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“Flood unapologetically uses the directness seen in advertising messaging to try to disrupt the dominant car-focused narrative. Often using quotes, phrases and concepts over and over again — like advertising does to get through to people.” Our own @tomflood.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

Car adman turned road safety and sustainability advocate Tom Flood to speak in DublinTom Flood — whose work used to include car advertising but who turned his skills to promoting road safety and mobility beyond cars — is to speak at an event in Dublin on September 22nd.…irishcycle.com

That is some really important #UrbanTruth right there.

Not JUST lies. Organized disinformation. #Wildfires #ClimateChange

“The TRUTH about better cities in an age of unprecedented disinformation and lies!” ICYMI, here was our podcast interview with @activetowns.bsky.social featuring @brenttoderian.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social @grantennis.bsky.social. We covered a lot about #UrbanTruth! youtu.be/ptHuub8NViw?...

The Truth About Cities in an Age of Disinformation and LiesYouTube video by Active Townsyoutu.be

Simple message, really. Thanks for the bluntness, @nondriver.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

In 2014, New York City lowering the speed limit from 30 to 25 mph. In just the 1st year: Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22% Pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25% The most dangerous drivers, those driving over 35 mph, slowed down the most. Via @transalt.org Speed is always a factor.

Too Fast, Too Furious: New York City’s Speeding Epidemic and the Case for Local Control of Speed Limits — Transportation AlternativesWe need immediate action to reverse the rising death toll on our streets. Passing Sammy’s Law would give the City of New York the power to set its own speed limits and create streets safe for all New ...transalt.org

NEW: We’re very pleased to announce the addition of Anna Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social as an ongoing collaborator with the Urban Truth Collective, author of “When Driving Is Not An Option.” Read her bio and watch for our first collaboration shortly! #UrbanTruth www.urbantruthcollective.com/about-1

More “prebunking,” please. And repetition, repetition, repetition. #UrbanTruth

IMPORTANT STUDY: Who is the Highway Lobby? “The highway lobby has been shaping transportation policy conversations for decades in its interests.” And they spend MILLIONS buying car dependency to make sure all of us have to spend BILLIONS. #UrbanTruth Via the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org

The Highway Lobby Spends Millions to Make Sure We Pay BillionsOur car-dependent transportation system is no accident.blog.ucs.org

IMPORTANT: “For decades, fossil fuel companies have hidden behind a simple defence: we only produce the product. The driver filling a tank…they are the ones burning it, not us. The Paris court has now dismantled that argument. The consumer alibi, the industry’s most lucrative fiction, is over.”

As Europe swelters, Paris judges say consumers aren’t to blame — TotalEnergies isA Paris judicial tribunal has just ruled on a case brought against TotalEnergies by environmental groups and the City of Paris. The judgment does not halt the company's fossil-fuel expansion. But it d...euobserver.com

Here’s the blunt #UrbanTruth — safer urban design and infrastructure is a matter of life and death.

They make up fake conspiracies about common sense ideas like having more things we need close by, so that we’re distracted from the REAL conspiracies happening right under our noses. #UrbanTruth “Teachers Asked to ‘Turn Off Lights’ in County Packed With Data Centers.”

Teachers asked to "turn off lights" in county packed with data centersAn email seen by media outlets said the adjustments in Henrico County are being made due to "the impact of higher electric costs."www.newsweek.com

“However exceptional it may feel, the heatwave hitting France fits the scenarios outlined in climate projections. For decades, researchers have repeated that human-caused climate change, mainly driven by fossil fuel use, has increased the frequency, intensity and duration of these extreme events.”

Climate scientists appalled by politicians' refusal to accept responsibility as heatwave hits FranceValérie Masson-Delmotte, Jean Jouzel and Christophe Cassou say that years of warnings issued from scientists about the consequences of global warming have not been taken more seriously.www.lemonde.fr

1. Congratulations to the #WorldCup host cities, like Vancouver, who have leveraged the games to successfully pedestrianize streets for people. 2. Never forget, we don’t need football to successfully open streets for people. #UrbanTruth

Paris urban biking investment helps cut pollution in half: “Between 2005 and 2024, levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter — 2 of the most harmful pollutants to human health — have been slashed by 50% and 55%, respectively.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/paris-proves...

“In 2025 — yes, after the games — Parisians approved another referendum to pedestrianize and plant 500 additional streets, removing another 10% of Paris's on-street parking; about more 10K spots…no one calls these car-free streets, rather, they're rues-jardin— literally, garden streets.” #UrbanTruth

Cool streetsParis's school streets are effectively sculpting out instant parks in the locations where they'll provide immense public health benefits to the city's most vulnerable populationswww.torched.la

Cities can transform their streets for people instead of cars without hosting the World Cup. It takes leadership, and a smarter perspective on what streets are for. Our own @brenttoderian.bsky.social makes the strong case for #OpenStreets in his city after the Games are over, and beyond. #UrbanTruth

3 months ago, our website went live. Today we passed 10,000 followers here on Bluesky. Thank you to every one of you out there who are helping to call out disinformation, and spread the #UrbanTruth.

When we launched the #1HourCityConspiracy campaign, calling out the lies & disinformation about 15-Minute Cities, @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social (originator of the game-changing Paris program) weighed in with strong support. “The real ‘urban conspiracy’ isn’t proximity, it’s distance.” #UrbanTruth

ICYMI: The One-Hour City Conspiracy! “Here's the REAL conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, crashes, noise, air pollution, social isolation —& less space for everything our streets should be giving us.” Thx @usa.streetsblog.org #1HourCityConspiracy

Urban Truth Collective: The One-Hour City Conspiracy — Streetsblog USAHere's the real conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, more crashes, more noise, more air pollution, more social isolation — and less space for everyt...usa.streetsblog.org