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Thank you @urbantruth.bsky.social. And credit to Eva Kail for the quote.

Can car-centric cities ever be feminist? YouTube video by Studio DiverCity | Reena Mahajan

WATCH: “If you want to do something for women, do something for pedestrians.” This video by our UTC collaborator @reenamahajan.bsky.social is PACKED with #UrbanTruth about better city design, less car dependency, cities for people, & gender equality. Please watch and share. youtu.be/8GB0QhsVStI?...

Thanks for sharing widely, Tim!

Can car-centric cities ever be feminist? YouTube video by Studio DiverCity | Reena Mahajan

Next time you talk about feminism, mention car-dependency.
#SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart
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Thanks Carmen, glad it helped.

When bright feels unsafe. YouTube video by Studio DiverCity | Reena Mahajan

When bright feels unsafe.
You’re not the one the street was designed for.
#SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z4s...

Children don’t drive.
They don't walk from A to B.
They play their way there.
#SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart

Welcome to the Urban Truth Collective YouTube video by Active Towns

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Sat, April 4th, at 2 pm Eastern for an in-depth conversation with Tom Flood, Grant Ennis, and Brent Toderian about their new collaborative effort, the @urbantruth.bsky.social delivering the truth about cities in an age of disinformation
youtu.be/ptHuub8NViw

Thanks John, it happens! Appreciate you sharing this.

Appreciate the shout-out, great episode and an important conversation. Quick correction: I'm based in Paris and have worked in Uruguay (not UAE/ Scotland).

The hidden life of urban water: a conversation about how cities drink, breathe and live with water Cities are built to get rid of water fast. Rarely questioned, this dictates how water moves through cities, how heat is managed, and how flooding happens.

We’ve designed cities to move water out of sight.
Then we’re surprised when they flood and overheat.

Sharing an article from last week's open session on #WorldWaterDay in Delhi, with Les Ateliers de Cergy.

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Thanks John!

Ps: I did read your report when it came out, it’s great!

Hi Alice, thank you and thank you for your work. I fully support your efforts and happy to help in whatever way I can.

'Child-friendly' cities. Is 'friendly' good enough for our children?
#SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart

Text says: “We CAN’Tdo that in our city.” And then… “we MUST do that in our city.” Tag line at the bottom says “Sometimes leadership can be found in just one word.” Via the Urban Truth Collective.

Sometimes leadership (and excuses) can be found in just one word.

#NoUrbanExcuses #UrbanTruth

Saving lives? Or removing danger?

We don’t run 'electricity safety' campaigns.
We fix the system.

#SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart #RoadSafety

Life After Cars Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

On 9 June, join me & @yosra999.bsky.social for a conversation with authors @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social about Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile.

With Azbah Ansari, Sadok Damak, @reenamahajan.bsky.social, & Gabriela García Portuondo.

Très intéressant!

When it rains, your street reveals its priorities.
Watch where the water goes.
#SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart

London met legal NO2 limits in nine years.
Delhi’s air exceeds safe levels by 20x.
And we keep building more and more roads.
Any leaders in India ready to change course?

Ever felt rushed crossing the street?
The system is waiting for you to clear the way.
#SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart

Guardrails outside schools look like protection. But who are they protecting: children from traffic, or traffic from children?
We cage kids instead of rethinking the street.
#SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart

La rue n’est pas neutre.
Elle reflète des choix politiques très concrets.

Aujourd'hui, les élections municipales auront aussi un impact sur la rue où nous habitons.

#VoirLaRueAutrement #SeeYourStreetDifferently
#Urbanisme #ElectionsMunicipales

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Picture of Sara Kirk

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Since our Collective launched, we’ve said we’re designed to grow. Meet our first Collaborators & Advisors, @lanrickbennett.bsky.social, @sflkirk.bsky.social, @reenamahajan.bsky.social & @streetfilms.bsky.social! Each are contributing in key ways! #UrbanTruth www.urbantruthcollective.com/about-1

Calling for a more coherent policy response to driving harm Abstract. High rates of population-level driving are associated with multiple adverse health outcomes arising from road crashes, air and noise pollution, p

NEW STUDY: “Thanks to the influence of the road lobby, the harms of driving are underestimated & overlooked, while measures that make walking, cycling, & public transport the easiest option are viewed with suspicion. Policy responses to reducing population-level driving…can create positive change.”

Thank you!

Divide and Conquer: How Car-Centric Cities Turn Allies Into Adversaries CRB'25 scholarship recipient Reena Mahajan argues: When people walking and cycling are pitted against each other, drivers get a free ride

⚔️ Divide and conquer.
Car culture manufactures conflict, and we fall for it.
Find out how in my latest piece for the Urban Cycling Institute.
🔗 substack.com/home/post/p-...

🔬 We call walking, cycling & scooting micromobility.
But what does that say about what’s 'normal'?

🛻 Oversized, resource-hungry, deadly cars?

Language matters. If we care about climate, health & safety, micromobility should be the norm, not the exception.
#micromobility #carculture