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  Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy. Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference. Or both.

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  “Climate scientists appalled by politicians' refusal to accept responsibility as heatwave hits France… They say that years of warnings issued from scientists about the consequences of global warming have not been taken seriously.” Lack of leadership, and far too much disinformation. #ClimateCrisis Climate scientists appalled by...

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  QUESTION: What city would you most want to live in other than the city you currently live in? Explain your answer.

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  “Western Europe is on fire. From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea, blazes are burning in France, Spain, Greece and Türkiye. Authorities are already calling it the worst fire season in modern history.” The worst so far. #ClimateCrisis Europe pays the price in a sum...

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  Look, even though I like Bluesky a lot, there are a fair number of bad faith, negative, and sketchy accounts here too. But if you’re interested in inspiring posts about cities and how they can be better, there are a lot of great accounts here. My first starter pack has a lot of them. Check it out. RE: https://bsky.brid.gy/convert/ap/at://did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3laksm67ewu2l

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  When urbanists take pictures of a Paris street (like Rue de Rivoli) showing all the people on bikes now taking advantage of protected infrastructure, it’s not just because we “like bikes.” It’s because we’re picturing the gridlock if they were driving cars. And the public cost, pollution, noise…

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  To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple.

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  The weather may be a bit chilly and gloomy in Vancouver today after a pretty hot week, but the mood on the Granville Street Pedestrian Zone is anything but! Lots of people out enjoying the soccer tournament, the line dancing (it’s National Day of the Cowboy!), and the generally happy street vibe. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/post/3mrj7kh5gws25

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  “Everyone thought it would create gridlock.” It didn’t. “It’s difficult to imagine that just over 20 years ago, this was an elevated highway carrying 168k cars daily through South Korea’s capital.” Now it’s a world famous people-place. They’ve since removed 16 more elevated highways in the city. ‘Everyone thought it would cau...

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  Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc…Via @theconversation.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy Cycling is ten times more impo...

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  ICYMI: “A North American city planner contracted by European cities—that’s curious.” My interview with France-based Lettre du Cadre and writer @marjolainekoch.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy covering a lot of ground on how to actually achieve better European & North American city-building. Article in the screen shots.

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  France plans to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050. “France announced a ‘first of its kind’ plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 & gas by 2050…The roadmap was published as dozens of nations gather for the first-ever international talks on how to transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels.” France unveils plan to ditch a...

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  “This reality begs the question, why are there no plans to build protected bike and scooter infrastructure on these critical corridors?” — @nondriver.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy in @theurbanist.org@bsky.brid.gy Op-Ed: Yet Another Deadly Rain...

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  “Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same. Paris said au revoir to cars. ...

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  2 truths today. The best team in the tournament & in this Final won the #WorldCup. Congrats Spain, completely deserved. And Messi, at 39, added extra proof in this tournament (that wasn’t needed) that he’s the best player of all time. #GOAT Other winners — Cape Verde, Norway, & Vancouver hosting.

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  That game was RIDICULOUS! #WorldCup #France #England

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  Remember, don’t waste any time arguing whether #ClimateChange “caused” the current #wildfires. Like EVERY consequence of the #ClimateCrisis, we KNOW that EACH WILDFIRE is made much more likely, and much worse, by the rapidly changing conditions from Climate Change. MORE LIKELY AND WORSE.

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  Important news — the patio TVs allowed on Granville Street for #WorldCup games will stay for the 7-week pedestrian street extension. Whitecaps MLS & Vancouver Rise games? Bluejays games? Vancouver Canadians baseball too? ANY team, all summer. Get your jersey on and “Watch the Game on Granville.” RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/post/3mqgjmqi2f22h

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  Does replacing parking with bike-lanes hurt restaurant business? Of course not, as this new peer-reviewed STUDY of 15 years of Montreal data showed. ACTUALLY, downtown experienced significant restaurant growth after bike lanes were installed. @momentummag.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy momentummag.com/do-bike-lane...

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  All these are true: 1. FIFA is awful and corrupt. 2. The #WorldCup is a fantastic event despite #FIFA. 3. Co-hosting in Canada isn’t worth the outrageous costs/conditions FIFA demands, especially with few physical legacies. 4. Vancouver has done a fantastic job leveraging outcomes for the city.

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  “In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people. Finland ends homelessness and ...

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  No matter what else we think about this #WorldCup, can we all agree that Gianni Infantino is awful and should be fired?

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  IS THIS THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN #WORLDCUP HISTORY? It was 2-0 Egypt who were utterly dominating with 11 minutes left, now 3-2 Argentina! What a goal! What a game! Unbelievable! #WorldCup #Argentina #Messi

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  The 2026 Most Livable Cities Ranking has dropped. As always, take the fine details of these rankings with a grain of salt. Copenhagen & Vienna topped list again, European/Australian/Japanese cities did well, Vancouver is the only North American city in the top 10. Discuss. archive.is/2026.07.07-0...

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  Blatant corruption from Trump and FIFA, as usual. Perfect bedfellows. #WorldCup RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zazcjahlcb3jfrhcriq7xpn7/post/3mpwdsosft225

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  15 fouls in the first half in a game that isn’t particularly rough. Bad reffing hurting the game. #WorldCup #GoCanadaGo

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  Moroccans are flopping and the refs are calling too much. #WorldCup

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  "Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, heating at twice the global average.” “Millions of people across the continent are currently ‘living under extreme heat, hundreds have died, schools are shut, grids are buckling.’” #ClimateCrisis #UrbanHeat Europe's heatwave 'linked to 1...

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  “Teachers Asked to ‘Turn Off Lights’ in County Packed With Data Centers.” Priorities… Teachers asked to "turn off li...

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  In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood. With: 12K people 6K homes 1.8K social rental homes 1.5K mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes 21K bike parking spaces 250 shared cars 2 parcel hubs Parking structures on the edge. Utrecht to start construction ...