Alex Ganassini

Urbanist from St Catharines, Ontario. Brock Grad
MSC in Spatial Planning & Development 2023, U of Umeå.
Less cars on streets, more neighbours

[Alex Ganassini @AlexGanassini]

I am very proud to say my thesis has been approved and published! After 6 years of hard work, my studies come to a close... for now... Here is a quick thread about it!

Dead Spaces, Vibrant Places: Planning ideology, practice and the built environment in Umeå.

[Alex Ganassini @AlexGanassini]

@ICABankenWebb Jag har förlorat tillgången till BankID och mitt konto utanför Europa. Finns det ett e-postnummer eller ett internationellt telefonnummer jag kan ringa när jag inte kan bevisa min identitet?

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@VoiceoverCop @BicycleMayorTO @ShabbatSlalom Or just build smarter intersections...

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@modacitylife Make sure to check out Olle Adolphsons Park for the best view in the city

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@LarryJoeDuncan @UmeaKommun thanks Larry!

[Alex Ganassini @AlexGanassini]

I am very proud to say my thesis has been approved and published! After 6 years of hard work, my studies come to a close... for now... Here is a quick thread about it!

Dead Spaces, Vibrant Places: Planning ideology, practice and the built environment in Umeå.

[Alex Ganassini @AlexGanassini]

So there it is! Its 116 pages long, and was so much fun to write. Public life studies is definitely where my heart lies.
I'm going for a long backpacking trip around the Mediterranean now, and then will look for work.
You can read my full thesis here: https://t.co/DrlxaP8o9E

[Alex Ganassini @AlexGanassini]

I conclude with an exploration of how Umeå might adapt the older neighbourhoods to become more vibrant. There's smaller interventions, like renovations or small additions to the housing stock, and bigger ones following the German Baugemeinschaft model.

[Alex Ganassini @AlexGanassini]

@uglyshirt @GregMillerSTC @dt_stcatharines Until more people are able to get downtown without a car, more people will want to prioritize cars over people.
Pedestrianizing downtown needs to go hand in hand with better bike infra, transit, sidewalks, and more residents living downtown. A few flexposts don't cut it.

[Alex Ganassini @AlexGanassini]

Baggage allowance???? On a train!? I really hope this is just a formality which they don't actually check

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$200+ one way from our largest city to our capital. @VIA_Rail has to be the worst rail service in any G10 nation. Sweden's SJ offers 12h sleeper cars for half that price!

[Alex Ganassini @AlexGanassini]

@Jel6223 @BicycleDutch @Cycling_Embassy Here's someone biking across a frozen lake in -15 as the sun sets at 1400 in Northern Sweden (yesterday).

[Charles Marohn @clmarohn]

My annual Black Friday Parking photos. As a young engineer, I was always told to build more parking because you're gonna want it on Black Friday. That's never been true. We have way too much parking, especially here in the Brainerd Lakes Area. #BlackFridayParking

[Ulrike Jehle @JehleUlrike]

🌴 Cities are very green. I love how skyscrapers and nature are existing next to each other. Although being in the city center, you sometimes feel like being in the jungle. High tree density in the streets, green facades, trees on the roofs, many parks - and a lot of birds.