Brent Toderian

ICYMI: This one’s been getting a LOT of attention/discussion — my interview with @npub1jtry...eyqs on many podcast platforms & YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground that’s resonating with city-lovers and professionals alike on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! How to see urban challenges and change differently, change the public conversation, be more persuasive with decision-makers, engage media differently, and much more!

Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth.

As I discussed in my interview with @npub1jtry...eyqs (below), these are the 5 STEPS TO MAKING BETTER CITIES I’ve been using for many years, and eventually wrote about in @npub17eyh...f2eu. Too many cities are stuck in Step 2 (doing the wrong things better), and have to really be careful in Step 4 (doing the right things badly). https://www.fastcompany.com/90278237/5-steps-to-making-better-cities

As I discussed in my interview with @npub1jtry...eyqs (below), these are the 5 STEPS TO MAKING BETTER CITIES I’ve been using for many years, and eventually wrote about in @npub17eyh...f2eu. Too many cities are stuck in Step 2 (doing the wrong things better), and have to really be careful in Step 4 (doing the right things badly). https://www.fastcompany.com/90278237/5-steps-to-making-better-cities

As I discussed in my interview with @npub1jtry...eyqs, these are the 5 STEPS TO MAKING BETTER CITIES I’ve been using for many years, and eventually wrote about in @npub17eyh...f2eu. Too many cities are stuck in Step 2 (doing the wrong things better), and have to really be careful in Step 4 (doing the right things badly). https://www.fastcompany.com/90278237/5-steps-to-making-better-cities

I’m learning more about the podcast universe through being interviewed by #NotJustBikes. If podcasts are easier for you, it’s on many, with Apple and Spotify having almost 10K listens already. Or you can do YouTube below, which is around 3.5K. Let me know what topics were most interesting for you.

I’m learning more about the podcast universe through being interviewed by #NotJustBikes. If podcasts are easier for you, it’s on many, with Apple and Spotify having almost 10K listens already. Or you can do YouTube below, which is around 3.5K. Let me know what topics were most interesting for you.

“Electric cars are no more dangerous for pedestrians than petrol and diesel models, researchers find.” They’re also no safer. Which reminds us that “better cars” aren’t the main answer to the consequences of cars. The main answer is fewer (and smaller) cars driven less frequently in better cities.

EVs 'just as safe for pedestrians' | University of Leeds

Electric vehicles (EVs) are no more dangerous to pedestrians than traditional petrol or diesel cars, according to a new study.

NEW/LISTEN! Been really looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from @npub1jtry...eyqs is LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE; how city planners can and should be a lot better, a lot less boring, and much more effective (and NOT Neutral!); and how to actually transform the public and media conversation out there about better city-making!

Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers. If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers. INCLUDING DRIVERS. The “war on cars” has always been a lie.