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Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
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The Auditor General recently released her second sprint audit for Lansdowne 2.0. The risks are very concerning and if realized will lead to tens of millions more in costs for the city of #Ottawa.
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Auditor General recently released her second sprint audit for Lansdowne 2.0. The risks are very concerning and if realized will lead to tens of millions more in costs for the city of #Ottawa.
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Another awesome urban transformation in Montreal!
This was originally a parking lot. It was transformed into a pedestrian plaza with a temporary design (quick-build seating, greenery, art, etc.).
Then it was upgraded to a really nice permanent design that was completed recently.
(Place Boyer)
This was originally a parking lot. It was transformed into a pedestrian plaza with a temporary design (quick-build seating, greenery, art, etc.).
Then it was upgraded to a really nice permanent design that was completed recently.
(Place Boyer)
July 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Another awesome urban transformation in Montreal!
This was originally a parking lot. It was transformed into a pedestrian plaza with a temporary design (quick-build seating, greenery, art, etc.).
Then it was upgraded to a really nice permanent design that was completed recently.
(Place Boyer)
This was originally a parking lot. It was transformed into a pedestrian plaza with a temporary design (quick-build seating, greenery, art, etc.).
Then it was upgraded to a really nice permanent design that was completed recently.
(Place Boyer)
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Want to beat traffic? Build automated elevated metros.
July 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Want to beat traffic? Build automated elevated metros.
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How it should be:
Continuous paths that stay elevated over car entrances are safer and signal driver awareness. They slow cars, reduce conflict, and simplify maintenance.
Prioritizing people, not cars, with smoother, uninterrupted design.
Continuous paths that stay elevated over car entrances are safer and signal driver awareness. They slow cars, reduce conflict, and simplify maintenance.
Prioritizing people, not cars, with smoother, uninterrupted design.
May 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
How it should be:
Continuous paths that stay elevated over car entrances are safer and signal driver awareness. They slow cars, reduce conflict, and simplify maintenance.
Prioritizing people, not cars, with smoother, uninterrupted design.
Continuous paths that stay elevated over car entrances are safer and signal driver awareness. They slow cars, reduce conflict, and simplify maintenance.
Prioritizing people, not cars, with smoother, uninterrupted design.
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Super simple. Want to see #Daylighting working as advertised? Watch how well you see pedestrians/road users when you can see the curb. @openplans.org
April 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Super simple. Want to see #Daylighting working as advertised? Watch how well you see pedestrians/road users when you can see the curb. @openplans.org
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This Canadian city drew people to public transit by ... making it more comfortable, fast and dependable. Not magic, just an investment in human experience: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit?
Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This Canadian city drew people to public transit by ... making it more comfortable, fast and dependable. Not magic, just an investment in human experience: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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A parking lot transforms into a flexible parklet hosting a weekly farmers market in Ottawa, Canada
2015 ➡️ 2021 ➡️ 2024
2015 ➡️ 2021 ➡️ 2024
April 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A parking lot transforms into a flexible parklet hosting a weekly farmers market in Ottawa, Canada
2015 ➡️ 2021 ➡️ 2024
2015 ➡️ 2021 ➡️ 2024
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"Down with the BRT, long live the bus."
I've just published an unusually polemical, argumentative post on my Substack explaining why I think Bus Rapid Transit is a failed planning concept.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
I've just published an unusually polemical, argumentative post on my Substack explaining why I think Bus Rapid Transit is a failed planning concept.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
Down with the BRT, long live the Bus
Why Bus Rapid Transit is a failed planning concept
open.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"Down with the BRT, long live the bus."
I've just published an unusually polemical, argumentative post on my Substack explaining why I think Bus Rapid Transit is a failed planning concept.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
I've just published an unusually polemical, argumentative post on my Substack explaining why I think Bus Rapid Transit is a failed planning concept.
open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...
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New NBER paper shows dramatic effects of NYC's congestion pricing in contrast with a set of control cities: A large reduction in travel times on roadways—average speeds increased by 15%—combined with a substantial reduction in vehicular emissions. www.nber.org/system/files...
March 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New NBER paper shows dramatic effects of NYC's congestion pricing in contrast with a set of control cities: A large reduction in travel times on roadways—average speeds increased by 15%—combined with a substantial reduction in vehicular emissions. www.nber.org/system/files...
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Another study that advocates for pedestrian Mainstreets.
“Fewer traffic incidents, increases in physical activity, and better neighborhood social health outcomes are just a few of the results of designing walkable neighborhoods that can enrich our lives.”
🚶🚶🏽♀️🚶♂️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏾🚶🏿♀️🚶♂️
“Fewer traffic incidents, increases in physical activity, and better neighborhood social health outcomes are just a few of the results of designing walkable neighborhoods that can enrich our lives.”
🚶🚶🏽♀️🚶♂️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏾🚶🏿♀️🚶♂️
Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community
Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human...
today.ucsd.edu
March 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Another study that advocates for pedestrian Mainstreets.
“Fewer traffic incidents, increases in physical activity, and better neighborhood social health outcomes are just a few of the results of designing walkable neighborhoods that can enrich our lives.”
🚶🚶🏽♀️🚶♂️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏾🚶🏿♀️🚶♂️
“Fewer traffic incidents, increases in physical activity, and better neighborhood social health outcomes are just a few of the results of designing walkable neighborhoods that can enrich our lives.”
🚶🚶🏽♀️🚶♂️🚶🏼♀️🚶🏾🚶🏿♀️🚶♂️
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One simple trick to permanently protect your community from speeders for only $5,000
January 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
One simple trick to permanently protect your community from speeders for only $5,000
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⚠ In 2024, 80,000 Ontarians were homeless.
📈 That number that has grown by over 25% since 2022, just two years ago.
A report out today from the Association of Municipalities Ontario shows the depths of Ontario’s homelessness crisis and how we can solve it:
www.amo.on.ca/policy/healt...
📈 That number that has grown by over 25% since 2022, just two years ago.
A report out today from the Association of Municipalities Ontario shows the depths of Ontario’s homelessness crisis and how we can solve it:
www.amo.on.ca/policy/healt...
January 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
⚠ In 2024, 80,000 Ontarians were homeless.
📈 That number that has grown by over 25% since 2022, just two years ago.
A report out today from the Association of Municipalities Ontario shows the depths of Ontario’s homelessness crisis and how we can solve it:
www.amo.on.ca/policy/healt...
📈 That number that has grown by over 25% since 2022, just two years ago.
A report out today from the Association of Municipalities Ontario shows the depths of Ontario’s homelessness crisis and how we can solve it:
www.amo.on.ca/policy/healt...
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Here’s the Before (2016) / After (2024) photo of Rue du Docteur Paquelin in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The transformation took place in 2024, and there’s zero hint of it on Street View - hence some comments suggesting the "garden street" photo was AI ;) 2/2
December 31, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Here’s the Before (2016) / After (2024) photo of Rue du Docteur Paquelin in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The transformation took place in 2024, and there’s zero hint of it on Street View - hence some comments suggesting the "garden street" photo was AI ;) 2/2
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The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%.
E-bikes support fewer car trips.
V/@lloydalter.bsky.social
E-bikes support fewer car trips.
V/@lloydalter.bsky.social
E-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular Bikers
They are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation.
www.treehugger.com
December 21, 2024 at 11:59 PM
The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%.
E-bikes support fewer car trips.
V/@lloydalter.bsky.social
E-bikes support fewer car trips.
V/@lloydalter.bsky.social
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In order to solve homelessness, we need to have low cost housing with services. The evidence is decades old. The political will is missing. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Edward Keenan: There’s a simpler, cheaper way to solve homelessness in Toronto — but there’s one catch
A “housing first” approach has been shown to be dramatically better at keeping people housed than the traditional approach.
www.thestar.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:34 AM
In order to solve homelessness, we need to have low cost housing with services. The evidence is decades old. The political will is missing. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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-7°C / Lundi tranquille à #Montréal #vélodhiver
December 9, 2024 at 5:05 PM
-7°C / Lundi tranquille à #Montréal #vélodhiver
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Friendly reminder that new neighbourhoods can be charming, pleasant and joyful.
December 9, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Friendly reminder that new neighbourhoods can be charming, pleasant and joyful.
As the weather continues to get colder the people who have to sleep outside are on my mind. At the start of this year I had the chance to speak with CFRA about the demand at shelters in Ottawa and the unfortunate reality that some people are sleeping outside.
But what can we do about it?
(Thread)
But what can we do about it?
(Thread)
OAW: 'Demand is really high' -- cold snap sees surge in need at Ottawa shelters - 580 CFRA
Significantly lower temperatures than we've seen most of this winter will persist through the rest of this week, with local shelters seeing a spike in already high demand amid some residents sleeping ...
omny.fm
December 7, 2024 at 7:11 PM
As the weather continues to get colder the people who have to sleep outside are on my mind. At the start of this year I had the chance to speak with CFRA about the demand at shelters in Ottawa and the unfortunate reality that some people are sleeping outside.
But what can we do about it?
(Thread)
But what can we do about it?
(Thread)
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Sometimes I give myself a little treat by writing an article about a niche urban planning concept that I just think is neat. Today: a modern take on the mews, and the Texas development that's experimenting with giving residents linear parks instead of front yards.
How the 17th-Century 'Mews' Could Make 21st-Century Suburbs More Walkable — Streetsblog USA
A new development in Texas is repurposing an old idea to make constant driving optional.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 5, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Sometimes I give myself a little treat by writing an article about a niche urban planning concept that I just think is neat. Today: a modern take on the mews, and the Texas development that's experimenting with giving residents linear parks instead of front yards.
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I love this blog series about Ottawa's sidewalks that maybe answers that question: centretown.blogspot.com/2014/01/peds...
Peds on Weds: Toronto-style sidewalks part 1
For quite some time now, I've wanted to do a thorough writeup on what in Ottawa traffic-geek circles is referred to a "Toronto-style" sidewa...
centretown.blogspot.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:56 PM
I love this blog series about Ottawa's sidewalks that maybe answers that question: centretown.blogspot.com/2014/01/peds...
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Once you see how cars have radically changed our landscape, you cannot unsee it (but you can undo it).
November 30, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Once you see how cars have radically changed our landscape, you cannot unsee it (but you can undo it).
This week the city held its public information session for the protected intersection at Donald St. and the Vanier Parkway.
The proposed plans are a step in the right direction; however, there’s still work to be done to improve the cycling corridor to make it usable for all.
(Thread)
The proposed plans are a step in the right direction; however, there’s still work to be done to improve the cycling corridor to make it usable for all.
(Thread)
November 29, 2024 at 4:37 PM
This week the city held its public information session for the protected intersection at Donald St. and the Vanier Parkway.
The proposed plans are a step in the right direction; however, there’s still work to be done to improve the cycling corridor to make it usable for all.
(Thread)
The proposed plans are a step in the right direction; however, there’s still work to be done to improve the cycling corridor to make it usable for all.
(Thread)