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Public joy happens when we deprioritize the flow of traffic and prioritize the flow of bodies:
walking
rolling
cycling
hiking
swimming
running
vogueing
strutting
strolling
skateboarding
twerking
frolicking
It’s not just about banning cars on “pedestrian streets” — it’s about filling the space usually surrendered to cars with magnetic people-places FULL of things that attract people & make them want to stay. Vancouver hasn’t been great at such transformations. The World Cup NEEDS to be a turning point.
street level retail is the way.
really wish all new developments did this. Adds stuff people like/need and creates a much better pedestrian experience and in this case the lower level units even add to the streetscape.
What if we came back from vacationing in great cities around the world and made the great things about them legal in Canadian cities? #UrbanTruth
IMPORTANT: “The city’s own math shows sprawl comes with a massive bill. A cost-of-growth study found outward growth would cost the city more than $10 billion additional dollars compared to a future in which it chose to grow through infill.” Via @nationalobserver.com #Calgary
LOST: Missing Middle Housing. Please help. Last seen 50+ years ago in cities everywhere. Please contact your elected officials to help find this housing. 555-456-CITY
#UrbanTruth #MissingMiddle
Here is the first pillar in my public joy framework, which positions public joy as civic, cultural, and spatial infrastructure.
ICYMI, our first CANU Canadian Urbanism Starter Pack! Tell us who we’re missing, and please share to support these great urbanists and organizations! #UrbanistShoutOut go.bsky.app/UHPtW3W
“Ride-hailing was once pitched as a way to reduce urban congestion, but a new report suggests it may be contributing to more gridlock on Toronto streets… research showed rideshare vehicles drove 1.13 billion kms in the city in 2025 — a up 40% from 2023 & the highest amount ever recorded in Toronto.”
Two organizations doing important work, both worth following — the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org, and the Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social.
Calgary says it wants more housing and less costly sprawl. But by rolling back rules that made infill housing easier, critics say the city may be pushing growth outward — where every new road, pipe an...
Last year, Uber and other rideshare drivers clocked 1.13 billion kilometres on Toronto streets — a 40 per cent increase from 2023, according to a new report
www.torontotoday.ca
Tom Flood
Council for Canadian Urbanism
Council for Canadian Urbanism
Urban Truth Collective
Council for Canadian Urbanism
Council for Canadian Urbanism
Council for Canadian Urbanism
What if the things we love about the cities we visit on vacation weren’t illegal in OUR city? #UrbanTruth
“The Highway Lobby spends millions to make sure we spend billions.” — Union of Concerned Scientists.
Their profit, your cost.
Pleased to support @ucs.org in sharing/boosting their important new article below, with our newest @urbantruth.bsky.social poster. #UrbanTruth
Jay Pitter
Jay Pitter
Urban Truth Collective
Urban Truth Collective
NEW STUDY: Who is the Highway Lobby?
“The highway lobby has been shaping transportation policy conversations for decades in its interests.”
And they spend MILLIONS buying car dependency to make sure all of us have to spend BILLIONS. #UrbanTruth
Via the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org.
Urban Truth Collective
blog.ucs.org
Our car-dependent transportation system is no accident.
For 7 weeks, a 5-block long “segment of Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver will be completely closed to all vehicles for its transformation into the Granville Street Pedestrian Zone, coinciding with the 2026 FIFA World Cup.” Via @iamkennethchan.bsky.social
It’s a good start.
#StreetsForPeople
