Check out my 10 Rules For Better Public Spaces 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 This is not intended to be an exhaustive list; I didn’t include public space healing, which is a significant part of my practice. But I’ve captured several key ideas. Thoughts? Additional ideas? #cities #public #space

For the first time ever, an Amtrak NextGen Acela train just pulled up to Union Station. It had left Boston at 6 AM this morning, taking roughly 7 hours to make the entire trip.

Single family homeowners heading to a public engagement meeting to protect the “character” of their community, which will be destroyed if a 12-storey rental building is approved. #housingnow #housing #housingcrisis

How many tax dollars is the Ontario government being forced to give the foreign luxury spa company, Therme? #ONpoli

The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.

In case you missed it, this week @Jay_Pitter Placemaking released the Being Black in Public Survey Report. It offers a compelling insight into Black people's public space experiences:

Repping my new @torontolibrary card with pride 🔥

aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt

This argument was always BS. That was clear in black-and-white from Day One. @fordnation’s government deliberately misled us all.

The Smith family owns 600 acres of land, which has been passed down since the 1920s. A superior court judge recently ruled that a railroad company could seize their property. They are now appealing the decision to the Georgia Supreme Court. https://t.co/ftXmvolYDx

Homeless in Ontario and want to vote in the upcoming provincial election? It isn't super easy, but I made you a one-page resource to help you to cast your ballot and make your voice heard! You can download and print a PDF copy here: https://t.co/VL8p4NkaGM

Over the first 4 days of service, Ottawa’s O-Train Lines 2 and 4 saw over 68,000 riders, or 17,000 riders per day (with 400 per day using the Line 4 airport link). Not a bad start for a brand new rail service, and I expect this number to grow over time.

The beautiful River Plym entering the important shellfish waters of the Plym Estuary, whence they flow into the Plymouth Sound Marine "Protected" Area. The value of these waters to wildlife might make you think every step would be taken to prevent their pollution... 🧵1/12

Control & potentially reclassification are next. I expressed this sentiment in early December before his most recent comments dismissing his Conservative counterpart here in Canada.

I can’t draw but I think that the distinction between walking and prayer could be reconsidered. I believe that walking, particularly beneath a tree canopy on a spacious city sidewalk or rugged trail is absolutely a prayer. I always experience deep divinity & gratitude when

It’s so fucked up how 9-5s are really like 7-7s because of commutes and prep/de-stress periods, like even the whole day before is ruined because you’re worrying about work the next day… and after transforming your whole life like that, you only get paid for 8 of those hours.

A woman who has fallen in love with her own energy is a powerful woman.

You know what would save a fortune? Not building a redundant parking lot when there's already 7,000 spots around OP, along with GO, TTC and Ontario Line! Not building a MegaSpa would also save taxpayers $2.2 billion! https://t.co/hXs8jBK7Tz #topoli #onpoli

A single sentence, that if embraced by urbanists, mayors, city councillors & the dude who works in finance but is convinced he intuitively knows how to design a street, would greatly improve cities. This sentence would also make community engagement sessions far more productive.

For me, smart cities listen to and appreciate old people.