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Free transit isn’t always fair transit.
If cutting fares means cutting service, what are we really gaining?
Can social tariffs be a better way to balance access, funding, and justice in our public transit systems.
www.thefriendlyurbanist.com/post/free-pu...
#TransitJustice #Urbanism #MobilityEquity
If cutting fares means cutting service, what are we really gaining?
Can social tariffs be a better way to balance access, funding, and justice in our public transit systems.
www.thefriendlyurbanist.com/post/free-pu...
#TransitJustice #Urbanism #MobilityEquity
Is Free Public Transit The Right Idea?
Is fare-free transit always fair?
While the idea of free public transport sounds like a win for equity and the environment, the reality can be far more complicated. This post explores why universal fa...
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July 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Free transit isn’t always fair transit.
If cutting fares means cutting service, what are we really gaining?
Can social tariffs be a better way to balance access, funding, and justice in our public transit systems.
www.thefriendlyurbanist.com/post/free-pu...
#TransitJustice #Urbanism #MobilityEquity
If cutting fares means cutting service, what are we really gaining?
Can social tariffs be a better way to balance access, funding, and justice in our public transit systems.
www.thefriendlyurbanist.com/post/free-pu...
#TransitJustice #Urbanism #MobilityEquity
What if #Québec built a new town, from scratch, to fight the housing crisis?
Inspired by post WWII #UK, I explore what that could look like today in my latest blog for The Friendly Urbanist.
Villeneuve may be fiction… but it doesn’t have to be.
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#HousingCrisis #Urbanism
Inspired by post WWII #UK, I explore what that could look like today in my latest blog for The Friendly Urbanist.
Villeneuve may be fiction… but it doesn’t have to be.
tinyurl.com/kz4x62r9
#HousingCrisis #Urbanism
Housing Crisis: Could New Towns Be the Solution?
Just as during the postwar era in the UK, could new towns, planned from scratch, be part of the long-term solution ?
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July 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
What if #Québec built a new town, from scratch, to fight the housing crisis?
Inspired by post WWII #UK, I explore what that could look like today in my latest blog for The Friendly Urbanist.
Villeneuve may be fiction… but it doesn’t have to be.
tinyurl.com/kz4x62r9
#HousingCrisis #Urbanism
Inspired by post WWII #UK, I explore what that could look like today in my latest blog for The Friendly Urbanist.
Villeneuve may be fiction… but it doesn’t have to be.
tinyurl.com/kz4x62r9
#HousingCrisis #Urbanism
What if we stopped managing the #HousingCrisis and started building real solutions?
My latest post for The Friendly Urbanist explores how #NewTowns, like the #UK once built, could help #Québec reimagine #housing.
Read it here 👇
www.thefriendlyurbanist.com/post/housing...
#UrbanPlanning
My latest post for The Friendly Urbanist explores how #NewTowns, like the #UK once built, could help #Québec reimagine #housing.
Read it here 👇
www.thefriendlyurbanist.com/post/housing...
#UrbanPlanning
Housing Crisis: Could New Towns Be the Solution?
Just as during the postwar era in the UK, could new towns, planned from scratch, be part of the long-term solution ?
www.thefriendlyurbanist.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What if we stopped managing the #HousingCrisis and started building real solutions?
My latest post for The Friendly Urbanist explores how #NewTowns, like the #UK once built, could help #Québec reimagine #housing.
Read it here 👇
www.thefriendlyurbanist.com/post/housing...
#UrbanPlanning
My latest post for The Friendly Urbanist explores how #NewTowns, like the #UK once built, could help #Québec reimagine #housing.
Read it here 👇
www.thefriendlyurbanist.com/post/housing...
#UrbanPlanning
“Most people are homeless because of addiction or mental illness.”
❌ False.
The top cause is housing unaffordability.
Over 1.6M Canadians have experienced homelessness.
We need policy grounded in data and lived experience.
🏘️ Housing is a right, not a reward.
#UrbanMyths #HousingCrisis
❌ False.
The top cause is housing unaffordability.
Over 1.6M Canadians have experienced homelessness.
We need policy grounded in data and lived experience.
🏘️ Housing is a right, not a reward.
#UrbanMyths #HousingCrisis
May 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“Most people are homeless because of addiction or mental illness.”
❌ False.
The top cause is housing unaffordability.
Over 1.6M Canadians have experienced homelessness.
We need policy grounded in data and lived experience.
🏘️ Housing is a right, not a reward.
#UrbanMyths #HousingCrisis
❌ False.
The top cause is housing unaffordability.
Over 1.6M Canadians have experienced homelessness.
We need policy grounded in data and lived experience.
🏘️ Housing is a right, not a reward.
#UrbanMyths #HousingCrisis
🌿 Parks aren’t just pretty—they’re critical for public health & #urbanresilience:
🐦🐝 Support #biodiversity
🌍 Filter air pollution (NYC trees remove 1,100+ tons/yr!)
💧 Prevent floods by absorbing rainwater
Greener cities = healthier people. How’s your city doing on green space? 🌱
#SustainableCities
🐦🐝 Support #biodiversity
🌍 Filter air pollution (NYC trees remove 1,100+ tons/yr!)
💧 Prevent floods by absorbing rainwater
Greener cities = healthier people. How’s your city doing on green space? 🌱
#SustainableCities
March 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🌿 Parks aren’t just pretty—they’re critical for public health & #urbanresilience:
🐦🐝 Support #biodiversity
🌍 Filter air pollution (NYC trees remove 1,100+ tons/yr!)
💧 Prevent floods by absorbing rainwater
Greener cities = healthier people. How’s your city doing on green space? 🌱
#SustainableCities
🐦🐝 Support #biodiversity
🌍 Filter air pollution (NYC trees remove 1,100+ tons/yr!)
💧 Prevent floods by absorbing rainwater
Greener cities = healthier people. How’s your city doing on green space? 🌱
#SustainableCities
🚨MYTH: High-density #housing = overcrowding & lower quality of life
✅REALITY: Well-planned density = vibrant, walkable communities with better access to amenities.
Bad design is the issue, not density. When done 💯, it creates livable, #sustainablecities. 🌍🏙️
#UrbanPlanning
✅REALITY: Well-planned density = vibrant, walkable communities with better access to amenities.
Bad design is the issue, not density. When done 💯, it creates livable, #sustainablecities. 🌍🏙️
#UrbanPlanning
March 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🚨MYTH: High-density #housing = overcrowding & lower quality of life
✅REALITY: Well-planned density = vibrant, walkable communities with better access to amenities.
Bad design is the issue, not density. When done 💯, it creates livable, #sustainablecities. 🌍🏙️
#UrbanPlanning
✅REALITY: Well-planned density = vibrant, walkable communities with better access to amenities.
Bad design is the issue, not density. When done 💯, it creates livable, #sustainablecities. 🌍🏙️
#UrbanPlanning
The Friendly #Urbanist is an idea born from over 30 years of fascination with #cities and the #people within them. Have a look at how we got here. 🏘️🚉🌳 #Urbanism #Transit #Housing #city #environnement
thefriendlyurbanist.com/about
thefriendlyurbanist.com/about
The Friendly Urbanist | About
The story of how we came to understand the urban world from a Friendly Urbanism point of view.
thefriendlyurbanist.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Friendly #Urbanist is an idea born from over 30 years of fascination with #cities and the #people within them. Have a look at how we got here. 🏘️🚉🌳 #Urbanism #Transit #Housing #city #environnement
thefriendlyurbanist.com/about
thefriendlyurbanist.com/about