The Urbanist Agenda

Rob Ford was the infamous crack-smoking mayor of Toronto, but he was always crazy, so how did he get elected in the first place? Bobby Broccoli is current working on a 4-part video series on Rob Ford, and he shares what he learned through his research.
Meet Mayor Ford: https://youtu.be/nACJOKV_YYA

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Brent Toderian is the former chief planner of Vancouver, Canada. He has worked with dozens of cities around the world to achieve real change, and he has some advice for advocates who want to do the same.
Brent Toderian on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social
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Czechia just got a new political party called "Motorists for Themselves". But behind the "car-friendly" façade, they're just another far-right political party, funded by fossil fuel interests. Also in this episode: TRAINS!

Motorists for Themselves (Motoristé sobě) Party Website: https://motoristesobe.cz/

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The EU is heavily promoting rail as an alternative to flying and driving, but while the "big" high-speed train projects get a lot of attention, it's often maddeningly difficult to take a regional train across an EU border. Jon Worth has travelled on almost every single rail line in the EU and he has an incredible wealth of knowledge about how cross-border rail could work so much better.
The Cross Border Rail Project: https://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/
Jon Worth's personal blog: https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/
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"If it weren't for ebikes, I'd be driving a car" says American Fietser.

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