Beautiful, equitable, sustainable urban living. Was once big on Pinterest: https://teapawt.org/t.co/EENWoCs7zF Latest ventures: @VisionZeroCA, @Love30ca.
Ottawa, Canada
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Essential reading.
Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’ dlvr.it/SqjvYs
"Wood burners are incredibly bad for the environment – and flood our homes with toxins, too. I wish I’d known that in 2008" sez @GeorgeMonbiot.
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
From the start, @cmckenney has been a huge supporter of the @slowottawa campaign, and its spinoffs @VisionZeroCA & @Love30ca.
They are a bold and unflinching supporter of social, economic & environmental sustainability.
They're the brightest hope for Ottawa.
✊#imwiththem
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Ottawa voters, you have a rare chance to really turn the corner in a positive way for your city on Monday. @cmckenney is the best mayoral candidate your city has seen in a long time & with the new “strong mayor” powers being given to mayors, this election is especially important.
Take it from Canada's leading urbanist. VOTE!
From what I’ve seen and heard, @cmckenney has the potential to be a truly transformative mayor for Ottawa, a city that is in real need of transformative thinking at this moment in its history. Ottawa Tweeps, please share, discuss, and #VOTE!
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When our city was being occupied, and harassed, with violence, debilitating noise, and constant threats to resident safety, many politicians did nothing. @CMcKenney stood up and gave me hope, I joined them then as I join them now, for #Ottawa. #Ottnews #Ottcity
ALT Catherine in the middle of the occupation
ALT Battle of billings bridge people power
ALT Overhead shot of the battle of billings bridge
ALT Me and convoy truck
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"Rather than telling [motorists] to be extra careful when driving their (increasingly large) vehicle, the Service de police de la ville de Montréal has [targeted] the most vulnerable."
Not that finger-wagging matters.
We need to DESIGN OUT THE CONFLICT!
oicanadian.com/straight-to-t… – at Los Angeles, CA
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☠️ 3 lanes of traffic in each direction, going through various urban areas;
☠️ Speed limit is 45-55 mph, but cars are often going much faster;
☠️ Crosswalks are few & far between ...
👀 READ @marincogan on the Deadliest Road (#stroad) in America :
vox.com/23178764/florida-us1… – at Los Angeles, CA
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Bring it on.
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"The goal of the #BanCars movement is not to render cars obsolete. It’s to give ppl the choice to live a life where car ownership, & dependence are unnecessary — regardless of socioeconomic status or physical ability to operate an automobile." 😎 MUST-READ jalopnik.com/what-i-mean-whe…
Presiding over City Hall Square on the Richshuset building in Copenhagen, 'The Weather Girls' sculpture will help launch this year's Tour de France.
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In case you hadn't noticed, space-consuming, gas-guzzling and #deadlybydesign luxury pickup trucks are successfully being marketed as everyday urban vehicles.
usa.streetsblog.org/2022/05/… @tomflood1
👇THIS is the future we've been fighting for. ✊💚💜💚✊ #ottvote #McKenney2022
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I am happy to announce we are the first community in Ottawa where all residential streets are at 30km/hr speed limits
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This is the way to do 30k.
Re-set the limits in a wide swath, focussing on residential streets.
Then you can install speed bumps & other calming measures to align with that ppl-friendly limit.
Congrats to @MathieuFleury, & to all who made this happen.
teapawt.org/MathieuFleury/status/1…
A fabulous 😊 community map showing, with this morning's committee approval (in blue), that #Lowertown, #SandyHill and #Vanier communities residentials streets are 30km/h speed limits.
A first in #Ottawa 👋
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BREAKING: Tonight the City of Kingston, Canada became one of the first medium/smaller cities that I’m aware of to get rid of PARKING MINIMUMS for all non-residential land uses, affordable housing & heritage projects city-wide, plus establish new parking MAXIMUMS across the city!
NEW: Interested in a BETTER conversation on parking, & a VERY different approach to municipal parking strategy, for much better city-building outcomes? Our game-changing new @CityofKingston Parking doc is a must-read. See our preamble: #ThePowerOfParking cityofkingston.ca/documents/…
A synthetic enzyme designed using machine-learning software can break down waste plastics in 24 hours, according to research published in Nature. 💚🐢💚
theregister.com/2022/05/02/a…
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This would be a good time for a serious conversation about making CENTRAL OTTAWA “vehicle-light” (no thru traffic; local & disabled vehicle access-only; no non-delivery truck access; reduced street parking; better walking/biking/transit infrastructure) as other cities are doing.
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If #cycling #helmets mitigate injury then we should promote them & even mandate them, right?
Wrong, sez Dr. @HarryRutter. Cycling is benign, helmet protection is meagre, & we need to focus on eliminating the cause.
(@peterwalker99, How Cycling can Save the World, p. 163.)
