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Eric Turcotte

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Partner @UrbStrat.bsky.social. Urbanist, Architect, Planner, Urban Designer, and part time farmer. Founding member and past president of the Council For Canadian Urbanism.

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Interesting article abut Taylor Swift and the attractiveness of Big Cities www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

She picked Toronto and Vancouver... a venue big enough... an international airport and millions of people... hotels and attractions to entertain people between shows.

24.11.2024 15:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Vienna street transformed for people

Photo of Vienna street transformed for people

This Vienna street isn’t β€œclosed” because cars have been removed. It has successfully been β€œopened” to everything else, to a diverse and invigorated civic life, because cars have been replaced by a multitude of wonderful things.

Language matters.

HT @dmoser.bsky.social for pic #OpenStreets #Vienna

21.11.2024 01:36 πŸ‘ 654 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 – Building Highways Faster Act , 2024 | Environmental Registry of Ontario MTO is proposing a new act under Bill 212 Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 called Building Highways Faster Act, 2024. The new act, if passed, will accelerate highway construction for desig...

Today is the last chance to provide comments on this nonsense ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9....

20.11.2024 19:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ford CEO calls out America's love for 'monster vehicles' with smaller $30,000 EV coming As the leader of the over 120-year-old automaker, Ford CEO Jim Farley has an essential job of steering it into...

Did you see this? Ford’s CEO tells the truth, that the automaker needs a β€œradical change.”

β€œWe are just in love with these monster vehicles. We have to start to get back in love with smaller vehicles. It’s super important for our society and for EV adoption.”

Correct.

electrek.co/2024/07/01/f...

20.11.2024 17:38 πŸ‘ 768 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 21