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❄️ Let's make people-powered modes the priority for snow clearance this winter! ☃️ Learn about the gendered impacts of snow clearance in our blog "Snow Clearance isn't Gender Neutral". ⬇️ womeninurbanism.ca/words/sno…
ALT "By clearing roads before clearing sidewalks, bike paths, and transit stops, many snow clearance policies prioritize men driving over women taking other modes of transport."
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Montreal is leading North America as a model for how to transform streets into vibrant pedestrian spaces. This 80-page design guide from Montreal is a reminder that it takes more than just opening a street to ensure it's truly a sustainable success for all.
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You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a (cargo) bike, and that’s pretty close.
ALT A cargo bike painted with sunshine and rainbows in bright colors is parked next to a canal lined with trees and buildings in Delft.
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Narrower vehicle lanes can result in slower driving speeds and reduced crossing distances for pedestrians.
NACTO’s Urban Street Design Guide recommends that cities use 10-foot travel lanes to discourage speeding (or 11-foot lanes on designated truck and bus routes).
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"It's not about creating a car-free city, but making walking, cycling and public transportation—in combination with each other—the first choice for a lot of people. And everyone who lives in that city will ultimately benefit... especially drivers."
WATCH: knm2024.auto-swiat.pl/v/-30
GREAT JOB ALERT!
Come join my team in the dynamic & fast-growing City of Coquitlam. I’m looking for a smart, talented Manager of Housing & Social Policy -if you’re keen on creating housing choices & supporting community wellbeing, then this role’s for you! careers.coquitlam.ca/index.c…
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Legalizing mixed-use neighborhoods is about proximity, not density. This could be us. 👇🥰
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We're spending way more than we realize on disasters. If we knew the true cost, we might spend more on making communities resilient. f-st.co/mAcioLa
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Webinar Recap: Design tools to support wellbeing in multi-unit housing
#DesignTools #SocialConnection
heyneighbourcollective.ca/20…
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Forget about “15-Minute Cities,” we’re in a 5-Minute City. We’re hyper-local & car-free, and when push came to shove we weren’t willing to trade that freedom for more sf.
We chose not to give up on our neighbourhood, & the “urban contract” came back.
Plus we LOVE OUR COURTYARD.
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It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally AGAINST downtown bike-lanes, later became one of their most vigourous supporters, because of EVIDENCE that bike-lanes are better for downtown business than any street parking they replace.
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Join us this evening at Town Centre Park Community Centre for our public info session on the provincial housing legislation changes! With other events happening in the area, please note that parking may be tight in the community centre lot.
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Help guide Southwest Coquitlam's growth with our new survey! If you live, work, or spend time in the area, we want your input on future development.
Take the online survey by Sunday, November 3, and have your say. Learn more: ow.ly/mpis50TBOgW
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Happening tomorrow! There's still time to register for this free webinar & conversation. We hope to see you there!
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New homes can improve housing choices, affordability, and wellbeing all at the same time.
Join Happy Cities & @HeyNeighbourBC on Oct. 3 for the launch of our new design toolkit on building social connections in multi-unit housing!
Register for free: eventbrite.ca/e/housing-that…
ALT Graphic to promote the online webinar, titled "Housing that connects us: Design tools to support wellbeing". Additional text reads, "Join us for a conversation about our new Building Social Connections toolkit! Thursday, Oct. 3. 10-11am PT / 1-2pm ET." The graphic includes Happy Cities and Hey Neighbour Collective logos, and an isometric drawing of people socializing in a courtyard and other shared spaces in multi-unit housing.
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Ensuring equitable access to mobility is central to building better cities for women and girls.
In Dutch cities, it comes down to the layered bike networks that go beyond the typical 9-to-5 commute—enabling many different types of journeys made by women, especially care trips.🧵
ALT A woman in casual winter attire rides an electric cargo bike with three children sitting in the front bucket on a street in Amsterdam.
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“The Dutch cycling networks are carefully planned with a fine-grained mesh, making it possible to cycle ‘from anywhere to everywhere’ in their city.
These grids connect where people live, work, shop, and play—offering a practical alternative to driving.”
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ALT Family cycles together in The Netherlands
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Insightful article by the wonderful @LauraSevers — how has the market changed, what types of homes are people buying and renting, what can they afford, and what regulations or policies stand in the way of housing attainability?
How much home can you buy for $500,000 in #Edmonton? Read another of my latest stories to find out. edmontonjournal.com/life/hom… via @edmontonjournal @bildedmonton @RohitGroup @DowntownJason
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“Today, more parents in the United States drive kids to school than ever, making up more than 10 percent of rush-hour traffic. The result is mayhem that draws ire from many groups.“
We can help more families shift trips from cars to bikes.
What we need is political leadership.
ALT The Atlantic How School Drop-Off Became a Nightmare More parents are driving kids than ever before. The result is mayhem. By Kendra Hurley
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We hope you'll join us + @HappyCitiesTeam for our next #HousingThatConnectsUs webinar on Thursday, October 3rd! We'll be chatting about our #BuildingSocialConnections toolkit full of policy and building design ideas now available for folks to ensure new #multiunithousing projects build connection & community. Many thanks to the collaborators on this project, including @CIP_ICU @_PIBC @renewablecities @CityOfNorthVan @CityofBurnaby @SFUGero @AtiyaMahmood. 🏙
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Will we see you at #LCF2024? HNC’s Project Director, @MichelleHoar, will moderate a conversation between Madeleine Hebert of @HappyCitiesTeam + a few local planners about design & local government work on Day 2, 3:30-5pm! @ICLEI_Canada #Multisolving 💭 livablecitiesforum.com/progr…
