Memes: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em
FreeMoveCity
Reading Time: 2 minutesWho would have—or could have—guessed that the simple meme would become one of the most influential forms of communication in the 21st century. Memes have tipped elections.…
pedestrians
We Have a Victim-Blaming Problem (and things won’t change until that does)
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen a pedestrian is killed or injured by a vehicle, too many of us immediately jump into the shoes of the driver. Try thinking of the pedestrian—it’ll…
Are We Living In A Dystopia?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you think of books like Fahrenheit 451, government authoritarianism comes to mind. But what if certain dystopian aspects from this work are already in play—and we…
You Deserved Better, Fauja Singh
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust a short memorial for the world’s oldest runner. Do you know who Fauja Singh is? He was a fascinating man, born in Punjab, British India…
You’re Mad at the Wrong Person
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m pretty hard on cars—for good reason—but I still believe that pedestrians and cyclists have vital responsibilities. So let’s balance the scales. Years ago, I read an…
We All Want The Same Thing
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy do cyclists argue with drivers, pedestrians with cyclists and scooterists with everyone? A recent (and I’ll admit, immature) debate on my neighbourhood Facebook page got me…
The Densification Dream
Reading Time: 2 minutesI once read, “Americans are so nostalgic for their university days because it’s the only time in their lives they’ll live in a dense, walkable neighbourhood.” I…