Complete this sentence: “Cities would be a lot better for everyone if we could just ______________________________.”
@BrentToderian overthrow this economic system
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...get rid of humans and let them revert to nature.
@BrentToderian abolish town hall meetings/community boards.
@BrentToderian make cars the bottom of the list regarding mobility.
@BrentToderian ...all put penis enlargement leaflets on every truck windshield

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Value Humility.

This might make us all a bit more patient, and considerate of the needs of others.

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"... Focus on people and how to make their lives better. Humanize cities."

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get rid of guns and billionaires

@BrentToderian get around safely when we chose to walk, bike or roll.
@BrentToderian ...focus on the well-being of people living in them instead of the convenience of people driving through or away from them.
@BrentToderian narrow all the streets and eliminate set-backs.
@BrentToderian have 30 km/h speed limits wherever people walk or cycle.
@BrentToderian build one more lane. I swear, just one more lane would fix it. C'mon, just one more lane
@BrentToderian actually implement the mobility pyramid
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Here in the US we should raise the driving test standard to that of Germany and the minimum age to get a license to 25 for men and 23 for women. The maximum driving age should be 70 (I'm 80, so no special pleading here).
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Radically reduce the number of motor vehicles, implement street cars / trollies (electric).
@BrentToderian make all public transport free.
@BrentToderian help people understand that cities are life forms.
@BrentToderian meer groen in planten, voetgangers en fietsers ruimte en voorrang geven op geautoriseerd vervoer.
@BrentToderian designate separate networks for public transportation, human-size mobility options (micromobility), and car drivers. Give priority (direct/cohesive routes) to the public transport / human size mobility networks. Deprioritize car-centric networks when these networks meet/overlap. Set speed limits in towns and cities at a low enough speed for the streets to feel pleasant. Design the streets for the speeds that create comfort for all participants.

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Bulldoze more neighborhoods to build wider highways. /s, of course

@BrentToderian shut down the container and coal terminals and replace the CN tracks with passenger rail
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... build them for people, not cars.
@BrentToderian end up with politicians with the true will and force to make a difference.
@BrentToderian Walk, cycle or take the bus whenever we can.
@BrentToderian agree that personal car ownership is a danger to the future of the planet.

@BrentToderian "…get rid of cars."

Now give us a harder question.

@BrentToderian reclaim half the space dedicated to cars.
@BrentToderian reduce our car-dependency.
@BrentToderian Plant gardens instead of laying asphalt
@BrentToderian ... stop spending all of the city's available space, money, and TIME on a futile attempt to move moar cars to the next red light based on the fake science and fever dreams of #trafficEngineers. #geometryHatesCars #carsRuinCities #BanCars from at least one (1) connected network of low-stress bikeways, #ontvlechten, delete centerlines from #IncompleteStreets -> #EdgeLaneRoads #busLanes #tacticalUrbanism #StrongTowns

@BrentToderian Price parking at its actual cost (very high) and abolish minimums.

Expand mixed-use zones (dramatically).

Invest aggressively and fearlessly in mass transit.

Most of the problems in urban design are downstream of those three things.

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...ensured good public transport within the city as well as into the city from villages close by, and from other cities.