Neil Loewen

Urbanist | Designer | Planner at Urban Strategies Opinions are my own

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

You’re a woonerf, baby

[Brent Bellamy @brent_bellamy]

The day has arrived.
45 years after pedestrians were first barricaded from crossing the street at Winnipeg’s storied Portage and Main intersection, the concrete walls have finally started coming down.

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

@damienmoule After decades of “making all modes work” they’ve started changing course to adopt “car-lite”, recognizing that a great environment for cars is a bad environment for everyone else.

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

@damienmoule Walking at-grade in most of Singapore has a lot of long waits at intersections and circuitous routing to limit traffic disruption. Cycling is extremely limited in the city centre and only really found within HBD towns in the heartland or recreationally between parks.

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

One of the things we kept hearing about the County is that the seasonal nature of employment and shortage of adequate housing makes it hard to attract workers so many places like Wander the Resort provide worker lodgings on-site.

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

All of this was better in its original format posted on BlueSky follow me there @neilloewen.bsky.social

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

Learning so much about culture-led regeneration, leveraging development pressure, and selling stories+storeys on @ULIToronto’s tour of Prince Edward County.

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

Today’s Day 2/2 ULI tour of the County included learning about biz that celebrates PEC at the Royal Hotel, Wander the Resort, the Drake Devonshire, and of course Closson Chase Vineyards!

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

Hey there um a few of us are hanging out over at this other spot and it would be cool if you stopped by

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

👏 👏 👏

[Logan Phares @loganphares]

this “stuff”? oh okay. i see, you think local zoning has nothing to do with you. it’s sort of comical how you think you’re exempt from zoning decisions, when in fact you’re living in a residential district that was selected for you by the people in this room. from a pile of stuff

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

The problem isn’t that tickets need to be $450 instead of $90. It’s that no one gets ticketed for box-blocking. Automated enforcement is necessary and good to see the City is exploring the legal ability to do this too. It will either fix our intersections or our finances.

[City of Toronto 🇨🇦 @cityoftoronto]

City of Toronto increases fines as part of Don’t Block the Box program to help combat congestion and enhance road safety

News release: https://t.co/t5PZx781RL

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

I got to chat with Steve Paikin and three incredible co-panelists with important perspectives about 1) the serious need for transit expansion currently being addressed and 2) the on-the-ground disturbance its construction has on those living and working nearby

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

Are major infrastructure projects worth the pain homeowners, businesses, and commuters are feeling? @spaikin asked @JohnLorinc (@Spacing), @neilloewen (@UrbStrat), @shoshannasaxe (@civmin), and Jason McDonald (@YorkEglintonBIA) #onpoli #topoli https://t.co/77Mu0E3an0

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

"Nobody has figured out how to build a subway line secretly, without anybody noticing. There's going to be impacts." — @neilloewen (@UrbStrat), at 8/11pm with @shoshannasaxe (@civmin), Jason McDonald (@YorkEglintonBIA), @JohnLorinc (@Spacing) & @spaikin | Producer: @carrletta

[Becky Katz @BeckyKatz96]

My favourite version of a double-double.

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

@eddrass Definitely closer to konbini

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

Singapore knows not to let the spaces under bridges and expressways go to waste, and instead designs comfortable and well-used public spaces and a critical reprieve from the heat. Canadian cities need to need to take notes - we already crave shade nearly half the year.

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

@davidcapizzano Dare we say Toronto’s best month?

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@causerie @TekSavvyCSR That’s unfortunate! I typically don’t have to wait on-hold, and just had a modem sent to me two days after calling.

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

Can I just say that TekSavvy customer service is a dream? We come to dread having to interact with our big Canadian telecoms and banks but honestly Teksavvy is a joy and fixes things with such ease I may just start calling them whenever I have a bad day

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

CN Tower ru-veal yourself!

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What’s more Toronto than the Total Eclipse of the CN Tower we got this morning?

[Neil Loewen @neilloewen]

@itsnotrida Call it in