Tim Shah

Community planner, consultant, and transportation enthusiast passionate about sustainable cities. Tweets my own.

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

Fellow urban planners and urbanists. Check out this piece — lots of great data and confirms what many of us have long known: NIMBYism is embedded in cultural preferences around housing and has been a problem in Anglophone countries for many years.

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: housing shortages, affordability crises and NIMBYism are growing problems in many countries, but what’s especially striking is how much worse they all are in Anglophone countries 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇦🇺🇳🇿🇨🇦🇮🇪

What’s going on?

My column -> https://t.co/aT14VAzQSm

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

@AndreLegris @mattdellok Could you share said studies? Did those studies look at the impact of vehicles cruising for parking? Did they look at bicycle parking and the impact that has on downtown businesses?

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

@timescolonist A completely ignorant, nonsensical, and inaccurate rant that illustrates what opponents of urban density fail to understand about how cities work and what attracts young people to them. This is a shameful article that makes no meaningful contribution to the housing discussion.

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

Excellent thread on Herman Daly (founder of ecological economics). The principles of ecological economics are so important for helping us grapple our most vexing urban challenges including climate change, waste management, and transportation.

[Kate Raworth @KateRaworth]

I am so so sorry to hear that the brilliant Herman Daly - founding father of ecological economics - has died. His paradigm-changing work flipped my little econ head inside out & inspired me to write a book on rewriting economics… Here are just some of his big ideas 1/n.

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

@shoshannasaxe Hi,

I’ve owned an urban arrow for 9 months now. We haul two kids and groceries all the time. It’s a robust bike and truly a car replacement. Only issue is that the steering can be challenging (especially when you first start riding it). DM me if you have specific Qs!

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

This is the narrative I’d like all municipal leaders to get behind. 👇

[Janette Sadik-Khan @JSadikKhan]

The future of urban transportation isn't driverless cars, flying cars and drones. The most inspiring trend before, during and after the pandemic has been the rise of the 'car-free' city, where people, not cars , are the central planning principle.

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

What is the role of planners?

“Manage growth and change. Planning deals with risk and uncertainty about the future. To plan for present and future generations.” - Mitchell Silver, President of AICP. #plan2elevate @Elevation_2022

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

Just hit 1,000 km on the new family electric cargo bike. E-bikes are continuing to explode in popularity around the world, especially with young families. That means less driving, less congestion, and lower climate impacts. Oh, and they are lots of fun too! @UrbanArrowcom

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

This is yet another reminder about why painted bike lanes—even with a a bit of buffer—are not good enough to protect people cycling (especially on busier roads). Protected bike lanes with barriers should become the norm if we want to see more people on bikes!

[NYC Bike Lanes @NYCBikeLanes]

Protected bike lanes save lives.
📸https://t.co/QUOBOEG0rN

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

@mtthwbyd I used to shoot hoops here. Great court!

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

@trevortombe Just wondering why you are opposed on economic grounds? I read your articles and I would have thought you’d support a levy or registration tax on these vehicles. The OECD has a paper looking at Norway’s vehicle registration tax: https://t.co/I4Yeq4kwry

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

So many logical fallacies in this article but on transport: 1. “traffic” from a 14-unit bldg that would only generate 6 trips in the peak hour. 2. Problems with access off Oak Bay Ave. Where do they think the access is for the multi-unit building next door? Unacceptable.

[Zac de Vries - Saanich Councillor & CRD Director @zacdevries]

Stop the act #OakBay.

First you rejected housing for the regions most vulnerable at Oak Bay Lodge.

Now you’re playing the affordability card on what would have been some of the lowest priced units in Oak Bay? Seriously?

https://t.co/CMwTCG8EyQ

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

If economics has taught us anything, it’s that higher prices shift behaviour. Cutting gas prices is bad economics. In urban areas, transit is a viable option and should be promoted. That, with targeted cash transfers to ease financial pains from ongoing inflation.

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

"Plus there is something inherently wrong about cutting gas prices while failing to offer lower transit fares, or increased service, to help people who don’t own cars."

https://t.co/uR0ZzaPDOS

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

Faster, quieter, more efficient, and much better for the environment. What’s not to like about an e-cargo bike? They are an indispensable urban transportation solution.

[Daniel Moser @_dmoser]

🚲E-Cargo Bikes have many advantages over vehicles👇

➡️ move quicker through city streets, delivering packages 60% faster‼️than vans
➡️ save ~90%‼️in carbon emissions.
➡️are almost silent, and ‼️cut congestion, as a cargo bike uses a fraction of the road space of a delivery van

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

Cities have finite space and how we prioritize that space shapes our mobility choices, health, environment, and economy.

[Daniel Moser @_dmoser]

The Arrogance of space 🚗 🚲 🚶‍♀️👇

By Karl Jilg

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

@mtthwbyd Matt, happy new year! We have a Tern GSD. Great bike and easily adjusts to accommodate different heights. It’s one of its many advantages over other long tail e-bikes. More here: https://t.co/T99Azhs7li

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

Agreed! Now let’s continue to build the cycling infrastructure needed to support greater use of cargo bikes on our roads.

[Daniel Moser @_dmoser]

Cargo bikes tick a lot of boxes when it comes to moving freight in urban areas.

Cargo Bikes🔋⚡️👇

✅ Deliver ~60% faster than vans.
✅ Cut carbon emissions by 90%.
✅ Can replace up to 51% of all freight journeys in cities.

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

Such a great point. Transport planners often stress how parking minimums are bad b/c they don’t support more compact growth and sustainable transportation more broadly. The fact excessive parking has a major GHG impact is rarely mentioned and certainly needs to be stressed more!

[Tim Shah @TimShah11]

Victoria / transportation folks, please share this thread with people you know who have been thinking about using transit. The benefits are multifold as discussed in this thread.

[Matt 😎 @mtthwbyd]

Hi there, are you new to public transit and thinking about trying it out this week? Here’s a 🧵 to make the experience super simple.

[Watt Consulting Group (WATT) @_wattconsulting]

Hey #Nanaimo - have your say! https://t.co/lQd3glKl9Q

"This plan seeks to develop a priority plan for how to improve the RDN's transit services, their links to land use & #activetransportation, & increase ridership over the next five years." #WEAREWATT