Mastodawn

Sidewalks in Malta. Some room for improvement.
#urbanism #malta #citiesforpeople

Ein Ausrufezeichen für Städte in der ganzen Welt setzt #Paris:
Bürgermeisterin Hidalgos' Vermächtnis wird fortgesetzt und zeigt: Habt keine Angst das Richtige zu tun.

Tut es einfach!
#citiesforpeople
#urbantransformation

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-paris-transformed-hidalgo/

Brent Toderian Feb 8

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @[email protected] in @[email protected]. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars...

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Forbes

Brent Toderian Jan 7

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @[email protected] in @[email protected]. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

forbes.com/sites/carltonr...

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Forbes

Brent Toderian Nov 20

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @[email protected] in @[email protected]. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars...

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Forbes

Brent Toderian Oct 24

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars...

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Forbes

Brent Toderian Oct 2

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars...

Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis

City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Forbes

Loren King Aug 21, 2025

Towards the end of his life, Warren Magnusson implored us to imagine radical democratic engagement "premised on the 'open city' rather than the closed nation".

Would that we'd heed that profoundly wise insight.

#UrbanFutures #CitiesForPeople #RightToTheCity #WarrenMagnusson

https://www.urbanaffairsreview.com/warren-magnusson-festschrift

Warren Magnusson Festschrift — Urban Affairs Review

Urban Affairs Review

Brent Toderian May 11, 2025

It’s actually pretty simple — great streets make great cities. If you want great streets, make them great #peopleplaces, not just places to move through. #citiesforpeople

Bluesky

Bluesky Social

Brent Toderian Mar 23, 2025

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Closing Central Madrid To Cars...

Bluesky

Bluesky Social