Why do American cities feel less "alive" than their European counterparts?
It's because of something called the "missing middle".
A century ago, American cities looked completely different... (thread) 🧵
@KitchenAidUSA@mkmTM2000 Reliable quality? Our stand mixer was used less than 10 times and a cheap pice of plastic on the throttle spring broke. Terrible customer service said “buy a new one” and blamed user error. Too many other options on the market to have such poor customer service.
READ: If you care about how we’ve been “planning” our cities and suburbs, and how we need to plan them much better, this is REALLY important.
I’ve been saying this in various ways for years now, but I haven’t put it in writing very much. Time to start doing that.
Please share.
#ONpoli
This map showing the 413 route and the Greenbelt is all you need to know about why Doug Ford wants to separate Brampton and Caledon from Mississauga...
You all should also be following @jm_mcgrath, who is the master of breaking down these policies and their impacts, and has taught Emma & I so much about this kind of reporting.
Here's his latest, which is 🔥
https://t.co/5nIbGrSauO
According to this @globeandmail article, a donor to the Ford government borrowed $100 million at a TWENTY-ONE PERCENT interest rate in order to buy up Greenbelt land that, in less than a year, was magically open to development. (1/x)
#Greenbelt#Bill23
https://t.co/tI2C0cCyBH
Ontario's Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the #Greenbelt that would remove or redesignate 15 areas of land & add lands in the Paris Galt Moraine area.
Have your say! ➡️ https://t.co/ksrnoeRwW1
Consultation closes December 4th.
#Montreal converts its streets into highly activated street seats & parklets WAY more than any U.S. city does. Portland, Seattle & Vancouver have WAY more temperate weather. Imagine the *incredible* commercial corridors we could have!! @SeattleCouncil
“If the truth be known, it wasn’t the Blair residents who were getting in the way of Cambridge city council, it was the well-established pillars of local democracy.” Doug Craig https://t.co/k0S1rzha1n