humane cities | Alex Williams

Any decent transit system gets the small stuff right. Sadly, it seems decent systems are few and far between - at least in CAN/US. I wrote this op-ed highlighting a few specific things Calgary Transit could do better, but it easily applies to several other cities. Enjoy!

calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-to-bu…

1 year ago | [YT] | 21

humane cities | Alex Williams

IMPORTANT! I’ve been working away at getting people out to the public hearing in RCG rezoning in Calgary! Please watch this video on this Calgary Urbanism Channel about RCG zoning. If you’re in Calgary, I’ve made sure to include instructions on how to sign up to speak on April 22nd, 2024!

Use this form: forms.calgary.ca/content/forms/af/public/public/pu…

Thank you!
Alex

1 year ago | [YT] | 8

humane cities | Alex Williams

This is a must watch. Nimesh demonstrates how deadly driving is and why we NEED to build our cities for people.

1 year ago | [YT] | 25

humane cities | Alex Williams

I will soon be in MONTREAL! I’ve got about a week there! Do you have any recommendations as to what I should see? Museums, architecture, history, urbanism, transit, etc.

1 year ago | [YT] | 26

humane cities | Alex Williams

I didn’t realise this used to be a thing! This video is a great watch. ‪@nicthedoor‬ does a great job explaining why we don’t do this anymore - and why we shouldn’t start.

1 year ago | [YT] | 9

humane cities | Alex Williams

My ‪@radiofreeurbanism‬ co-host made a great video as to why (for him) a e-scooter works better than a bike! It’s a succinct look at his decision making process and worth the watch!

1 year ago | [YT] | 5

humane cities | Alex Williams

Special shout out to ‪@AustinSersen‬ for helping me develop the idea for this video! He shared some even older sidewalks with me (watch for those in future videos). Check out his channel for some incredible cycling footage!

And please enjoy today’s video!

1 year ago | [YT] | 1

humane cities | Alex Williams

I started a podcast with a couple of my urbanist friends! ‪@nicthedoor‬ and ‪@climateandtransit‬

You can listen here or in your podcatcher of choice! Feel free to email in to us, too: radiofreeurbanism@gmail.com

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

humane cities | Alex Williams

CAR FREE UPDATE: Welp… I basically experienced death by a thousand fare payments last month. I spent $184.05 on bus tickets! I thought about buying a pass, but decided to stick with the tickets just to see. I saw.

I overspent by $72.05. Still saving money over a car… but I’m going with a monthly transit pass this month for $112. I’ll be curious to see if I take the bus more this month because it’s a sunk cost now. Stay tuned!

1 year ago | [YT] | 22

humane cities | Alex Williams

Wow! Thanks everyone!

A new video will be coming soon!

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