@urban_future

Cities, people, etc. (views personal)

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Joined August 2011
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REIT Canada@REITCanada25 Jul 2018
[Urban-ism] ... joining other affordable cost cities like Phoenix and Houston, critics assail Montreal sprawl for some reason or another. theglobeandmail.com/real-est…
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Our homes are like our streets. Yes, sometimes things can get crowded, like when we throw a huge party. But day to day, we don't really need that extra space—and building at a scale that works for us 364 days a year makes a whole lot more financial sense. bit.ly/2JFY1M0
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London's protected cycle lanes are insanely popular. Mayors of the world: Take note & build them #StopStalling
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One image. So many lessons.
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Why is it so hard for people to look outside their own silos? 12x as many people die by cars as by fire, yet fire chiefs speed up traffic!
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Transportation = second highest expense for most Americans. For some low-income households, it’s the highest. smartgrowthamerica.org/resou…
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Only 4% of clients on #Toronto's Queen St. West come by car! Calling BS on "I need street parking for my customers." bit.ly/2jfB6i2
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Always remember that urban quality, livability and efficiency goes hand in hand. (Each "circle" contains 70 occupants)
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Our funds and energy should be focused on enabling space-efficient modes within cities, and rail links between them: aseasyasridingabike.wordpres…
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Leo Hickman@LeoHickman17 Nov 2016
In just a few short sentences, Obama nails it... newyorker.com/magazine/2016/…
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Research reveals speed decreases as density rises in urban areas. #Future car must adapt in urban life. V @medialab – at Toronto, Ontario
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#Vancouver: Surrey requires way more parking near SkyTrain stations than the market demands. vancouversun.com/news/cities… – at Auckland, New Zealand
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#france is constructing first solar road: Reason - Road surface only used 10% of time wonderfulengineering.com/fra… – at Toronto, Ontario
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Alta@altafieldnotes12 Jan 2016
This pilot project gives signal prioritization to 200 bicyclists using RFID tags. po.st/DYTtZ4 #TRBAM
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San Diego plans to cut emissions AND widen every highway: LA Times: "However, when it comes... bit.ly/1UTgFQQ #occupyla #transit
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Brigham Yen@brigham20 Dec 2015
Brigham Yen on @TEDx Talks: Why Downtown LA is the Future of Los Angeles brighamyen.com/2015/12/13/br… #urbanism @urban_future – at Taiwan
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This map shows the wide global variation in how much energy is consumed per dollar of GDP pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20…
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The U.S. is divided not just by how people get around, but by how many die in car crashes trib.al/4cEbYly
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"The Dutch have half-a-year-longer life expectancy because of cycling." Infra Cost=€0.5B/yr Benefits=€19B/yr ajph.aphapublications.org/do… #phealth
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Alta@altafieldnotes17 Aug 2015
Check out this before and after gallery urb-i.com/#!before-after/ceh… #sharedstreets #tacticalurbanism
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