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This painting was used as the cover of this book about these kinds of early suburbs: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
January 29, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This painting was used as the cover of this book about these kinds of early suburbs: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
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Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
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It’s past time we do something about disinformation online, starting with news comment sections.
The entire purpose of comment sections was to provide a space for people to discuss issues. But the space is being poisoned by bots and comment farms, where comments and likes can be bought.
The entire purpose of comment sections was to provide a space for people to discuss issues. But the space is being poisoned by bots and comment farms, where comments and likes can be bought.
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It’s past time we do something about disinformation online, starting with news comment sections.
The entire purpose of comment sections was to provide a space for people to discuss issues. But the space is being poisoned by bots and comment farms, where comments and likes can be bought.
The entire purpose of comment sections was to provide a space for people to discuss issues. But the space is being poisoned by bots and comment farms, where comments and likes can be bought.
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well there you have it
May 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
well there you have it
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It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
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Protesters lay outside the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil covered in white sheets, to call attention to the deaths of activists and journalists killed while "defending land, territories and natural resources."
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Protesters lay outside the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil covered in white sheets, to call attention to the deaths of activists and journalists killed while "defending land, territories and natural resources."
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This is really important.
The main thing that makes it hard to achieve integrated nature and green in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed and integrated density of people & buildings you achieve, the fewer cars you need or want.
The main thing that makes it hard to achieve integrated nature and green in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed and integrated density of people & buildings you achieve, the fewer cars you need or want.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This is really important.
The main thing that makes it hard to achieve integrated nature and green in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed and integrated density of people & buildings you achieve, the fewer cars you need or want.
The main thing that makes it hard to achieve integrated nature and green in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed and integrated density of people & buildings you achieve, the fewer cars you need or want.
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Toronto’s Cycling and Pedestrian Projects Team continues to hit it out of the park. Out for a ride today and here’s just some of the new cycling facilities that I came across. New concrete planters and permanent curbs on Harbord Street. /1
October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Toronto’s Cycling and Pedestrian Projects Team continues to hit it out of the park. Out for a ride today and here’s just some of the new cycling facilities that I came across. New concrete planters and permanent curbs on Harbord Street. /1
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"Outside estimates for the proposed 413 highway range between $6 billion to $10 billion. This breaks down to $374.21 to $623.69 per person in Ontario. A typical fine for driving 5 km/h over the limit in Vaughan was $43.25. Which one is the cash grab?"
September 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"Outside estimates for the proposed 413 highway range between $6 billion to $10 billion. This breaks down to $374.21 to $623.69 per person in Ontario. A typical fine for driving 5 km/h over the limit in Vaughan was $43.25. Which one is the cash grab?"
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Nice new raised crosswalks on Draper Street in Toronto.
September 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Nice new raised crosswalks on Draper Street in Toronto.
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Smart cities know that, as hot as they already are, they’re just going to keep getting hotter. Greening the city not only cools it down, it cleans the air, quiets the noise, improves mental health & happiness, saves public money, & more. Strand Aldwych, London. 2021 vs. 2025. Via @modacitylife.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Smart cities know that, as hot as they already are, they’re just going to keep getting hotter. Greening the city not only cools it down, it cleans the air, quiets the noise, improves mental health & happiness, saves public money, & more. Strand Aldwych, London. 2021 vs. 2025. Via @modacitylife.com
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Infant is dead and 6 more injured because we keep building our communities to prioritize 1-tonne vehicles that go 180km/h, are parked 95% of the time, are mostly empty even when moving, costs thousands a year just to run, kills over a million people each year, and are burning up our planet.
#topoli
#topoli
September 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Infant is dead and 6 more injured because we keep building our communities to prioritize 1-tonne vehicles that go 180km/h, are parked 95% of the time, are mostly empty even when moving, costs thousands a year just to run, kills over a million people each year, and are burning up our planet.
#topoli
#topoli
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These are as comfortable as they look.
*discovered & enjoyed during my recent work with the City of #Reykjavík, #Iceland.
*discovered & enjoyed during my recent work with the City of #Reykjavík, #Iceland.
August 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
These are as comfortable as they look.
*discovered & enjoyed during my recent work with the City of #Reykjavík, #Iceland.
*discovered & enjoyed during my recent work with the City of #Reykjavík, #Iceland.
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Signs explaining infrastructure, history, nature are ubiquitous in (German-speaking) Switzerland. They are at least partly a result of governance by referdum as they've learned people vote to invest in things when they understand why they matter and how they work.
July 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Signs explaining infrastructure, history, nature are ubiquitous in (German-speaking) Switzerland. They are at least partly a result of governance by referdum as they've learned people vote to invest in things when they understand why they matter and how they work.
I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. Be part of the actions this September: drawtheline.world?utm_source=b...
Home | Draw The Line - For life, for people, for the planet.
Join us this September to draw the line against injustice, pollution, and violence; for a future of peace, clean energy, and fairness.
drawtheline.world
July 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. Be part of the actions this September: drawtheline.world?utm_source=b...
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This is crazy. This guy has been fighting for 8 years to get a well on his land designated as orphaned. Now he's told it'll be another 10+ years to clean it. The guy responsible for Alberta's weak clean up strategy? An oil insider & advisor to Danielle Smith
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/22/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/22/n...
Alberta landowner files conflict-of-interest complaint against Danielle Smith appointee
“In our opinion, it's impossible to represent the interests of a part of the government, an independent regulator, private companies and then the public, all at the same time,” said Susanne Calabrese,...
www.nationalobserver.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is crazy. This guy has been fighting for 8 years to get a well on his land designated as orphaned. Now he's told it'll be another 10+ years to clean it. The guy responsible for Alberta's weak clean up strategy? An oil insider & advisor to Danielle Smith
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/22/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/22/n...
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I feel like Canadian government hasn't really responded to "the looming and rapidly-growing threat of wildfires consuming the country and giving us all lung diseases every summer for the rest of existence" with the sort of all-hands-on-deck, single-issue-of-our-times urgency you'd expect
July 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I feel like Canadian government hasn't really responded to "the looming and rapidly-growing threat of wildfires consuming the country and giving us all lung diseases every summer for the rest of existence" with the sort of all-hands-on-deck, single-issue-of-our-times urgency you'd expect
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The letter that Doug Ford and Danielle Smith just signed calling for end to federal action on climate change is largely cut-and-pasted from Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers' 2025 election platform www.capp.ca/en/unleashin...
Unleashing Canada's Energy Potential
CAPP’s 2025 Federal Policy Priorities. How our next government can leverage the energy sector for all Canadians
www.capp.ca
July 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The letter that Doug Ford and Danielle Smith just signed calling for end to federal action on climate change is largely cut-and-pasted from Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers' 2025 election platform www.capp.ca/en/unleashin...
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But there's no way that you as an individual/consumer can truly protect yourself (or your family) from the consequences of climate change. That requires collective action (politics) to change the way our economy works, i.e. "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society"
June 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
But there's no way that you as an individual/consumer can truly protect yourself (or your family) from the consequences of climate change. That requires collective action (politics) to change the way our economy works, i.e. "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society"
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Cars need to be kept way away from people. The problem is that we privilege cars way more than people!
April 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Cars need to be kept way away from people. The problem is that we privilege cars way more than people!
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Important work and coverage here by ACLU. Please support them. If US citizens are forcibly removed from their country of citizenship though it is something worse than a deportation.
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties Union
Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well
www.aclu.org
April 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Important work and coverage here by ACLU. Please support them. If US citizens are forcibly removed from their country of citizenship though it is something worse than a deportation.
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear.”
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear.”
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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A recent print issue of @spacing.bsky.social was dedicated to Ontario Place! There has been coverage. Pls subscribe & send this to anybody who asked “why hasn’t local media covered this?
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April 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A recent print issue of @spacing.bsky.social was dedicated to Ontario Place! There has been coverage. Pls subscribe & send this to anybody who asked “why hasn’t local media covered this?
spacingstore.ca/products/new...
spacingstore.ca/products/new...