Fantastic professors & researchers leaving US and coming to Canada. $1 BILLION program led by superb Minister Mélanie Joly to attract great scientists, with their labs and teams, and their families. Initial 64 from Harvard, Yale, Duke, Cornell and MIT. bit.ly/4gxygR3

Canada is moving forward with the largest clean energy investment in North American history. Federal Gov., Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Indigenous Communities. #CanadaStrong. Churchill Falls deal is massive progress for new clean power and electrifying Canada’s economy. bit.ly/4qQj84z

Tues. Sep. 8 - FREE webinar; WHEN DRIVING IS NOT AN OPTION: Steering Away from Car Dependency Guest: Anna Zivarts, E.D. Nondrivers Alliance Even in wealthiest areas over 30% do NOT drive. Tue. Sep. 8 at 11am EST / 5pm CET Register FREE bit.ly/4epkQoN Invite: Cities for Better Health and 8 80 Cities

Every City, everywhere, should have Summer / Open Streets. Weekly. Citywide. Connecting all backgrounds, ages, ONE city. Thanks Clarence Street Films for lovely 2 min video showing how children and all take over the streets. Equitable - Sustainable - Playful (and FREE) bit.ly/4qP4QBd

Looking forward to deliver Keynote at National Transport Conf. in Brisbane Australia. Also presentations to mix of dep. at city, state, advocates. I'll share what AI does not: experiences, from talking to doing, transport role to make living healthier & happier the easy choice.

On my ride to work I passed this lovely Learn to Ride children's camp. All dreaming of riding to a friend's home, or for ice-cream, to school... If not SAFE for an 8 & an 80 y/o, it's NOTHING. Two actions: Max speed in ALL neighborhood streets 30Kph/20mph Network protected bikelanes - Connectivity

China is creating world's most spectacular cycling infra in large cities!!! Example to all!! La renaissance du vélo à Pékin! La capitale chinoise s’inspire d’Amsterdam pour venir à bout de la congestion causée par l’explosion du nombre de voitures. Photos Chris Bruntlett bit.ly/4i1Wcx3

China is creating world's most spectacular cycling infra in large cities!!! Example to all!! La renaissance du vélo à Pékin! La capitale chinoise s’inspire d’Amsterdam pour venir à bout de la congestion causée par l’explosion du nombre de voitures. Photos Chris Bruntlett bit.ly/4i1Wcx3

On my ride to work I passed this lovely Learn to Ride children's camp. All dreaming of riding to a friend's home, or for ice-cream, to school... If not SAFE for an 8 & an 80 y/o, it's NOTHING. Two actions: Max speed in ALL neighborhood streets 30Kph/20mph Network protected bikelanes - Connectivity

Looking forward to deliver Keynote at National Transport Conf. in Brisbane Australia. Also presentations to mix of dep. at city, state, advocates. I'll share what AI does not: experiences, from talking to doing, transport role to make living healthier & happier the easy choice.

In ONE hour • FREE webinar Improve your neighborhood... block by block! Tactical urbanism, adjust, make permanent! Building a BETTER BLOCK, my guest, Krista Nightengale. Tues. Aug. 25 • 11am EDT / 5pm CET Register FREE: bit.ly/3S9dRI1 Invite: Cities for Better Health

Toronto VOTE For anyone, but VOTE Good NEW candidates for Council and some very good ones returning as Josh Matlow, Amber Morley, Ausma Malik. Let's elect the best City Council. City issues are NOT left or right; it's making easy to live Healthier & Happier. Equitable • Sustainable • Playful

SITUATIONAL BEHAVIOR (Angela Ducksworth PhD): People will behave based on situation. Cities can make LIVING HEALTHIER & HAPPIER THE EASIER CHOICE. HUMANS are different to all other animals; we do NOT have to accept things as they are. We can shape our built environment. HOW DO WE WANT TO LIVE?

SITUATIONAL BEHAVIOR (Angela Ducksworth PhD): People will behave based on situation. Cities can make LIVING HEALTHIER & HAPPIER THE EASIER CHOICE. HUMANS are different to all other animals; we do NOT have to accept things as they are. We can shape our built environment. HOW DO WE WANT TO LIVE?

Toronto VOTE For anyone, but VOTE Good NEW candidates for Council and some very good ones returning as Josh Matlow, Amber Morley, Ausma Malik. Let's elect the best City Council. City issues are NOT left or right; it's making easy to live Healthier & Happier. Equitable • Sustainable • Playful

Grateful to have PM Carney leading the country at this very difficult time. Proud Canadian • Canada Strong. Canada is the #1 foreign buyer for over half of the US states. Very close ties between Canadians and most American people.

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 6d ago

For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame.

FREE webinar this Tues. Improve your neighborhood... block by block!! From tactical urbanism, test, adjust, make permanent! Build a BETTER BLOCK presents Krista Nightengale ED Better Block Tues. Aug. 25 • 11am EDT / 5pm CET Register FREE & share: bit.ly/3S9dRI1 Invite: Cities for Better Health

LONGEVITY is NOT the issue; WELLBEING is. US: since 2000 pop. over 65 doubled to 61m and by 2050 it’ll be 82m. Cities can make living OLDER HEALTHIER & HAPPIER. Policies + Infra + PROGRAMS (Lots). Not expensive, doable. Huge problems: obesity, loneliness. bit.ly/4gnsqjw

FREE webinar • Learn how to... Build a BETTER BLOCK. My guest: Krista Nightengale ED Better Block Block by block building 8 80 cities, a way of life. Tues. Aug. 25 • 11am EDT / 5pm CET Register FREE & share: bit.ly/3S9dRI1 Invite: Cities for Better Health

"We need a prime minister tough enough to take on the tech billionaires." Linda McQuaig What if tech companies had to power their data centers with renewable energy, provided by themselves? Read & share: bit.ly/4zuiAW2

Doing what is right, not what is easy. Thanks Mayor Sadiq Khan, London, UK. “Introducing London’s clean air zone was my hardest decision as mayor of London.” Much opposition. “For me, the health of children was more important. Cleaner air on their lungs” bit.ly/4x5hi25

Superstar person & player CAITLIN CLARK was in Toronto!!! SOLD OUT Leafs/Raptors arena, over 19,000 Superb Caitlin with Aliyah Boston, Lexie Hull, Kelsey Mitchell, Sophie Cunningham, more. Great talent in Toronto Fever, nice future!! Marina Mabrey, Brittney Sykes, Julie Allemand, Nyara Sabally.

Premier Ford & mayoral Candidate Bradford want to destroy bikelanes because "no one bikes" 232,167 from Jan - Aug.17 (incl. winter) Bike counter at Bloor & Keele Cyclists are GOOD for quality of air, mobility, econ. dev., HEALTH. Toronto (and all cities) needs more SAFE bikelanes, CONNECTIVITY.

Toronto needs (all cities need) • Term limits • Ranked ballots Many amazing Candidates ready to step in. New people, of all ages. Not about left or right. City issues are about Cities for PEOPLE. Neighborhoods where LIVING HEALTHY & HAPPY is the easy choice; it's not. Doable.

End game is mayoral ambition... to be in line for Mayor Chow's departure in 2030 or 2034. Not about University-Rosedale which has Dianne Saxe, a councillor with integrity, hard worker, progressive, environmentalist with all credentials. Surprisingly, Canadian politics is very much friends & family.

David Rider@dmrider.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's official - Mike Layton has registered to run for city council in University-Rosedale, aiming to win a comeback to Toronto city hall four years after he left.

NOT Gigantic towers. NOT single-family housing. Greater Toronto leaders should be building the best possible cities. Housing deficit is magnificent opp. to fix bad urbanism 80%+ single fam. house. Densify; NOT w 50+ floors! 3-4 floors on neighborhoods, 6-12 arterials. It's 3 times the units needed.

Loneliness kills • As smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. CITIES must invest in Mental & Social & Physical HEALTH. Create 1000s of micro grants for GROUP programs, ideally outdoors. Prevention cost is tiny compared with health care. Policies + Infra + PROGRAMS (lots of programs)

Bradford and Ford choosing parked cars over PEOPLE of all ages riding bicycles. If they want another lane for moving cars, eliminate parked cars & keep bikelane. Bradford, we also need SAFE walk & bike infra along the ravines and hydro corridors. Need citywide SAFE NETWORKS.

Bradford and Ford choosing parked cars over PEOPLE of all ages riding bicycles. If they want another lane for moving cars, eliminate parked cars & keep bikelane. Bradford, we also need SAFE walk & bike infra along the ravines and hydro corridors. Need citywide SAFE NETWORKS.

Loneliness kills • As smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. CITIES must invest in Mental & Social & Physical HEALTH. Create 1000s of micro grants for GROUP programs, ideally outdoors. Prevention cost is tiny compared with health care. Policies + Infra + PROGRAMS (lots of programs)