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Brian Doucet

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Planning Prof at the University of Waterloo studying housing, displacement, transportation & how they are related. Also cycling, curling, baseball & photography I was born in Toronto, now live in Kitchener & have lived in Scotland & the Netherlands he/him .. more

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi everyone!
I'm a planning professor at the University of Waterloo, researching housing, transportation & how they relate to each other.
I'm moving from Twitter & I'll post more here soon.
Here are links to some stuff I've written:
theconversation.com/profiles/bri...

spacing.ca/toronto/auth...

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 10h

Full house in Minden, Ontario, tonight for our second community screening of ‘Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing’
More information about the film, upcoming screenings & how you can host one in your community at www.housingfilm.ca

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 5d

This game is insane.
14th inning here we go!

Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 5d

I found these original 1992 and 1993 t-shirts in the back of the closet just in time the ALCS!
Go Blue Jays!

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 5d

A nice write up in The Highlander about the next screening of 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing,' which will take place on Wednesday 15 October at 7pm at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre, Minden ON.

thehighlander.ca/2025/10/09/p...

Planning prof hopes to instill housing hope | The Highlander

If Highlands municipalities turned over surplus land for housing initiatives and considered a Haliburton County version of Whistler’s worker housing, it would be a start on accommodation challenges, D...

thehighlander.ca

Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 6d

I took my daughter to the PWHL takeover tour game in Buffalo last year. We loved the event & the style of hockey. Great crowd as well.
It's also where I found my Team Canada FNF jersey days after it was sold out across Canada.
And Tim, you will appreciate the Whalers jersey I wore to the game!

Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 6d

This was a fantastic podcast about the development of the PWHL and the women's hockey leagues that came before it. Can't wait to go to some @pwhlsceptres.bsky.social games this year.

Good Seats Still Available @goodseatsstillavailable.com · 11d

🚨 This week: we light the lamp for the incredible story of the Professional Women's Hockey League - with CBC Sports reporter/"Breakaway" author Karissa Donkin; ➡️ NOW wherever you pod, YouTube or https://tinyurl.com/5smjm2bx #GoodSeats

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Mike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.social · 7d

Start spreading the news, bitches!" - John Schneider.

#Bluejays

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 7d

Last year, the Yankees' season ended in the World Series.

This year, it ends in the ALDS.

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 7d

The event is organized by Places for People, a small and inspiring non-profit in Haliburton that has acquired a number of existing rental properties and brought them into non-profit ownership. You can read more about their work here
www.placesforpeople.ca

Places for People

www.placesforpeople.ca

Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 7d

The next film screening is Wednesday 15 October at 7pm at the Minden Cultural Centre in Haliburton. I'm visiting the county to take part in their annual Housing Summit.
Looking forward to good conversation and learning about some rural housing challenges & solutions.
RSVP to [email protected]

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 7d

One of the cool things about the Vancouver Skytrain is the ability to photograph from the front window! It takes a bit of luck, patience and a clear windshield. But the results give a great impression of how transit has shaped the region. Pictures from April 2025.

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 8d

It’s fun to regularly see the number 4 trains rumble past right field in Yankee Stadium on the el above River Ave!

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Devin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 8d

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s home runs have been magical.

And his Grand Slam was majestic.

But that hustle home, launching himself to the plate, tells you everything you need to know about how badly he wants this. Outstanding.

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 8d

Buck Martinez is an absolute legend (with great hair!)
And he’s not wrong about the Yankees either!

www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...

Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez doubles down on Yankees criticism — and says Aaron Boone dissed his hair

Yankees manager Aaron Boone brought up Martinez’s September comments before the ALDS against the Jays began.

www.thestar.com

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.

In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146373...

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

globalnews.ca

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 9d

The Venn diagram of urban density and average household GHG emissions is pretty much a circle. Interesting study on “Mapping household GHG emissions in the Greater Golden Horseshoe” from the University of Toronto School of Cities schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/mapping-hous...

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 10d

This is fun!

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 11d

When bikes lanes were the target, it felt like it was just a Toronto thing.

This, this is against the whole province! Stand up. Fight!

‘Despite studies, municipal data and police testimony, Ford has said speed cameras don't make roads safer, calling them a "cash grab" ‘ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Parents, children rally against Ford's planned speed cam ban | CBC News

Concerned parents gathered with their children by a speed camera near Bloor and Dundas streets Saturday afternoon to protest a plan from Premier Doug Ford’s government to end automated speed enforceme...

www.cbc.ca

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Good Seats Still Available @goodseatsstillavailable.com · 11d

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 11d

"If Ford goes through with his ban, the city should keep some cameras rolling (but not issue tickets) to see if the number of speeding cars zooms back up. I suspect those numbers would prove that, despite the premier’s enthusiasm, road safety is not a problem that can be solved with flashing lights"

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 11d

🤘🏼I wrote about sweating the small stuff. The city parks dept answered city council’s request to look into destructive practices w a shrug. That’s not good enough. Total park reform is needed & needs to be an election platform. If Chow passes on it, someone else surely will. Pls read & share. 🙏🏼🤘🏼

Shawn Micallef: How Toronto can take a lesson from Van Halen, and learn to sweat the small stuff

Anybody who travels this city knows large vehicles are routinely in parks. It’s disrespectful to Torontonians, a scandalous waste of money, and intrusive to those trying to enjoy the outdoor

www.thestar.com

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 11d

Good morning Collingwood!
Thanks to everyone from the town who helped put together a fantastic screening last night. Great Q&A after with a highly knowledgeable & engaged audience.
Future screening info via www.housingfilm.ca & as always, get in touch if you’re interested in one in your community!

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Thorben Wieditz @twieditz.bsky.social · 12d

It’s not everyday that a documentary debuts in Collingwood.

“Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing” by @briandoucet.bsky.social.

Don’t miss it, if it screens near you. It’s very well done, highlighting efforts to decommodify housing from across Canada.

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 13d

A nice write up about my film and tomorrow evening’s screening in Collingwood in their local paper today.

www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/d...

Documentary screening in Collingwood promises hope for affordable housing

'I want to leave people inspired by the things that are already happening and I want to get people motivated,' says filmmaker and UWaterloo prof

www.collingwoodtoday.ca

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 15d

Close win by the Tigers.
But I found it crazy that there were quite a few empty seats in Cleveland this afternoon. It’s not a ‘big market’ but there are millions of people in the region.
My Toronto brain can’t compute that (&can’t imagine post season Jays being anything but completely full house)

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 15d

On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.

The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)

Direct democracy!

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 16d

Yes, I’ll be there for the screening! Looking forward to it.

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 16d

I'm excited to be bringing my full length documentary 'Thinking Beyond the Market: a film about genuinely affordable housing' to Collingwood this Friday 3 October. This is a FREE screening & registration can be done via the link.

www.collingwood.ca/housing

Affordable Housing

www.collingwood.ca

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Benjamin Schneider @benschneider.bsky.social · 16d

Across the US, transit agencies are staring down huge 'fiscal cliffs.' The popular explanation is Covid and inflation.

But experts say there are other, longer-term forces in play, from declining gas tax revenues to 'Baumol's cost disease.'

www.planetizen.com/features/136...

The Wave of Transit ‘Fiscal Cliffs,’ Explained

Covid and inflation played a role. But for many agencies, the crisis goes much deeper.

www.planetizen.com

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Scott Piatkowski @scottpiatkowski.bsky.social · 16d

I'm sure more flashing lights will help with this kind of attitude.

kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/09/26/d...

Driver fined after disobeying crossing guard while giving the finger

Waterloo regional police are concerned after an interaction one of their officers experienced while making sure children got to school safely. Constable Paul Simon was out conducting enforcement on Se...

kitchener.citynews.ca

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