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Brent Toderian

@brenttoderian.bsky.social

Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading @ToderianUW.bsky.social. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of @CanUrbanism.bsky.social. International speaker & media.

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Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71 Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...

NO!

I’m shocked and so sad to hear this. One of the all time greats at everything she did, and a GREAT Canadian through and through. I loved and respected her my whole life. Rest in peace Catherine O’Hara. #RIP #CatherineOHara

30.01.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Uncomfortable to read 🚨

30.01.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

Very important proposal for bus signal priority in Vancouver by Mayoral hopeful @wazaroff.bsky.social running for @onecityvan.bsky.social. Transportation equity means prioritizing transit that’s moving a LOT more people in a lot less space. That’s ironically better for EVERYONE, including drivers.

29.01.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I’m aware that some are unfollowing me because I’m posting β€œpolitical” things (that’s a bizarre word for the evil and insanity that’s happening).

To each their own.

I find it surreal that other urbanists are just posting normal city-building content like everything’s normal. It sure as hell isn’t.

30.01.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 2
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Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71 Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...

NO!

I’m shocked and so sad to hear this. One of the all time greats at everything she did, and a GREAT Canadian through and through. I loved and respected her my whole life. Rest in peace Catherine O’Hara. #RIP #CatherineOHara

30.01.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m aware that some are unfollowing me because I’m posting β€œpolitical” things (that’s a bizarre word for the evil and insanity that’s happening).

To each their own.

I find it surreal that other urbanists are just posting normal city-building content like everything’s normal. It sure as hell isn’t.

30.01.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 2

I feel like this one should be reposted every day.

30.01.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 258    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

This is so fucked up.

30.01.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the much nicer version of the rant on "Low Imagination Motherfuckers" aka LIMFs I saw earlier today. (Both ways of putting it are valid.)

01.12.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do cities in the U.K. (or rather their municipal authorities/councils) have the legal powers & financial resources to bring in the policies needed?

27.01.2026 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

MAGA people lining up wanting the taxpayers to give them money. Trump wants $10 billion. Lindsey wants $1 million. J6ers want money. Farmers want money. Of course CEOs want their contracts,
subsidies & tariff waivers. It’s griftapalooza at taxpayer expense for the gangsters.

30.01.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3097    πŸ” 1057    πŸ’¬ 148    πŸ“Œ 54

My favourite review ever.

30.01.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minnesotans just showed they’ll β€˜crawl over broken glass’ to vote, despite ICE terror If Trump sends troops to disrupt voting, he could face a massive backlash

What would happen if Trump tried to send troops to disrupt the midterms? Undaunted voters in the Twin Cities just gave us an answer: It could backfire very, very badly.

New from The Downballot: A wild overperformance in St. Paul shows Minnesotans will "crawl over broken glass" to voteβ€”despite ICE.

30.01.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 283    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

I wrote about this a while ago. Not only are ICE and CBP growing, they are sucking up other federal law enforcement. And employees of those agencies, in turn, will adopt the norms and practices of immigration enforcement, such as wearing masks.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

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Trump's EPA Having Real Hard Time Trying To Kill Climate Regulations, So That's, We Don't Know, Sad? Science stubbornly insists on being real.

Who knew that trying to repeal rules based on hundreds of peer-reviewed climate studies might require more than one shitty "report" written by a group of cranks?

Trump's EPA Having Real Hard Time Trying To Kill Climate Regulations, So That's, We Don't Know, Sad?
www.wonkette.com/p/trumps-epa...

30.01.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

30.01.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 19142    πŸ” 7520    πŸ’¬ 353    πŸ“Œ 163
Paris street filled with people on bikes

Paris street filled with people on bikes

Paris β€œschool street” with kids and greening. No cars.

Paris β€œschool street” with kids and greening. No cars.

It’s common sense to proactively address/mitigate climate change.

It’s common sense to reduce pollution, emissions and particulates in cities.

It’s common sense to proactively cool cities, quiet cities, clean cities.

It’s common sense to move more people in less space and with lower public costs.

30.01.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Watch out for this kind of thing in YOUR city too.

30.01.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Begins Buying β€˜Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.

BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.

This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 β€” literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Vladimir Solovyov says that lying is good and beneficial
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor Vladimir Solovyov says that lying is good and beneficial

On Kremlin TV last night, Putin's favorite commentator tells his audience that telling lies (which comes naturally to him) is a completely legitimate tool of statecraft, and can be deployed aggressively in the interests of the Russian State. youtu.be/z2dMrDZEuEw?...

30.01.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

30.01.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11794    πŸ” 6554    πŸ’¬ 600    πŸ“Œ 824
Paris street filled with people on bikes

Paris street filled with people on bikes

Paris β€œschool street” with kids and greening. No cars.

Paris β€œschool street” with kids and greening. No cars.

It’s common sense to proactively address/mitigate climate change.

It’s common sense to reduce pollution, emissions and particulates in cities.

It’s common sense to proactively cool cities, quiet cities, clean cities.

It’s common sense to move more people in less space and with lower public costs.

30.01.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

β€œAir pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.

Common sense.

Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

27.01.2026 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 605    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 11
Brent Toderian β€’ Density vs Nature in Cities? No More False Choices
YouTube video by Penalosa_G Brent Toderian β€’ Density vs Nature in Cities? No More False Choices

WATCH: When @penalosag.bsky.social asked me a few years ago to join him in his YouTube series on parks & cities, I knew I wanted to talk about the common (and frustrating) false choice between more density and more integration of nature into cities. So we went deep into that. Give it a watch/share.

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There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.

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MINNESOTA β€” Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”

So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it

(H/T longtimehistory)

30.01.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 23271    πŸ” 12796    πŸ’¬ 1710    πŸ“Œ 1063
The Inefficiency of Cars Explained by Bill Nye the Science Guy! #science #green #climatechange
YouTube video by Science Savant The Inefficiency of Cars Explained by Bill Nye the Science Guy! #science #green #climatechange

If you haven’t seen this before, a warning, you might end up liking Bill Nye even more.

x.com/CarsRuinedCi...

29.01.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 266    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

29.01.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4938    πŸ” 1601    πŸ’¬ 147    πŸ“Œ 58

β€œThere's an old-fashioned word for that. And that word is treason."

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