TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW)
@toderianuw.bsky.social
TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) is a Vancouver-based national and international city planning/design, mobility and "advanced urbanism" consultancy led by @BrentToderian.bsky.social.
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NEW: “Canadian urbanist @brenttoderian.bsky.social teamed up with the city of Paris and, in particular, its mayor, @annehidalgo.bsky.social on a new exhibition that shines a light on cities and global climate action.”
Thanks very much @momentummag.bsky.social for the great questions! #Paris
Thanks very much @momentummag.bsky.social for the great questions! #Paris
“I think Paris is uniquely positioned to celebrate bold action from cities all over the world. Because in my observation Paris, and Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, have been the most inspiring in the world over the last 10 years, really exemplifying those key words ‘further and faster.’” — BT
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Remember, with or without COP events, smart nations know that INVESTING in cities taking #ClimateAction is one of the smartest investments nations can make. The cost of NOT doing it is FAR too high, in ways we can count & ways we can’t. @mayors4climate.bsky.social #ActionStartsHere #PaidPartnership
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Remember, with or without COP events, smart nations know that INVESTING in cities taking #ClimateAction is one of the smartest investments nations can make. The cost of NOT doing it is FAR too high, in ways we can count & ways we can’t. @mayors4climate.bsky.social #ActionStartsHere #PaidPartnership
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Go ahead toward a people-centred urbanism 💫
Thank you to our friend & crack @brenttoderian.bsky.social for this great Starter Pack 👌
Please share ⚡️
Thank you to our friend & crack @brenttoderian.bsky.social for this great Starter Pack 👌
Please share ⚡️
Word on the street is that there are a bunch of new folks joining Bluesky right now, so it seems like a good time to re-share my first & biggest STARTER PACK of urbanists & city-making organizations from across the world. Hope you’ll consider following the excellent accounts here. And please share!
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Go ahead toward a people-centred urbanism 💫
Thank you to our friend & crack @brenttoderian.bsky.social for this great Starter Pack 👌
Please share ⚡️
Thank you to our friend & crack @brenttoderian.bsky.social for this great Starter Pack 👌
Please share ⚡️
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As Calgary's new #CityCouncil hears from the public about their first budget, what better time to listen or re-listen to what's officially become our most popular #ClimateLens episode ever, featuring city-building expert @brenttoderian.bsky.social! See what all the fuss is about! #yyccc #yyc
This month's guest is one of the world's TOP urbanists, Canadian @brenttoderian.bsky.social! We talk suburbs, #sprawl, #BikeLanes, why smart #CityBuilding is the common sense climate solution & the awesome responsibility of the city councils we elect. #yyc #yyccc www.podcastics.com/episode/3796...
Brent Toderian & the Common Sense of Climate Smart Cities
Why urban design is a force multiplier in the fight against climate change
www.podcastics.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
As Calgary's new #CityCouncil hears from the public about their first budget, what better time to listen or re-listen to what's officially become our most popular #ClimateLens episode ever, featuring city-building expert @brenttoderian.bsky.social! See what all the fuss is about! #yyccc #yyc
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I had a lot of fun writing my contribution to this one … alongside so many great urbanists!
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I had a lot of fun writing my contribution to this one … alongside so many great urbanists!
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I would eat SO MANY hot dogs.
This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I would eat SO MANY hot dogs.
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It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
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Tonight maybe my FAVOURITE recent book in the #UrbanismBookClub —“EMERGENT TOKYO: Designing the Spontaneous City” by Jorge Almazan & StudioLab. Even if you’re not as fascinated with Tokyo urbanism as I am, this book is both brilliant & gorgeous. HT to @jasonthorne.bsky.social for recommending it. 3/
November 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Tonight maybe my FAVOURITE recent book in the #UrbanismBookClub —“EMERGENT TOKYO: Designing the Spontaneous City” by Jorge Almazan & StudioLab. Even if you’re not as fascinated with Tokyo urbanism as I am, this book is both brilliant & gorgeous. HT to @jasonthorne.bsky.social for recommending it. 3/
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“Mayors & urban leaders have called for at least US$800 billion a year in public investment from national govts & devt finance institutions by 2030. This funding…is critical to stimulate additional investments from the private sector…”
Fund city action. @mayors4climate.bsky.social #ActionStartsHere
Fund city action. @mayors4climate.bsky.social #ActionStartsHere
Showcasing Cities’ Investment Needs For Aligned Multilevel Climate Action
A snapshot of CDP's 2024 pipeline of city climate projects, developed in partnership with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy.
www.cdp.net
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Mayors & urban leaders have called for at least US$800 billion a year in public investment from national govts & devt finance institutions by 2030. This funding…is critical to stimulate additional investments from the private sector…”
Fund city action. @mayors4climate.bsky.social #ActionStartsHere
Fund city action. @mayors4climate.bsky.social #ActionStartsHere
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“The Vancouver Maritime Museum said it’s working with Havn Saunas to bring its 2nd sauna to Heritage Harbour marina located just outside the museum… However, the proposal still needs approval from the city.”
“The city doesn’t really have a process for a project like this. It’s outside of the box.”
“The city doesn’t really have a process for a project like this. It’s outside of the box.”
Floating spa Havn could be coming to Kitsilano waterfront
The plan to moor the converted Second World War-era barge outside the Vancouver Maritime Museum still needs municipal approval. Read more.
vancouversun.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“The Vancouver Maritime Museum said it’s working with Havn Saunas to bring its 2nd sauna to Heritage Harbour marina located just outside the museum… However, the proposal still needs approval from the city.”
“The city doesn’t really have a process for a project like this. It’s outside of the box.”
“The city doesn’t really have a process for a project like this. It’s outside of the box.”
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“Mayors across the globe are good examples of leaders, politicians, actually taking action.” @london.gov.uk’s fellow city leaders aren’t just tinkering at the edges, but seeking to turn the tide…”
Cities are TAKING ACTION but MUST be enabled by nations. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Cities are TAKING ACTION but MUST be enabled by nations. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders
From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are crafting their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“Mayors across the globe are good examples of leaders, politicians, actually taking action.” @london.gov.uk’s fellow city leaders aren’t just tinkering at the edges, but seeking to turn the tide…”
Cities are TAKING ACTION but MUST be enabled by nations. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Cities are TAKING ACTION but MUST be enabled by nations. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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HAVN will use a repurposed 1943-built naval barge built for the 2nd World War, the sister to their Victoria vessel. It will feature reused sustainable materials and will provide economic stability for museum, and needed (but low impact) activity on the waterfront. Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
HAVN floating spa to open on the Kitsilano waterfront in Vancouver | Urbanized
Following its Victoria success, HAVN Saunas will open a floating spa destination next to the Vancouver Maritime Museum in Kitsilano.
dailyhive.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
HAVN will use a repurposed 1943-built naval barge built for the 2nd World War, the sister to their Victoria vessel. It will feature reused sustainable materials and will provide economic stability for museum, and needed (but low impact) activity on the waterfront. Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
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The thing is we've known that housing the homeless is cheaper than neglect, we've known that Ubi is effective at eliminating poverty, we've known that heavily subsidized housing and education leads people into the middle class, we've known all of these things in some cases for 70 years.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The thing is we've known that housing the homeless is cheaper than neglect, we've known that Ubi is effective at eliminating poverty, we've known that heavily subsidized housing and education leads people into the middle class, we've known all of these things in some cases for 70 years.
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“At the World Mayors Summit 2025, C40 Cities @c40cities.bsky.social & the Global Covenant of Mayors @mayors4climate.bsky.social are showcasing how cities are moving from negotiation to delivery, turning climate pledges into real-world progress.”
Action.
#ActionStartsHere www.c40.org/news/yearly-...
Action.
#ActionStartsHere www.c40.org/news/yearly-...
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“At the World Mayors Summit 2025, C40 Cities @c40cities.bsky.social & the Global Covenant of Mayors @mayors4climate.bsky.social are showcasing how cities are moving from negotiation to delivery, turning climate pledges into real-world progress.”
Action.
#ActionStartsHere www.c40.org/news/yearly-...
Action.
#ActionStartsHere www.c40.org/news/yearly-...
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No one should be under any illusions about who the base of the UCP are.
Separatists and far-right radicals have been given care and feeding by UCP Premiers since 2019. One got thrown overboard because it wasn’t enough. Catering hasn’t mollified them either.
Separatists and far-right radicals have been given care and feeding by UCP Premiers since 2019. One got thrown overboard because it wasn’t enough. Catering hasn’t mollified them either.
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
No one should be under any illusions about who the base of the UCP are.
Separatists and far-right radicals have been given care and feeding by UCP Premiers since 2019. One got thrown overboard because it wasn’t enough. Catering hasn’t mollified them either.
Separatists and far-right radicals have been given care and feeding by UCP Premiers since 2019. One got thrown overboard because it wasn’t enough. Catering hasn’t mollified them either.
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We lack coherent policy guidance and shoot on our own goal repeatedly. It’s all connected: planning, architecture, budget, transit, housing/land use policy; we’re facing challenges and the same old same old isn’t good enough; @brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social
bit.ly/3N2X5mL
bit.ly/3N2X5mL
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We lack coherent policy guidance and shoot on our own goal repeatedly. It’s all connected: planning, architecture, budget, transit, housing/land use policy; we’re facing challenges and the same old same old isn’t good enough; @brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social
bit.ly/3N2X5mL
bit.ly/3N2X5mL
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“Un urbaniste Nord-américain sollicité par des villes européennes, c’est curieux. Mais si cet urbaniste a longtemps exercé à Vancouver, certainement l’une des villes les moins américaines dans son approche urbanistique, cela peut expliquer les motivations de ces villes.”— @marjolainekoch.bsky.social
Brent Toderian : « La plupart des villes européennes pensent que la densité est mauvaise pour l’environnement. En réalité, c’est l’inverse… »
Un urbaniste Nord-américain sollicité par des villes européennes, c’est curieux. Mais si cet urbaniste a longtemps exercé à Vancouver,...-transports
www.lettreducadre.fr
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“Un urbaniste Nord-américain sollicité par des villes européennes, c’est curieux. Mais si cet urbaniste a longtemps exercé à Vancouver, certainement l’une des villes les moins américaines dans son approche urbanistique, cela peut expliquer les motivations de ces villes.”— @marjolainekoch.bsky.social
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Some very good points for Vancouver City Council from someone who has helped plan the city we love.
“My name is Brent Toderian. I’m a resident of Vancouver. I’m also a city planner, a former chief planner for Vancouver, and now an advisor to cities across Canada & around the world.
Council knows I don’t make a habit of this. I can count on one hand the times I’ve spoken to council as a citizen.”
Council knows I don’t make a habit of this. I can count on one hand the times I’ve spoken to council as a citizen.”
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Some very good points for Vancouver City Council from someone who has helped plan the city we love.
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ICYMI, this STARTER PACK is my team-up with celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, and it’s full of people & organizations that specifically embrace the overlap between better cities and climate action! Please follow them, and help spread the pack around! #ClimateAction #UrbanistShoutOut
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ICYMI, this STARTER PACK is my team-up with celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, and it’s full of people & organizations that specifically embrace the overlap between better cities and climate action! Please follow them, and help spread the pack around! #ClimateAction #UrbanistShoutOut
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We could have just pulled a couple of sauna boats up and docked them at Ontario Place and saved a whole bunch of hassle.
I’m one of many who believe our Vancouver waterfront should have more things to go to. Here’s one I’ve been advising & helping with— HAVN now has a proposed site in Vancouver for a floating sauna boat. They have one in Victoria already. I’ve experienced similar in Helsinki & Oslo! www.havnsaunas.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
We could have just pulled a couple of sauna boats up and docked them at Ontario Place and saved a whole bunch of hassle.
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When I helped plan (as a rep of Vancouver) the very 1st Mayors Climate Summit in Copenhagen at COP15, we chose the slogan “Cities Act.” But for cities to lead & act on #ClimateAction, we need nations to FUND, empower & position cities. A key message for @mayors4climate.bsky.social. #ActionStartsHere
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
When I helped plan (as a rep of Vancouver) the very 1st Mayors Climate Summit in Copenhagen at COP15, we chose the slogan “Cities Act.” But for cities to lead & act on #ClimateAction, we need nations to FUND, empower & position cities. A key message for @mayors4climate.bsky.social. #ActionStartsHere
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I have a work truck with a 4.4 metre deck and a cab over body. Full chassis and 16 inch rims. to get into the cab there is a step and a handhold to pull yourself in.
at traffic lights when next to an suv the driver and I are at eye level.
at traffic lights when next to an suv the driver and I are at eye level.
Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I have a work truck with a 4.4 metre deck and a cab over body. Full chassis and 16 inch rims. to get into the cab there is a step and a handhold to pull yourself in.
at traffic lights when next to an suv the driver and I are at eye level.
at traffic lights when next to an suv the driver and I are at eye level.
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Driving an SUV is paying more for the same thing BUT MORE DANGEROUSLY
Paying more to kill more.
That is an awful way to behave.
The public roads are not the hunting grounds for your colonial Safari.
Paying more to kill more.
That is an awful way to behave.
The public roads are not the hunting grounds for your colonial Safari.
With the world heating up [and more pedestrians being killed], why are more SUVs being sold?
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
With the world heating up, why are more SUVs being sold?
Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Driving an SUV is paying more for the same thing BUT MORE DANGEROUSLY
Paying more to kill more.
That is an awful way to behave.
The public roads are not the hunting grounds for your colonial Safari.
Paying more to kill more.
That is an awful way to behave.
The public roads are not the hunting grounds for your colonial Safari.
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Can you imagine YOUR city like this? Why not, more to the point.
All road deaths are a decision made at all levels of Government, within the courts, and to a large extent within the manufacturing of cars and the marketing of them. It doesn't have to be this way.
All road deaths are a decision made at all levels of Government, within the courts, and to a large extent within the manufacturing of cars and the marketing of them. It doesn't have to be this way.
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Can you imagine YOUR city like this? Why not, more to the point.
All road deaths are a decision made at all levels of Government, within the courts, and to a large extent within the manufacturing of cars and the marketing of them. It doesn't have to be this way.
All road deaths are a decision made at all levels of Government, within the courts, and to a large extent within the manufacturing of cars and the marketing of them. It doesn't have to be this way.
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Another great starter pack—highly recommended.
It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.
It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.
ICYMI, this STARTER PACK is my team-up with celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, and it’s full of people & organizations that specifically embrace the overlap between better cities and climate action! Please follow them, and help spread the pack around! #ClimateAction #UrbanistShoutOut
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Another great starter pack—highly recommended.
It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.
It’s worth noting that more of us need to work on multiple important issues simultaneously. Making a city more walkable isn’t just placemaking; it also improves mental health, combats loneliness epidemic, reduces crime, AND helps tackle #climatechange.
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I stand by my statement. 🙂
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I stand by my statement. 🙂