I’ll say it again, and it’s even more true now than when I first started saying it.
I’m not optimistic. I’m determined. #BetterCities #BetterFuture
I’m not optimistic. I’m determined. #BetterCities #BetterFuture
December 25, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I’ll say it again, because it’s more true than ever. I’m not optimistic. I’m determined. #DarkTimes #BetterCities
November 16, 2024 at 11:19 PM
I’ll say it again, because it’s more true than ever. I’m not optimistic. I’m determined. #DarkTimes #BetterCities
I’ll say it again, and it’s even more true now than when I first started saying it.
I’m not optimistic. I’m determined. #BetterCities #BetterFuture
I’m not optimistic. I’m determined. #BetterCities #BetterFuture
December 25, 2024 at 10:16 PM
I’ll say it again, and it’s even more true now than when I first started saying it.
I’m not optimistic. I’m determined. #BetterCities #BetterFuture
I’m not optimistic. I’m determined. #BetterCities #BetterFuture
I’ll say it again, and it’s even more true now.
I’m not optimistic. Or hopeful. Those are too passive.
What I am is determined.
#BetterCities #BetterFuture
I’m not optimistic. Or hopeful. Those are too passive.
What I am is determined.
#BetterCities #BetterFuture
February 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’ll say it again, and it’s even more true now.
I’m not optimistic. Or hopeful. Those are too passive.
What I am is determined.
#BetterCities #BetterFuture
I’m not optimistic. Or hopeful. Those are too passive.
What I am is determined.
#BetterCities #BetterFuture
This is a really important collaboration between city planning and climate science. @katharinehayhoe.com and @brenttoderian.bsky.social both have big audiences and leadership positions in their fields. We need a lot more of this. #ClimateCrisis #BetterCities
BIG STARTER PACK NEWS! Announcing an important new team-up…celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com and I are co-curating this Starter Pack full of people & organizations that specifically overlap smart/better cities and climate action. Please share & suggest additions! go.bsky.app/7Wh2uvp
November 29, 2024 at 4:01 AM
This is a really important collaboration between city planning and climate science. @katharinehayhoe.com and @brenttoderian.bsky.social both have big audiences and leadership positions in their fields. We need a lot more of this. #ClimateCrisis #BetterCities
If you haven’t shared this important Starter Pack that I put together with the excellent @katharinehayhoe.com with your audience yet, please do. Climate science and better city-building/urbanism need to collaborate more. Thanks very much! #ClimateCrisis #BetterCities
BIG STARTER PACK NEWS! Announcing an important new team-up…celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com and I are co-curating this Starter Pack full of people & organizations that specifically overlap smart/better cities and climate action. Please share & suggest additions! go.bsky.app/7Wh2uvp
December 2, 2024 at 6:54 PM
If you haven’t shared this important Starter Pack that I put together with the excellent @katharinehayhoe.com with your audience yet, please do. Climate science and better city-building/urbanism need to collaborate more. Thanks very much! #ClimateCrisis #BetterCities
I can't stress enough that moving, flowing, bubbling water in public places is something that you can NEVER have enough off, looking at you with disdain "More London".
#Photography #UrbanSpaces #UrbanPhotography #CityPlanning #BetterCities #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
#Photography #UrbanSpaces #UrbanPhotography #CityPlanning #BetterCities #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
April 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I can't stress enough that moving, flowing, bubbling water in public places is something that you can NEVER have enough off, looking at you with disdain "More London".
#Photography #UrbanSpaces #UrbanPhotography #CityPlanning #BetterCities #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
#Photography #UrbanSpaces #UrbanPhotography #CityPlanning #BetterCities #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
This is a really important collaboration between city planning and climate science. @katharinehayhoe.com and @brenttoderian.bsky.social. Both Brent & Katharine have big audiences and leadership positions in their fields. We need a lot more of this. #ClimateCrisis #BetterCities go.bsky.app/7Wh2uvp
November 30, 2024 at 10:27 PM
This is a really important collaboration between city planning and climate science. @katharinehayhoe.com and @brenttoderian.bsky.social. Both Brent & Katharine have big audiences and leadership positions in their fields. We need a lot more of this. #ClimateCrisis #BetterCities go.bsky.app/7Wh2uvp
What a fantastic initiative! 🌍✨ It's inspiring to see collaboration for a better future. Let's empower one another and spread the word!
#climateaction #bettercities
#climateaction #bettercities
I’ve created a handful of them, but this might still be my most unusual STARTER PACK! A team-up with world famous climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, these are folks connecting the dots on climate action via better cities!
Please follow these great folks and share the pack! go.bsky.app/7Wh2uvp
Please follow these great folks and share the pack! go.bsky.app/7Wh2uvp
August 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
What a fantastic initiative! 🌍✨ It's inspiring to see collaboration for a better future. Let's empower one another and spread the word!
#climateaction #bettercities
#climateaction #bettercities
Bettercities living up to the name. Send it to the Yimby people in your life today!
Here it is: my urbanist NYC voter guide. While Zellnor Myrie and Brad Lander are (by far) the best candidates, you’re going to have to rank either Zohran or Cuomo if you want your vote to count.
I dove deep into this decision and came to the conclusion that Zohran is the superior choice.
I dove deep into this decision and came to the conclusion that Zohran is the superior choice.
An Urbanist NYC Voter Guide
And the pragmatic case for Zohran Mamdani over Andrew Cuomo
bettercities.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Bettercities living up to the name. Send it to the Yimby people in your life today!
My short film Urban Gardener screens at YoFIF in Yonkers, Sunday November 9 at 2 pm. If you are in the area would love to see you there. @deloresedwards #UrbanGardener #UrbanGarden #QAF #FlushingTownHall #NYFA #NYWIFT @NYWIFT #WomenMakeMovies #BetterCities #Gardening #QueensNewYork #communitygarden
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My short film Urban Gardener screens at YoFIF in Yonkers, Sunday November 9 at 2 pm. If you are in the area would love to see you there. @deloresedwards #UrbanGardener #UrbanGarden #QAF #FlushingTownHall #NYFA #NYWIFT @NYWIFT #WomenMakeMovies #BetterCities #Gardening #QueensNewYork #communitygarden
Transportation policy is climate policy https://open.substack.com/pub/bettercities/p/transportation-policy-is-climate?r=13cw5&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Transportation Policy is Climate Policy
We need fewer climate tweets and more climate action
open.substack.com
June 9, 2023 at 8:22 PM
Transportation policy is climate policy https://open.substack.com/pub/bettercities/p/transportation-policy-is-climate?r=13cw5&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
Amen!
Doubly true for loud vehicles, huge trucks, drunk/distracted drivers, and speeders.
#Bikes
#LessCars
#BetterCities
Doubly true for loud vehicles, huge trucks, drunk/distracted drivers, and speeders.
#Bikes
#LessCars
#BetterCities
If we’re being honest, the biggest threat to urban livability isn’t density or height. It’s the noise, danger, pollution, and wasted space that comes from prioritizing cars above all other modes of transport.
August 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Amen!
Doubly true for loud vehicles, huge trucks, drunk/distracted drivers, and speeders.
#Bikes
#LessCars
#BetterCities
Doubly true for loud vehicles, huge trucks, drunk/distracted drivers, and speeders.
#Bikes
#LessCars
#BetterCities
Oh my another laurel for Urban Gardener. Thank you @yofifest.bsky.social Congrats @delorese.bsky.social & Helena Kincaid #UrbanGardener #UrbanGarden #QAF #FlushingTownHall #NYFA #NYWIFT @NYWIFT #WomenMakeMovies #BetterCities #Gardening #QueensNewYork #communitygarden
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Oh my another laurel for Urban Gardener. Thank you @yofifest.bsky.social Congrats @delorese.bsky.social & Helena Kincaid #UrbanGardener #UrbanGarden #QAF #FlushingTownHall #NYFA #NYWIFT @NYWIFT #WomenMakeMovies #BetterCities #Gardening #QueensNewYork #communitygarden
What if code enforcement focused on helping people comply instead of issuing fines?
Three cities show it’s possible.
Read ➜ bit.ly/48VbzSQ
#CommunityDevelopment #LocalGov #HousingEquity #BetterCities
Three cities show it’s possible.
Read ➜ bit.ly/48VbzSQ
#CommunityDevelopment #LocalGov #HousingEquity #BetterCities
January 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
What if code enforcement focused on helping people comply instead of issuing fines?
Three cities show it’s possible.
Read ➜ bit.ly/48VbzSQ
#CommunityDevelopment #LocalGov #HousingEquity #BetterCities
Three cities show it’s possible.
Read ➜ bit.ly/48VbzSQ
#CommunityDevelopment #LocalGov #HousingEquity #BetterCities
A laurel: Better Cities Film Festival in Detroit. Our Lovely film will be shown across the US & internationally. Proud & grateful! Congrats @delorese.bsky.social & Helena Kincaid #UrbanGardener #UrbanGarden #QAF #FlushingTownHall #NYFA #NYWIFT #WomenMakeMovies #BetterCities #Gardening #QueensNewYork
August 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A laurel: Better Cities Film Festival in Detroit. Our Lovely film will be shown across the US & internationally. Proud & grateful! Congrats @delorese.bsky.social & Helena Kincaid #UrbanGardener #UrbanGarden #QAF #FlushingTownHall #NYFA #NYWIFT #WomenMakeMovies #BetterCities #Gardening #QueensNewYork
🌍 We’re heading to #UrbanFuture 2026 in Ljubljana!
Bold ideas, real action, better cities.
Check out the programme 👉 urban-future.org/event/uf26-l...
We’ll be there — join us! 🚀
#UF26 #CityChangers #BetterCities
Bold ideas, real action, better cities.
Check out the programme 👉 urban-future.org/event/uf26-l...
We’ll be there — join us! 🚀
#UF26 #CityChangers #BetterCities
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
🌍 We’re heading to #UrbanFuture 2026 in Ljubljana!
Bold ideas, real action, better cities.
Check out the programme 👉 urban-future.org/event/uf26-l...
We’ll be there — join us! 🚀
#UF26 #CityChangers #BetterCities
Bold ideas, real action, better cities.
Check out the programme 👉 urban-future.org/event/uf26-l...
We’ll be there — join us! 🚀
#UF26 #CityChangers #BetterCities
Many of those spaces now hold trees, wider paths and a little more room to breathe.
More than 50 trees have replaced former advertising sites, while public space feels a little more public again.
Read more:
reasonstobecheerful.world/grenoble-bea...
#Grenoble #France #BetterCities
More than 50 trees have replaced former advertising sites, while public space feels a little more public again.
Read more:
reasonstobecheerful.world/grenoble-bea...
#Grenoble #France #BetterCities
The City That Chose Beauty Over Billboards
At the foot of the French Alps, a war is being waged against “visual pollution.”
reasonstobecheerful.world
July 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Many of those spaces now hold trees, wider paths and a little more room to breathe.
More than 50 trees have replaced former advertising sites, while public space feels a little more public again.
Read more:
reasonstobecheerful.world/grenoble-bea...
#Grenoble #France #BetterCities
More than 50 trees have replaced former advertising sites, while public space feels a little more public again.
Read more:
reasonstobecheerful.world/grenoble-bea...
#Grenoble #France #BetterCities
🏡 From Denmark to Portland, co-housing is reshaping how we live—fostering community, sustainability, and belonging. The Boliglaboratorium exhibit sparks a vital conversation: Housing isn’t just about space, it’s about connection. 🌱✨ #CoHousing #CommunityLiving #BetterCities
Imported from Denmark: co-housing as community building • Oregon ArtsWatch
At Portland State University’s Shattuck Hall, the traveling "Boliglaboratorium" exhibit prompts a broader community conversation about housing’s social impact.
buff.ly
March 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🏡 From Denmark to Portland, co-housing is reshaping how we live—fostering community, sustainability, and belonging. The Boliglaboratorium exhibit sparks a vital conversation: Housing isn’t just about space, it’s about connection. 🌱✨ #CoHousing #CommunityLiving #BetterCities
Transit isn’t rejected—it’s about convenience. People choose what works.
Advocacy means fixing gaps, not forcing choices, and knowing more transit isn’t always better transit.
#TransitMatters #BetterCities #UrbanMobility #PublicTransit #CityLife
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/08/28/w...
Advocacy means fixing gaps, not forcing choices, and knowing more transit isn’t always better transit.
#TransitMatters #BetterCities #UrbanMobility #PublicTransit #CityLife
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/08/28/w...
What I’ve Learned From Getting Transit Wrong — Streetsblog USA
"Advocacy isn’t about pretending you’ve always been right. It’s about learning, adapting, and bringing those lessons into the fight for better transit and better cities."
usa.streetsblog.org
August 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Transit isn’t rejected—it’s about convenience. People choose what works.
Advocacy means fixing gaps, not forcing choices, and knowing more transit isn’t always better transit.
#TransitMatters #BetterCities #UrbanMobility #PublicTransit #CityLife
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/08/28/w...
Advocacy means fixing gaps, not forcing choices, and knowing more transit isn’t always better transit.
#TransitMatters #BetterCities #UrbanMobility #PublicTransit #CityLife
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/08/28/w...
10/10 These essays invite that conversation.
We hope they stimulate discussion among planners, policymakers, infrastructure professionals and citizens alike.
#BetterCities
We hope they stimulate discussion among planners, policymakers, infrastructure professionals and citizens alike.
#BetterCities
BasisPointInsight.com - Rethinking India’s Urban Trees and Power Lines by Sharmila Chavaly
India needs scientific pruning, smarter utility planning and stronger urban forestry to make its cities greener, cooler and safer. by Sharmila Chavaly, BasisPointInsight.com
basispointinsight.com
July 18, 2026 at 8:35 AM
10/10 These essays invite that conversation.
We hope they stimulate discussion among planners, policymakers, infrastructure professionals and citizens alike.
#BetterCities
We hope they stimulate discussion among planners, policymakers, infrastructure professionals and citizens alike.
#BetterCities
🚲 London, New York, and other cities are expanding low-emission zones + protected bike lanes in 2025 — and they’re seeing cleaner air and safer streets.
Climate action that makes your commute better.
#BetterCities #ActiveTransit #CleanAir #UrbanClimate
Climate action that makes your commute better.
#BetterCities #ActiveTransit #CleanAir #UrbanClimate
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🚲 London, New York, and other cities are expanding low-emission zones + protected bike lanes in 2025 — and they’re seeing cleaner air and safer streets.
Climate action that makes your commute better.
#BetterCities #ActiveTransit #CleanAir #UrbanClimate
Climate action that makes your commute better.
#BetterCities #ActiveTransit #CleanAir #UrbanClimate
By American standards, yes.
By Dutch standards, meh.
(last pic is bike lane density throughout the country)
#bikes #cycling #bettercities
By Dutch standards, meh.
(last pic is bike lane density throughout the country)
#bikes #cycling #bettercities
March 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
By American standards, yes.
By Dutch standards, meh.
(last pic is bike lane density throughout the country)
#bikes #cycling #bettercities
By Dutch standards, meh.
(last pic is bike lane density throughout the country)
#bikes #cycling #bettercities
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8k25w53/
Stupid greedy humans brought this on themselves. No planning for rain runoff even before climate change hit hard
Stupid greedy humans brought this on themselves. No planning for rain runoff even before climate change hit hard
Whenever it rains in NYC it floods, and it’s only getting worse @Jareen Imam #nycflooding #sustainabledesign #bettercities #sustainablelivingideas #nycflood2023 #urbandesignfail
TikTok video by Jareen Imam
www.tiktok.com
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8k25w53/
Stupid greedy humans brought this on themselves. No planning for rain runoff even before climate change hit hard
Stupid greedy humans brought this on themselves. No planning for rain runoff even before climate change hit hard
At Planète Greenleaves, we believe that small, thoughtful decisions—when guided by data and grounded in care—create a lasting, compounding impact.
#urbanplanning #cityplanning #greencities #bettercities
#urbanplanning #cityplanning #greencities #bettercities
April 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
At Planète Greenleaves, we believe that small, thoughtful decisions—when guided by data and grounded in care—create a lasting, compounding impact.
#urbanplanning #cityplanning #greencities #bettercities
#urbanplanning #cityplanning #greencities #bettercities