Brent Toderian in Planetizen — 10 Keys to Making A Great City Plan

One of the most interesting and complex challenges a city planner can be a part of, is the creation of a new city-wide plan—particularly one for an ambitious municipality that truly wants to change business-as-usual. Over my career I've worked on many city plans, both here in Canada and outside of North America. Read more: 10 Keys to Making A Great City Plan | Planetizen: The Urban Planning, Design, and Development Network

10 Keys to Making A Great City Plan! My top @planetizen article this year. #BrentsTop10 #3 https://t.co/bzWSWloien pic.twitter.com/jaMl51upea

— Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) January 3, 2016

From DougSaunders.net — Citizen Jane

OCTOBER 11, 1997 It’s easy enough to find her. Just stroll westward past the bookstores and cafés of Bloor St and head north on leafy Albany Ave. Step up to the narrow red-brick house with the big front porch, and knock on the door. There will be a shuffling, and finally you will be greeted by a little old lady with an apple-doll face and a warm smile. Be careful, though: She isn’t what she seems. Read more: Citizen Jane

So good—@dougsaunders knocks on #JaneJacobs door “Her theories can alarm and offend even her most ardent supporters" https://t.co/1m9dxZO6L2

— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) November 18, 2015

The conversations that formed this article were the beginning of a lot of things I pursued https://t.co/iQHhoviF5n

— Doug Saunders (@DougSaunders) November 18, 2015

Why bike? Here's 8 reasons

.@BrentToderian at #CanU7 "multimodal transportation gains due in part to evidence spread by social media". Agreed. pic.twitter.com/Xs8rMETDKm

— Tobi Nussbaum (@tobi_nussbaum) October 16, 2015

In a car dependent city alternative modes can't be achieved without reducing car infrastructure #streetdiet

— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) July 25, 2015

Bing Thom re-imagines downtown Vancouver

MT @rdtvan: Bing re-imagines #downtownVancouver http://t.co/W4h9TXU8Vx #rdtvan http://t.co/ioZirDl557 pic.twitter.com/dipdZwWywm

— Bing Thom Architects (@BTArchitects) July 4, 2015

From CityLab — 77 Metro 'M' logos in one @markbyrnes525 graphic

Which is your fave? 77 Metro 'M' logos in one (@markbyrnes525) graphic - http://t.co/64DP45WEFt pic.twitter.com/nGYloCGUvv

— eric jaffe (@e_jaffe) June 8, 2015

How much does your commute cost (or save) society?

.@adamlcarey @theage Any funding that build more roads is just a bad bad bad investment pic.twitter.com/5jRz9d1GVI

— Jon Bryant (@JonathanPBryant) May 19, 2015

Here's What Happened When A Neighborhood Decided To Ban Cars For A Month http://t.co/6uQsLaqsVu @ecomobility_ pic.twitter.com/EGWWSBNs4U

— Ethan Kent (@ebkent) May 19, 2015

Street of the day: Istanbul, Turkey — @NathanNWE

#streetoftheday Istanbul, Turkey. pic.twitter.com/af4yJAzdZd

— Nathan Lewis (@NathanNWE) May 17, 2015

From The Guardian —The Liverpool street that might win the Turner prize

 Cairns St. Assemble helped to transform after ‘managed decline’. A Teebay/Liverpool Echo

At the end of Granby Street in Liverpool’s Toxteth, past relentless rows of tinned-up houses punctuated by half-demolished corner shops, the mood is unusually festive. Television crews have been here for the past few days, camping out amid the jungle of pavement plant pots and poking their cameras into tumble-down terraces. But for once they haven’t come to report on the sorry story of urban dereliction that has plagued these streets for the past 30 years. It’s not the usual social affairs correspondents, but packs of bewildered cultural critics – because this is the street that’s been shortlisted for the Turner prize.The street that might win the Turner prize: how Assemble are transforming Toxteth | Art and design | The Guardian

Toxteth then and now: photographs of a bygone Liverpool http://t.co/SAcpix9PYF pic.twitter.com/YzUPEpweKS

— Guardian Cities (@guardiancities) May 19, 2015

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A Conversation With @Fred_Kent of @PPS_Placemaking

A Conversation With @Fred_Kent of @PPS_Placemaking http://t.co/aJGVEv0Yfw via @JLGoodenough #Placemaking #PublicSpace pic.twitter.com/ka7hM9AdeH

— Future of Places (@FutureofPlaces) April 29, 2015

From @Park_People — Making Connections: Planning parks & open space networks in urban neighbourhoods

Our report | Making Connections: Planning parks & open space networks in urban neighbourhoods http://t.co/Qzg42ay1Tn pic.twitter.com/wkKOTkwkHC

— Park People (@Park_People) April 22, 2015

Walking: Mon - Sun 24/7: free @aurbanist

In place of a #parking sign, someone placed a #walking sign. Cool! #Roncesvalles #Toronto #pedestrian pic.twitter.com/JoRb2WNqgZ

— AntonioGomez-Palacio (@aurbanist) October 11, 2014

La Habana Vieja #streetoftheday

@jen_keesmaat @NathanNWE La Habana Vieja — pic.twitter.com/IuftjWKKiX
— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) April 18, 2015

#Walkability — planning from the sky vs. designing on the ground

A great case for #Walkability in this video by @gracenjohnson http://t.co/YdcnHDvOU5 #pedshed

— NewUrbanismFilmFest (@NwUrbanFilmFest) April 16, 2015

Map: Transit referendum voter turnout by municipality @cbcnewsbc

Transit referendum voter turnout by municipality - British Columbia - CBC News http://t.co/pFHAzPKgmm

— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) April 8, 2015

Pedestrians and cyclists battle for the road in Toulouse

#Pedestrians and #cyclists battle for the road in #Toulouse, #France @KatelynHewett http://t.co/o071H402az

— Renée van Staveren (@GlobalSitePlans) April 3, 2015

From @Upworthy — Cities being described as "obesogenic" environments.

I never realized how dumb our cities are until I saw what a smart one looks like. @MazWasHere HT @kimsmythe http://t.co/2ppUrFvKta
— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) March 20, 2015

Why Cities Around The World Are Suddenly Ditching Traffic Lights

Why Cities Around The World Are Suddenly Ditching Traffic Lights @FastCoExist Via @PPS_Placemaking http://t.co/8f39zRaJfI

— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) March 19, 2015

Parking Madness 2015! It's depressing what we've done to downtowns @schmangee @StreetsblogUSA

Sorted through 26 N. American parking craters this year to make this list. http://t.co/ZoPInUpVFg pic.twitter.com/xiKKlMphxy
— Angie Schmitt (@schmangee) March 12, 2015

It's depressing what we've done to downtowns. We've featured 48 of these now. It's endless http://t.co/ZoPInUpVFg pic.twitter.com/O7khMKn1gw

— Angie Schmitt (@schmangee) March 12, 2015

More at: Parking Madness 2015! First Match: Camden vs. Mobile | Streetsblog USA

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Encore: video: Maeklong Railway Market

Maeklong Railway Market I on 20110611 http://t.co/BJAEe4Isf5 HT @MikeKlassen http://t.co/j7eQ2JfquY

— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) January 19, 2014