Reena Mahajan
@reenamahajan.bsky.social
Founder, Studio Divercity & StreetSmart | Helping replace car-centric urban sprawl with people-centred, water-sensitive & nature-positive cities
Does this street look closed to you? We shouldn’t need to host the #WorldCup in order to open streets for people. #UrbanTruth #Vancouver
Grateful to Azbah Ansari, Sadok Damak, @reenamahajan.bsky.social, Gabriela García Portuondo, @sgoodyear.bsky.social, @brooklynspoke.bsky.social, and my wonderful co-host @yosra999.bsky.social for this fantastic conversation about Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile.
New Routes in Transnational American Studies #5 - Life After Cars
YouTube video by John Munro
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'Name an issue affecting society right now, and there's a good bet it is caused or at least exacerbated by society's overreliance on cars.' Urban guidelines today list everything we should do, except name the problem. Tomorrow — panel discussion on #LifeAfterCars. Details in replies.
What if the things we love about the cities we visit on vacation weren’t illegal in OUR city? #UrbanTruth
One week from today, join me & @yosra999.bsky.social for a conversation with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social about Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile. With Azbah Ansari, Sadok Damak, @reenamahajan.bsky.social, & Gabriela García Portuondo.
Life After Cars
Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile
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Turns out “Missing Middle” housing hasn’t been missing. We knew where it was the whole time. We made it illegal. Never forget, housing choice is a leadership challenge. #UrbanTruth #MissingMiddle
Missing housing. Responds to “Middle.” Last seen over 50 years ago in cities everywhere. Help find it. Please contact your elected officials. 555-456-CITY #UrbanTruth #MissingMiddle
LOST: Missing Middle Housing. Please help. Last seen 50+ years ago in cities everywhere. Please contact your elected officials to help find this housing. 555-456-CITY #UrbanTruth #MissingMiddle
NEW STUDY: Who is the Highway Lobby? “The highway lobby has been shaping transportation policy conversations for decades in its interests.” And they spend MILLIONS buying car dependency to make sure all of us have to spend BILLIONS. #UrbanTruth Via the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org.
The Highway Lobby Spends Millions to Make Sure We Pay Billions
Our car-dependent transportation system is no accident.
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It’s actually not that complicated. Common sense, even. More things we need nearby, explained by our collaborator @reenamahajan.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth #1HourCityConspiracy
UN-Habitat@un-habitat.bsky.social · 3mo ago"You shouldn't have to travel long distances to get your daily, basic everyday needs met - and that's it." - @reenamahajan.bsky.social 👉 Join us at the World Urban Forum to discuss the solutions to the biggest urban challenges: wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13
"You shouldn't have to travel long distances to get your daily, basic everyday needs met - and that's it." - @reenamahajan.bsky.social 👉 Join us at the World Urban Forum to discuss the solutions to the biggest urban challenges: wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13
NEW: The One-Hour City Conspiracy! “Here's the REAL conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, crashes, noise, air pollution, social isolation —& less space for everything our streets should be giving us.” Thanks @usa.streetsblog.org #1HourCityConspiracy
Urban Truth Collective: The One-Hour City Conspiracy — Streetsblog USA
Here's the real conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, more crashes, more noise, more air pollution, more social isolation — and less space for everyt...
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NEW! “How To Fight Back Against Anti-Urbanism Lies!” Our @urbantruth.bsky.social podcast interview with top YouTuber #NotJustBikes is UP on Nebula, Spotify & here on YouTube. We talk about better communication, more REPETITION, and we REVEAL our first big campaign, the #1HourCityConspiracy! LISTEN!
How to Fight Back Against Anti-Urbanism Lies (w/The Urban Truth Collective)
YouTube video by The Urbanist Agenda Podcast
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If you haven’t yet, I hope you’ll consider clicking “follow” on @urbantruth.bsky.social, that @tomflood.bsky.social, @grantennis.bsky.social & I launched, and great people like @lanrickbennett.bsky.social @reenamahajan.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social & @streetfilms.bsky.social are making better.
Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 4mo agoNEW: “The initiative is less an advocacy group & more a communications intervention. Its premise is blunt: the reason so many good urban ideas stall isn’t because they’re wrong—it’s because they’re losing the narrative war.” Read about us in @momentummag.bsky.social! momentummag.com/urban-truth-...
Do you really think those people and corporations getting rich off cars, oil, and long commutes aren’t the REAL conspiracy? Have you heard of the “1-Hour City Conspiracy?” You will. Stay tuned. #1HourCityConspiracy #UrbanTruth
Cars move people. They also keep people at home. For every person a car moves, how many does it stop going out? Who is counting the second group?
WATCH: “If you want to do something for women, do something for pedestrians.” This video by our UTC collaborator @reenamahajan.bsky.social is PACKED with #UrbanTruth about better city design, less car dependency, cities for people, & gender equality. Please watch and share. youtu.be/8GB0QhsVStI?...
Can car-centric cities ever be feminist?
YouTube video by Studio DiverCity | Reena Mahajan
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Next time you talk about feminism, mention car-dependency. #SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GB0...
Can car-centric cities ever be feminist?
YouTube video by Studio DiverCity | Reena Mahajan
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When bright feels unsafe. You’re not the one the street was designed for. #SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z4s...
When bright feels unsafe.
YouTube video by Studio DiverCity | Reena Mahajan
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Children don’t drive. They don't walk from A to B. They play their way there. #SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart
YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Pls tune in today, Sat, April 4th, at 2 pm Eastern for an in-depth conversation with Tom Flood, Grant Ennis, and Brent Toderian about their new collaborative effort, the @urbantruth.bsky.social delivering the truth about cities in an age of disinformation youtu.be/ptHuub8NViw
Welcome to the Urban Truth Collective
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We’ve designed cities to move water out of sight. Then we’re surprised when they flood and overheat. Sharing an article from last week's open session on #WorldWaterDay in Delhi, with Les Ateliers de Cergy. www.linkedin.com/pulse/hidden...
The hidden life of urban water: a conversation about how cities drink, breathe and live with water
Cities are built to get rid of water fast. Rarely questioned, this dictates how water moves through cities, how heat is managed, and how flooding happens.
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'Child-friendly' cities. Is 'friendly' good enough for our children? #SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart
Saving lives? Or removing danger? We don’t run 'electricity safety' campaigns. We fix the system. #SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart #RoadSafety
On 9 June, join me & @yosra999.bsky.social for a conversation with authors @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social about Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile. With Azbah Ansari, Sadok Damak, @reenamahajan.bsky.social, & Gabriela García Portuondo.
Life After Cars
Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile
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When it rains, your street reveals its priorities. Watch where the water goes. #SeeYourStreetDifferently #LiveStreetSmart