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@urbantruth.bsky.social I had a conversation about making the street closure in front of my kid’s school and almost everyone I talked was supportive except one individual basically said this verbatim. #urbantruth

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Text saying “CONSPIRACY: Turns out the REAL conspiracy was right under their noses the whole time.” Subtext says “ 1 Hour Cities are the Conspiracy. 15 Minute Cities are the Truth.” Via the Urban Truth Collective

Some very wealthy corporations and people want you to think the idea of “15-Minute Cities” is a scary conspiracy.

But it’s really just common sense. More things nearby without always needing a car.

But have you heard of the “1-Hour City Conspiracy?”

Stay tuned.

#1HourCityConspiracy #UrbanTruth

Ad poster from URBAN TRUTH COLLECTIVE — “We could never do THAT in OUR city!” Leadership doesn’t make excuses.

Ad poster from URBAN TRUTH COLLECTIVE — “Gas prices? WHAT gas prices?” Better Cities create choices.

Photo of protected bike lane/bridge

Photos of Brent Toderian, Grant Ennis and Tom Flood

NEW: “There are too few groups of people connecting the dots between both of these—the truth about better city-building, and better marketing and communications of those truths.” Please read and share our new profile article in @momentummag.bsky.social! #UrbanTruth
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“Gas prices? What gas prices?” better cities create choices. Via the Urban Truth Collecrive Image of people riding bikes in a protected bike-lane in Paris

“We could never do THAT in OUR city!” Leadership doesn’t make excuses. Via the Urban Truth Collective Image of people walking on a wonderful pedestrianized street in central Montreal

NEW: “Our ultimate goal is better decision-making about cities, so we want to influence decision-makers. But to do that, we have to reach & influence everyone.” READ & SHARE our new @urbantruth.bsky.social initiative profiled in @momentummag.bsky.social! #UrbanTruth momentummag.com/urban-truth-...

We’re profiled in @momentummag.bsky.social! Please help us share it far and wide (as noted in the article, repetition, repetition, repetition…) #UrbanTruth

Suburban expansion costs increase to $465 per person per year in Ottawa | CBC News Infill development is known to be much cheaper for cities than adding new subdivisions, and City of Ottawa staff have shared estimates for how much the municipality saves — and spends — depending on w...

It costs the City of Ottawa $465/person each year to serve new low-density homes, over & above what it receives from property taxes/fees.

On the other hand, high-density infill such as apartment buildings pays for itself plus an extra $606/person each year.

Sprawl costs, infill saves. #UrbanTruth

Car-dependent suburban sprawl is the most publicly expensive approach to population growth in human history. #UrbanTruth

Graphic with “suburban sprawl” at the top and four checked boxes that say “bankrupting public costs, skyrocketing, household costs, paralyzing car dependency, and irreversible harm to the future.” The bottom line says “the cost is far too high.” Via the URBAN TRUTH COLLECTIVE

They want us to think that Suburban Sprawl is cheap. But the truth is, the costs are FAR too high. #UrbanTruth

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?...

Planning Livable Downtowns with Brent Toderian Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · February 24 · 48m

ICYMI: “It’s about telling the truth in a more persuasive way, but it’s also about calling out the lies.” @brenttoderian.bsky.social talks with @sgoodyear.bsky.social at @thewaroncars.bsky.social and gives them the 1st SCOOP about our new Collective, AFTER discussing better city-making! #UrbanTruth

Bullshit Asymmetry Principle “Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” - George Bernard Shaw.  Shaw’s warning seems more pertinent than ever, as we face growing amounts of misinform...

“The Bullshit Asymmetry Principle, also known as Brandolini’s Law, states that the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.”

Useful article. As we look at solutions though, our priority is demanding upstream leadership. #UrbanTruth

The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.

“Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising [fossil fuel & meat adverts] in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities.

France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, & one Italian city has plans to do the same.” #UrbanTruth

Sadiq Khan demands stronger action on social media ‘outrage economy’ Mayor says disinformation, including about London crime rates, is ‘eating away at basic bonds of trust’

“In an intervention on what he called ‘the outrage economy’, the London mayor @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social, who has also written to social media firms demanding change, said a lack of action could prompt more domestic terrorism by people who believe conspiracy theories they find online.”
#UrbanTruth

“There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough, or clothing bright enough, to make up for poor infrastructure.” Billboard ad saying “join us in fighting for safe streets, by Vision Zero Vancouver, ad by Tom Flood.

There will never be enough victim-blaming to make up for poor infrastructure and missing leadership. But it sure makes a nice distraction for decision-makers hiding from responsibility, right?

Classic ad by our own @tomflood.bsky.social for @visionzerovancouver.ca. #UrbanTruth

While I'm that keen on Jason's personality, there's one quote from this latest Not Just Bikes clip which nails it. "If oil is so important, and it is, why the fuck do we let people set it on fire in their cars?" 🤣🚶🚲🚇🚗 #BikeTO #BikeSky #WalkTO #TTC #TOpoli #UrbanTruth www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXNL...

Grand River Transit ION train in Waterloo, Ontario

Sign at Mount Dennis Station advertising that it only takes 16 minutes to travel with GO Train or UP Express between Mount Dennis Station and downtown Toronto or Pearson Airport.

View of a VIA Rail train outside the sunlit Windsor Train Station.

The best way to travel 🚊

#CarFree #UrbanTruth @viarailcanada.bsky.social

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Wish WE had come up with that one! #UrbanTruth

Add poster of mixed-use, walkable neighbourhood in Europe, with the text reading “Wait, we’re afraid of walkable distances now? Via the URBAN TRUTH COLLECTIVE

They want us to be. THAT’S the conspiracy. #UrbanTruth

Stop the Spin: How to Spot Nine Types of Auto-Industry Disinformation — Streetsblog USA Corporate disinformation has played a key role in creating America's deadly transportation culture — and it will keep happening until advocates learn to spot the most common forms of spin and organize against the policies they helped create.

“Author @grantennis.bsky.social breaks down the specifics of how automakers, fossil fuel companies and roadway engineers, have lied about the dangers of car dependency— & manipulated the public into believing them.”

ICYMI @keawilson.bsky.social gets into #DarkPR in @usa.streetsblog.org. #UrbanTruth

This has been a constant mantra in Vancouver city hall for many generations of both planning & engineering leaders, including my generation (it’s been attributed to me, but I just tweaked it). It might be the most important truth underlying the Vancouver model of city-building ambition. #UrbanTruth

“The best transportation plan is a great land-use plan.” – City of Vancouver planning and engineering staff. Message via the Urban Truth Collective.

Here’s one that’s really important to understand and remember, especially if you work in a city hall — the best transportation plan is a great land-use plan. #UrbanTruth

Have you watched and share this yet? #UrbanTruth @activetowns.bsky.social

High gas prices got you down? Here’s how much EVs and heat pumps can help your bottom line The Iran war was the latest shock to energy prices. Helped by the newly re-established federal EV rebate, savings from going green can be substantial.

This article from Marco Chown Oved on high gas prices misses the mark. Instead of encouraging the use of EV's, we need FEWER CARS and instead put a bigger emphasis on encouraging walking, biking, and public transit! #BikeTO #WalkTO #TTC #TOpoli #cdnpoli #UrbanTruth www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Did you miss our 1st URBAN TRUTH STARTER PACK? These are accounts with unusually good communications or marketing/branding of issues and ideas for better city-building. Sharing the truth more persausively, and calling out disinformation & lies! Please follow & SHARE! #UrbanTruth
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“The downtown is the only part of the city that belongs to everybody. It doesn’t matter where you may find your home; the downtown is yours, too. Investing in the downtown of a city is the only place-based way to benefit all of its citizens at once.“ — Jeff Speck, Walkable City

“Investing in the downtown of a city is the only place-based way to benefit all of its citizens at once.” — @jeffspeck.bsky.social

Remember that the next time politicians or suburban voters try to challenge the value of investing in strong downtowns and successful urban places. #UrbanTruth

'We're afraid of walkable distances now?' — conspiracies and the '15-minute city' - ABC listen The polite world of urban planning has become the latest target of conspiracy theorists. In recent weeks, the 15-minute city concept — where neighbourhoods provide life's essentials in 15 minutes by f...

“We're afraid of walkable distances now?” If you somehow missed the unhinged conspiracy about the common sense notion of 15-Minute Cities, listen to @brenttoderian.bsky.social’s National Australian Radio interview with @greenj.bsky.social. Very early on he called out the lies & tactics. #UrbanTruth

Since we talked about the importance of repetition in this interview with @activetowns.bsky.social, we’re posting this again. #UrbanTruth