Golf is a nice sport. In Toronto as an example, there is lack of large parks in some areas. There are over 200 golf courses in Greater TO. Shouldn't the city at least STUDY if any PUBLIC course (or 1/2) be turned into a PUBLIC PARK for thousands to use daily year-round, not just 200 in good weather?

Golf courses and Cities. Should cities have golf courses, private or public, in areas where there are no green spaces of similar size? Should they be turned into PUBLIC PARKS? Would it matter if surrounding areas are slums? Would it matter if 1/2 land is use for housing and the other as park?

As founder of 8 80 Cities, I advocate for bicycle riding SAFE for an 8 and an 80 y/o, as indicators to be good for all, 0 to over 100. AAA bikelanes: All Ages & Abilities. E-motorcycles are nice on the road, should be baned on BIKElanes. Too big, too fast. NOT SAFE for others.

Prescribing NATURE, PaRx: The story behind a growing movement. Superb human being, Dr. Melissa Lem, co-founder of PaRx, tells us how her lifelong connection to the great outdoors inspired Canada’s successful nature prescription program. Evergreen • bit.ly/4fIT5s2

If NOT SAFE for 8 & 80, it’s NOTHING! Don’t even call it ‘bikelane”. Riding in between moving cars and parked ones is very UNSAFE. Dooring. Hit by moving drivers. Easy solution: move bikelane next to sidewalk. Ride in between sidewalk & parked cars: SAFE.

We're looking forward to this webinar, all about imagining a LIFE AFTER CARS, hosted by @penalosag.bsky.social on July 28th. It's free, but registration is required. See you online next week! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

FREE webinar next Tues. July 28: IMAGINING A LIFE AFTER CARS My guests will be Doug Gordon & Sarah Goodyear Cohosts The War on Cars podcast Co-authors Life After Cars Register AND share: Tues. 28 at 11am EST / 5pm CET bit.ly/4o9btNz Invite Cities for Better Health and 8 80 Cities

Change is possible! Solar went ‘stratospheric’ in Europe. First time ever: SOLAR POWER provided a quarter of the European Union’s (EU) electricity! Ahead of nuclear (21%), gas (15%), wind (14%), hydro (12%), coal just 8%. Source: Energy Thinktank Ember • Positive.News bit.ly/4wKkNu7

Congrats COPENHAGEN!! Much of what makes CPH the World’s Most Livable City can be done anywhere. It's NOT tech or $$ issue: IT’S POLITICAL Policies + Infra + Programs Ex. Walking, Cycling, Public Spaces, sidewalks, bikelanes... not 'nice to have', they are priority, citywide.

Priorities. HEALTH • ENVIRONMENT • LIFE Should Canada buy fighter jets, American or Swedish, when wars now are with drones, or buy Canadian made fire fighting planes? We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking that we used when we created them. Albert Einstein

Priorities. HEALTH • ENVIRONMENT • LIFE Should Canada buy fighter jets, American or Swedish, when wars now are with drones, or buy Canadian made fire fighting planes? We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking that we used when we created them. Albert Einstein

Congrats COPENHAGEN!! Much of what makes CPH the World’s Most Livable City can be done anywhere. It's NOT tech or $$ issue: IT’S POLITICAL Policies + Infra + Programs Ex. Walking, Cycling, Public Spaces, sidewalks, bikelanes... not 'nice to have', they are priority, citywide.

Change is possible! Solar went ‘stratospheric’ in Europe. First time ever: SOLAR POWER provided a quarter of the European Union’s (EU) electricity! Ahead of nuclear (21%), gas (15%), wind (14%), hydro (12%), coal just 8%. Source: Energy Thinktank Ember • Positive.News bit.ly/4wKkNu7

We don’t stop walking, because we grow old. We grow old, because we stop walking. When “Grey Beard” Sanders 'retired' he started doing what he had been thinking about all his life. Now at 91 he's hiking the Appalachian Trail: 2190 mi / 3524Km bit.ly/3RFetW0

We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking that we used when we created them. Albert Einstein Health. Sustainability. Equity. Walking, Running. Cycling. Public Transit. Eating greener. Sleeping. Socializing. Trees. Parks. PROXIMITY. Show-up. Healthier lifestyles.

OLDERS... It could be best part of our lives!!! Why not? We need to age HEALTHIER. Lifestyle. Cities must make it the easy choice. When “Grey Beard” Sanders 'retired' he started doing what he had been thinking all his life. Now at 91, he's hiking Appalachian Trail: 2190 mi / 3524Km bit.ly/3RFetW0

Message to decision makers: "I do not want your hope. I want you to act. I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if your house was on fire. Because it is." Greta Thunberg

Watch AND share with decision makers, elected officials, staff, media, advocates, community. HOW PUBLIC SPACES MAKE CITIES HEALTHIER. My guest and presenter is Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Dir. Urban Planning, Env., Health at ISGlobal. Invite: Cities for Better Health and 8 80 Cities. bit.ly/4whvzZ5

Island airport expansion is NOT issue of surveys or power grabs. Both Federal & Provincial Gov. are showing either ignorance or lack of integrity. Creating a city, is creating a way of life. #Toronto4ALL: EQUITABLE • SUSTAINABLE • PLAYFUL. STOP irresponsible action. Let's create best possible city!

Watch AND share with decision makers, elected officials, staff, media, advocates, community. HOW PUBLIC SPACES MAKE CITIES HEALTHIER. My guest and presenter is Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Dir. Urban Planning, Env., Health at ISGlobal. Invite: Cities for Better Health and 8 80 Cities. bit.ly/4whvzZ5

FUN is a feeling, not an activity. Cities should create possibilities for people of all ages & backgrounds to have fun. Cities can make living HEALTHIER & HAPPIER the easy choice. Everywhere. Policies + Infra + Programs.

ONE EARTH! Our house is on fire! Every investment, everywhere, should be prioritized based on the impact on HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT. Earth will survive; humans might not. We owe it to our children, grandchildren, and all future generations. Let's be responsible. Generous.

ONE EARTH! Our house is on fire! Every investment, everywhere, should be prioritized based on the impact on HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT. Earth will survive; humans might not. We owe it to our children, grandchildren, and all future generations. Let's be responsible. Generous.

Ask your elected officials how many PEOPLE they want killed by drivers on their streets. Once they answer, probably ZERO, tell to set max speed & road design to meet that goal. NO tech issue, VisionZeroNetwork.org can tell you HOW, for FREE. Congrats on 10 years making streets SAFER!

FUN is a feeling, not an activity. Cities should create possibilities for people of all ages & backgrounds to have fun. Cities can make living HEALTHIER & HAPPIER the easy choice. Everywhere. Policies + Infra + Programs.

It’s about SAFETY • HEALTH • MOBILITY • HUMAN RIGHTS! ONE of four streets in Toronto do NOT have sidewalks! (Yes, shameful, in a city that I love) What if the city STOPS rebuilding sidewalks in ok state, and for 5 years invests all sidewalk budget on NEW ones? It's about building a CITY for PEOPLE!

WHY are plastic containers still allowed? Recycling is minimal, pollution is everywhere, for centuries. Why transport water from source to factory to stores to homes? Governments should mandate all liquids as soft drinks, detergents, shampoo, etc., should be refills or powder by 2028.

Most ridiculous article Globe & Mail!! For over 25 years there have been more children & youth playing soccer than hockey. 50% children & youth play, more than hockey, basketball, baseball combined! NOT a cost issue; basketball & baseball cost same. All ages? Over 1m play soccer; hockey, not half!

Most ridiculous article Globe & Mail!! For over 25 years there have been more children & youth playing soccer than hockey. 50% children & youth play, more than hockey, basketball, baseball combined! NOT a cost issue; basketball & baseball cost same. All ages? Over 1m play soccer; hockey, not half!

WHY are plastic containers still allowed? Recycling is minimal, pollution is everywhere, for centuries. Why transport water from source to factory to stores to homes? Governments should mandate all liquids as soft drinks, detergents, shampoo, etc., should be refills or powder by 2028.

It’s about SAFETY • HEALTH • MOBILITY • HUMAN RIGHTS! ONE of four streets in Toronto do NOT have sidewalks! (Yes, shameful, in a city that I love) What if the city STOPS rebuilding sidewalks in ok state, and for 5 years invests all sidewalk budget on NEW ones? It's about building a CITY for PEOPLE!

TOMORROW • FREE Webinar PUBLIC SPACES • HEALTHIER CITIES • HAPPIER PEOPLE My guest Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Director at ISGlobal will tell us how. Images from my run in the park Register FREE: Tues July 14, 11am EDT /5pm CET bit.ly/3PUhEbC Invite: Cities for Better Health & 8 80 Cities

TOMORROW • FREE Webinar • Almost full How PUBLIC SPACES can make CITIES HEALTHIER My guest Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Director at ISGlobal will tell us how. Register FREE: Tues July 14, 11am EDT /5pm CET bit.ly/3PUhEbC Invite: Cities for Better Health and 8 80 Cities

This Tues. FREE Webinar Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Director at ISGlobal: How PUBLIC SPACES can make CITIES HEALTHIER -Expanding access to nature -Physical, mental, social HEALTH -Reducing air pollution, heat, noise -Enabling Walk & Bike Register & share: Tues July 14, 11am EDT /5pm CET bit.ly/3PUhEbC

OLDERS Are GIVERS, not takers. ASSETS to their communities, not liabilities. • 2 of 3 people that ever lived to 65 y/o are alive!! • We've added many years to our lives; we need to add LIFE to those years. • CITIES can make living OLDER HEALTHIER HAPPIER the easy choice. #DoIt! Images @AbhinavBwj

OLDERS Are GIVERS, not takers. ASSETS to their communities, not liabilities. • 2 of 3 people that ever lived to 65 y/o are alive!! • We've added many years to our lives; we need to add LIFE to those years. • CITIES can make living OLDER HEALTHIER HAPPIER the easy choice. #DoIt! Images @AbhinavBwj

This Tues. FREE Webinar Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Director at ISGlobal: How PUBLIC SPACES can make CITIES HEALTHIER -Expanding access to nature -Physical, mental, social HEALTH -Reducing air pollution, heat, noise -Enabling Walk & Bike Register & share: Tues July 14, 11am EDT /5pm CET bit.ly/3PUhEbC

What? HEALTHIER LIVES with PUBLIC SPACES Science, NOT blah, blah. Let's learn from renowned Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, director at ISGlobal Health. FREE webinar. Tues July 14, 11am EDT /5pm CET Register AND please share: bit.ly/3PUhEbC Invite: Cities for Better Health and 8 80 Cities

Do you live in a GOOD Neighborhood? Easy test: Can 8 to 16 y/o go to school, parks, friends… walking, biking, using public transit? SAFE & joyful? Well, they should. Autonomy. In YOUR neighborhood. Does not make much sense to depend on an adult, with car, to go for ice-cream.

Do you live in a GOOD Neighborhood? Easy test: Can 8 to 16 y/o go to school, parks, friends… walking, biking, using public transit? SAFE & joyful? Well, they should. Autonomy. In YOUR neighborhood. Does not make much sense to depend on an adult, with car, to go for ice-cream.

What? HEALTHIER LIVES with PUBLIC SPACES Science, NOT blah, blah. Let's learn from renowned Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, director at ISGlobal Health. FREE webinar. Tues July 14, 11am EDT /5pm CET Register AND please share: bit.ly/3PUhEbC Invite: Cities for Better Health and 8 80 Cities

Learn HOW Public Spaces like Barcelona’s Superblocks Make People Living in Cities HEALTHIER. My guest Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, director at ISGlobal Health. FREE webinar. July 14, 11am EDT / 5pm CET Register & pls share: bit.ly/3PUhEbC Invite: Cities for Better Health and 8 80 Cities

Learn HOW Public Spaces like Barcelona’s Superblocks Make People Living in Cities HEALTHIER. My guest Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, director at ISGlobal Health. FREE webinar. July 14, 11am EDT / 5pm CET Register & pls share: bit.ly/3PUhEbC Invite: Cities for Better Health and 8 80 Cities

Excuses, excuses... blah blah! CYCLING? Don't you know we have winter? It's not safe... I might get killed. What if... I want to carry a sofa! Well, ONE question answered! Obviously cities must make cycling AAA SAFE & enjoyable: All Ages & Abilities, four seasons.

Japan has officially REMOVED all PROCESSED 'FOOD' from SCHOOLS to support BETTER HEALTH for all CHILDREN. Cities / nations can make living HEALTHIER & HAPPIER the easy choice. Not a tech or $$ issue: it's Policies + Infra + Programs. #DoItNow!

Excuses, excuses... blah blah! CYCLING? Don't you know we have winter? It's not safe... I might get killed. What if... I want to carry a sofa! Well, ONE question answered! Obviously cities must make cycling AAA SAFE & enjoyable: All Ages & Abilities, four seasons.

Japan has officially REMOVED all PROCESSED 'FOOD' from SCHOOLS to support BETTER HEALTH for all CHILDREN. Cities / nations can make living HEALTHIER & HAPPIER the easy choice. Not a tech or $$ issue: it's Policies + Infra + Programs. #DoItNow!

As with cigarettes... These corps who produce & market junk ‘food’ to children should PAY BILLION$$$: For millions of years taken away from children's lives + the suffering w obesity, heart attacks, strokes, depression, anxiety, many cancers, and much more. Ban sale in PUBLIC: schools, parks, etc.

IMAGINE... Every Sunday in June, July, August Walking, Biking, Running, Skating, Chatting... along kilometers of car-free streets in Toronto. It's DOABLE. Tell all running for Mayor or Council to fund it AND DO IT! Make Toronto HEALTHY & HAPPY! All Ages Abilities Backgrounds.

IMAGINE... Every Sunday in June, July, August Walking, Biking, Running, Skating, Chatting... along kilometers of car-free streets in Toronto. It's DOABLE. Tell all running for Mayor or Council to fund it AND DO IT! Make Toronto HEALTHY & HAPPY! All Ages Abilities Backgrounds.