Evan Castel, PhD

Researcher, lecturer @UofT, geography/public health. Healthy high-rises, equitable cities, transit. And coffee! #english #français

[Canadian Urbanism @CanUrbanism]

Leading urbanists will present latest examples of good urban design from Coast to Coast in Pecha Kucha style. Join us for this perennial favorite!
Moderator:@janakelemen
Feature: Megan Torza @DTAHtoronto @EricTurcotteUSI Sarah Anderson Sirous Ghanbarzadeh @UrbStrat @hardwicke

[Michael Noble @nobleplanningTO]

Public consultations started this week on the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods – Neighbourhood Retail and Services Study.

Survey, meeting dates and project information:
https://t.co/b2EeWtMjQ6

[City of Toronto 🇨🇦 @cityoftoronto]

The City of Toronto is launching the Tree Equity Score Analyzer! 🍃🌳

This free tool lets you explore tree equity and plan tree planting to benefit our community's health, economy, and climate.

Read the news release: https://t.co/MPvJlEdIrH https://t.co/jErU1OpUHD

[Dianne Saxe @DianneSaxe]

Excited to see the city launch this new partnership that will help us take a major step forward in our mission to reach a target of 40% tree canopy cover by 2050.

For more information, click here: https://t.co/qVaqEKuy8l

#Ward11 #Unirose #TorontoEnvironment #community #trees @cityoftoronto

[Hey Neighbour Collective (find us on Bluesky!) @HeyNeighbourBC]

We're looking forward to this, the 2024 Housing Summit hosted by @yukongov + @city_whitehorse. HNC's @MichelleHoar & our partner @HappyCitiesTeam's Madeleine Hebert will speak on fostering resilience in multi-unit housing & how to build happy cities.
https://t.co/kxpPno3UYO

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“Over the course of a month, a cyclist or pedestrian will spend 40% more than a motorist. Improvements to the public realm that facilitate pedestrian or cyclist access can increase retail sales by as much as 30%.”

Debunking 3 big bike-lane myths, via @TVO https://t.co/ESuKFHmK46

[Future Model Toronto @FutureModelTO]

Updated look at development activity along the eastern portion of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT and future Ontario Line, including the latest Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) proposed at Thorncliffe Park Station.

If you built it, they will come…

#Toronto #urbanplanning #transit

[Evan Castel, PhD @evancastel]

if you want great #healthequity #dataviz for CDN cities at block level, I just tried this great tool...thanks for the demo and Q&A today, @HealthyCityData + @DrSoniaAnand1 !

[HealthyDesign.City @HealthyCityData]

Join us for the official release of the https://t.co/0fakwbX0Yx tool:

🗓️ November 28, 2023 @ 1-2 pm EST // 10-11 am PT

Register now ➡️ https://t.co/TWcQiaPp8I

[Gil Meslin @g_meslin]

Regent Park, about 60 years apart.
(1963-2021)

[Toronto Foundation (Archived Account) @TorontoFdn]

The wait is over! Today we're releasing the results of our 2023 Toronto’s Vital Signs Report and coming together with friends, old and new, to talk about how we can show more love for our city! https://t.co/KClRp9nd8X #PowerOfUs

[Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic]

My tribute to the late architect and a great era of public design:

[Community Bikeways - TCBC @BikewaysTO]

A great day for Toronto, for safe roads, for clean transport & for climate action. Work on extending the Bloor Complete Street is beginning (it appears), as per city plan. Video near Prince Edward & Bloor. #biketo ⁦@TO_Cycling_Ped⁩

[School of Cities @UofTCities]

This Friday, June 2 @ 5.30 PM ET, join us for a fun and thought-provoking conversation with @MaxHolleran (@UniMelb) about the Yes In My Backyard movement (#YIMBY's) and the causes – and solutions – to the current affordable #HousingCrisis 🏘️

Register now: https://t.co/OvoIJyTfpV

[Steven Farber @FarberSteven]

We should modernize this old car-based infrastructure to be as useful as possible in the 21st century by building a dedicated busway on the Gardiner. At least then some percentage of the $1 billion would be invested in the future rather than the past. https://t.co/0Ax7Tp1LhM

[Evan Castel, PhD @evancastel]

social infrastructure (transit, parks, libraries) gets overdue + specific emphasis here...great.

[U.S. Surgeon General @Surgeon_General]

NEW: Today, I released a Surgeon General's Advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation facing our country, the destructive impacts it has on our collective health, and the extraordinary healing power of our relationships. https://t.co/P9RnZkLr6G #Connect2Heal 1/8

[Department of Geography and Planning @geo_uoft]

We're inviting G&P students and recent grads to present at our first annual Show & Tell on Tuesday, May 16th from 10AM-4PM in SSH 5017. The day is an opportunity to present your current or future research and get to see work from others in our department! https://t.co/y3CJ7rvBI2

[U.S. Surgeon General @Surgeon_General]

Given the extraordinary costs of loneliness—to individual and societal health—rebuilding social connection must be a top national public health priority. The good news is each of us can play a powerful role in creating more connected lives and communities. https://t.co/Jq9VkQalBx

[Michael Pyrcz🌻 @GeostatsGuy]

Interested in a super accessible #MachineLearning course, with lectures linked to many #Python well-documented demonstrations, and interactive dashboards? Follow along and learn with GeostatsGuy!

I share my entire course for all to learn new, powerful #DataScience methods on #YouTube @ https://t.co/zLrdBrIdzA ∀.

[GeoHealth Network @GeoHlthNetwork]

📢 JOB POSTING: Health Geography - Assistant Professor, 3-year Contractually Limited Term Appointment @UTM_GGE. Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations (@Network4HPs). Closes May 29. #AcademicTwitter @CanGeographers @geo_uoft