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I was born in Toronto, now live in Kitchener & have lived in Scotland & the Netherlands
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Brian Doucet
@briandoucet.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hi everyone!
I'm a planning professor at the University of Waterloo, researching housing, transportation & how they relate to each other.
I'm moving from Twitter & I'll post more here soon.
Here are links to some stuff I've written:
theconversation.com/profiles/bri...
spacing.ca/toronto/auth...
I'm a planning professor at the University of Waterloo, researching housing, transportation & how they relate to each other.
I'm moving from Twitter & I'll post more here soon.
Here are links to some stuff I've written:
theconversation.com/profiles/bri...
spacing.ca/toronto/auth...
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Great article in today's Waterloo Region Record about the Waterloo Premiere of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing.'
Sunday 16 November at 1pm at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo
Register for free via. www.housingfilm.ca
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Sunday 16 November at 1pm at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo
Register for free via. www.housingfilm.ca
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
‘I want to be optimistic’: New film by UW prof explores solutions to housing crisis
Brian Doucet’s new feature-length documentary, “Thinking Beyond the Market,” takes a cross-Canada look at solutions that can put housing in the hands of those who need it the most.
www.therecord.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Great article in today's Waterloo Region Record about the Waterloo Premiere of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing.'
Sunday 16 November at 1pm at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo
Register for free via. www.housingfilm.ca
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Sunday 16 November at 1pm at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo
Register for free via. www.housingfilm.ca
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Great article in today's Waterloo Region Record about the Waterloo Premiere of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing.'
Sunday 16 November at 1pm at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo
Register for free via. www.housingfilm.ca
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Sunday 16 November at 1pm at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo
Register for free via. www.housingfilm.ca
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
‘I want to be optimistic’: New film by UW prof explores solutions to housing crisis
Brian Doucet’s new feature-length documentary, “Thinking Beyond the Market,” takes a cross-Canada look at solutions that can put housing in the hands of those who need it the most.
www.therecord.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Great article in today's Waterloo Region Record about the Waterloo Premiere of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing.'
Sunday 16 November at 1pm at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo
Register for free via. www.housingfilm.ca
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Sunday 16 November at 1pm at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo
Register for free via. www.housingfilm.ca
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
Suburban stadiums surrounded by parking lots hold spectators hostage with exorbitant parking charges!
A reminder that the stadium in downtown Toronto is on the GO Train network (which has ample free parking throughout the region)
Weekend network day pass $10
Downtown stadium in Vancouver similar
A reminder that the stadium in downtown Toronto is on the GO Train network (which has ample free parking throughout the region)
Weekend network day pass $10
Downtown stadium in Vancouver similar
FIFA's current parking prices will cost more than some actual match tickets at previous World Cups.
Parking and transportation have long represented an imposing challenge for the World Cup’s 16 North American host cities.
Parking and transportation have long represented an imposing challenge for the World Cup’s 16 North American host cities.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Suburban stadiums surrounded by parking lots hold spectators hostage with exorbitant parking charges!
A reminder that the stadium in downtown Toronto is on the GO Train network (which has ample free parking throughout the region)
Weekend network day pass $10
Downtown stadium in Vancouver similar
A reminder that the stadium in downtown Toronto is on the GO Train network (which has ample free parking throughout the region)
Weekend network day pass $10
Downtown stadium in Vancouver similar
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JUST NOW: Donald Trump gets loudly BOOED by the crowd at the Commanders game. What a loser!
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
JUST NOW: Donald Trump gets loudly BOOED by the crowd at the Commanders game. What a loser!
Garbage Time started early in the Lions-Commanders game this afternoon!
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Garbage Time started early in the Lions-Commanders game this afternoon!
Does ‘garbage time’ begin once Trump comes into the commentator’s booth or does it only have to do with the football score?
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Does ‘garbage time’ begin once Trump comes into the commentator’s booth or does it only have to do with the football score?
Evening trains at Hamilton’s West Harbour Station.
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Evening trains at Hamilton’s West Harbour Station.
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The Toronto Premier of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing' will take place at City Hall! We are partnering with ULI to bring the film to Canada's largest city.
Tuesday 25 November, 6pm, 100 Queen St W
Free registration here:
toronto.uli.org/events/detai...
Tuesday 25 November, 6pm, 100 Queen St W
Free registration here:
toronto.uli.org/events/detai...
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Toronto Premier of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing' will take place at City Hall! We are partnering with ULI to bring the film to Canada's largest city.
Tuesday 25 November, 6pm, 100 Queen St W
Free registration here:
toronto.uli.org/events/detai...
Tuesday 25 November, 6pm, 100 Queen St W
Free registration here:
toronto.uli.org/events/detai...
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Let me sum up the new "everything else seems old fashioned" campaign from BYD: Cars are cool everything else isn't. (breakthrough stuff here 🙄)
The only thing more old fashioned than riding a horse is positioning a car as the better way forward.
The only thing more old fashioned than riding a horse is positioning a car as the better way forward.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Let me sum up the new "everything else seems old fashioned" campaign from BYD: Cars are cool everything else isn't. (breakthrough stuff here 🙄)
The only thing more old fashioned than riding a horse is positioning a car as the better way forward.
The only thing more old fashioned than riding a horse is positioning a car as the better way forward.
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GIFT LINK - My Toronto Star op-ed on the federal budget, and the failure to account for provincial action on post-secondary education. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Mark Carney’s budget is blind to the real causes of Canada’s problems
The prime minister's first budget emphasizes infrastructure and resource extraction but fails to leverage our most significant economic drivers.
www.thestar.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
GIFT LINK - My Toronto Star op-ed on the federal budget, and the failure to account for provincial action on post-secondary education. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
The Toronto Premier of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing' will take place at City Hall! We are partnering with ULI to bring the film to Canada's largest city.
Tuesday 25 November, 6pm, 100 Queen St W
Free registration here:
toronto.uli.org/events/detai...
Tuesday 25 November, 6pm, 100 Queen St W
Free registration here:
toronto.uli.org/events/detai...
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Toronto Premier of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing' will take place at City Hall! We are partnering with ULI to bring the film to Canada's largest city.
Tuesday 25 November, 6pm, 100 Queen St W
Free registration here:
toronto.uli.org/events/detai...
Tuesday 25 November, 6pm, 100 Queen St W
Free registration here:
toronto.uli.org/events/detai...
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I cannot emphasize enough how much Zohran Mamdani's campaign was very much about a platform focused on accountability, but also about having fun, fostering genuine connections with its citizens, and reminding people why they moved to New York City and should still want to live there
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how much Zohran Mamdani's campaign was very much about a platform focused on accountability, but also about having fun, fostering genuine connections with its citizens, and reminding people why they moved to New York City and should still want to live there
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"When students are caught cheating on exams, the punishments get stricter — we don’t get rid of exams. So why is it different for traffic rules?" asks a high school student. www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
Speed cameras keep us all safer. It’s as simple as that
Ford government says speed cameras will be gone by Nov. 14, Oct. 30
www.thestar.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"When students are caught cheating on exams, the punishments get stricter — we don’t get rid of exams. So why is it different for traffic rules?" asks a high school student. www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
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Reposted by Brian Doucet
1/7 Budget 2025 is out. We asked for investment in the RIGHT types of housing. Here's our take on what #BuildCanadaHomes got right and where critical gaps remain.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
1/7 Budget 2025 is out. We asked for investment in the RIGHT types of housing. Here's our take on what #BuildCanadaHomes got right and where critical gaps remain.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
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Absolutely! Been saying that for a while as well!
So municipalities like #HamOnt should keep the cameras, just to collect the deadly speeding data and publicly publish the losses in both revenue & lives. #VisionZero @cllrbradclark.bsky.social @craigcassar.bsky.social @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social @nrindernann.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ford government wants to limit debate, skip public hearings on bill to scrap speed cameras | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is proposing to limit debate and avoid public input on three pieces of legislation, including one that would end the province's speed camera program.
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Absolutely! Been saying that for a while as well!
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“In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light”. - Mamdani victory speech.
What a speech.
Cities are great.
What a speech.
Cities are great.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
“In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light”. - Mamdani victory speech.
What a speech.
Cities are great.
What a speech.
Cities are great.
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I wonder if the bus Cuomo takes to leave New York will be free?
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I wonder if the bus Cuomo takes to leave New York will be free?
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Please check out the interesting nuances at our map with filters to look at groups: www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
NYC Election Atlas - Maps
www.electionatlas.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Please check out the interesting nuances at our map with filters to look at groups: www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
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When we wrote our book on children of immigrants in NY we said they would inherit the city. Tonight one of them did!
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November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
When we wrote our book on children of immigrants in NY we said they would inherit the city. Tonight one of them did!
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Reposted by Brian Doucet
If you want to know more about New York City's new mayor's plans for housing policy, check out my thread:
What are the stakes for housing if Mamdani is elected mayor? My round up 🧵
1—Rent stabilization.
Mamdani wants to freeze rent levels on 1 m rental units subject to stabilization.
Mayor has appointment power over the rent guidelines board, but changes may take until 2027, depending on Adams:
1—Rent stabilization.
Mamdani wants to freeze rent levels on 1 m rental units subject to stabilization.
Mayor has appointment power over the rent guidelines board, but changes may take until 2027, depending on Adams:
Can Eric Adams Really Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze? - City Limits
If Eric Adams appoints new members to the Rent Guidelines Board before his term expires, it could make it harder for frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to fulfill his promise to freeze rent.
citylimits.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If you want to know more about New York City's new mayor's plans for housing policy, check out my thread: