Design entrepreneur. Founder of Pivot Design @pivoting + Design Meets @designmeets + ARCTRN @arc_trn
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Joined May 2008
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Ian Chalmers retweeted
#biketo What the heck is this ? Storing construction equipment in the Sherbourne bike lane - forcing people on bikes to ride in the car traffic lane. @CycleToronto @TO_Cycling_Ped @TheBikingLawyer @NotSafe4BikesTO
Ian Chalmers retweeted
Fair share: the right office solution can take finding the right partner theglobeandmail.com/business…
Ian Chalmers retweeted
Did you know that the City of Toronto is aiming for 75% of trips under 5 km to be taken on foot, transit or bike by 2030?
It’s an ambitious target, and if we maintain the status quo, it will not be met.
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ALT A complete street in the Toronto context.
Ian Chalmers retweeted
Study summary:
• Drivers make ~6,800 illegal turns or straight-through's *per day* on King Street Transit Priority Corridor
• less than 0.3% are ticketed for it
• 99.7% of drivers are not being fined for breaking the law on the King Street Transit Priority Corridor
#TOpoli
Our data viz team looked at intersection-level vehicle movement from @cityoftoronto & ticket data from @TorontoPolice to analyze how often drivers make illegal movements on TO's King St Transit Priority Corridor & how often they receive traffic tickets: schoolofcities.github.io/kin…
Ian Chalmers retweeted
This is very simple to fix.
Automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR).
It has existed for over 20 years. It is used to enforce the Congestion Charge in London, UK. It is used on the 407 in Ontario.
Congestion in the core of the city is a new level of madness. The efficiency of transit is - hands down - the only way out of this mess.
This is why we created the wildly successful King Street Transit Priority Corridor. And it worked.
So failing to enforce the transit priority on the corridor is just laziness at this point. The technology exists. The cost/benefit analysis supports the investment. We don’t need a study. We don’t need public consultation. We need leadership.
“Streetcars travelling slower on King Street than before the transit corridor pilot project”
toronto.citynews.ca/2023/11/…
Ian Chalmers retweeted
A RECAP of our last DesignMeets event on Healthcare Resiliency, hosted at @HealthDesStudio at OCADU, is now available! Check out key insights from the event panelists: shorturl.at/enxB9
Ian Chalmers retweeted
“An engaged community is INDISPENSIBLE” - @colleen_young
The proof is in the pudding - @MayoClinic Connect growth since the pandemic has skyrocketed. Colleen is definitely someone to reach out to if you want to learn about engaging and nurturing online communities.
Ian Chalmers retweeted
Let's connect some dots. The country is on fire and yet we are facing eviscerating the Green Belt and clearcutting 850 trees at Ontario Place as if climate change were not a serious threat.
Ian Chalmers retweeted
It took 50 years for these trees on the West Island at Ontario Place to mature. Why would we destroy them now?
Ian Chalmers retweeted
On June 26th, Toronto will elect a new mayor.
All 102 candidates were sent a survey regarding 10 priority actions that would make Toronto a safer city for people who walk, roll, or bike.
Read the full results, including candidate comments, here:
safeandactivestreets.cycleto…
ALT All 102 Toronto mayoral candidates were sent a survey regarding 10 priority actions that would make Toronto a safer city for those who walk, roll, or bike. Here are some responses.
Ian Chalmers retweeted
Our recap for #DesignMeets - Exploring Life-Centred Design with @jeroenspoelstra is LIVE!
Read our summary of learnings and watch the full recording here: designmeets.ca/event-summari…
Ian Chalmers retweeted
As we breathe smoke from climate change-worsened fires, consider that @fordnation and
@ThermeCanada will:
-bulldoze parkland and 850 mature trees
-build a giant indoor energy sink of a spa
-needlessly replace rather than repair the Science Centre
-spend $500M public $ on parking
Ian Chalmers retweeted
Today, Doug Ford again refused to acknowledge the link between the climate crisis and raging wildfires.
We need a gov't that acts to mitigate climate change.
One that isn't paving over our Greenbelt—a massive carbon sink.
This isn't normal. We can do so much better. #onpoli
ALT A raging forest fire in Northern Ontario (photo via CTV News)
Ian Chalmers retweeted
Get ready for the inspiring world of Life-Centred Design! Join us on May 31st at 4pm EST — we'll be chatting with the founder of the Life-Centered Design School: designmeets.ca/events/explor… #lifecentreddesign
ALT Designmeets: Exploring life centred design with Jeroen Spoelstra. Free registration via the link.
Ian Chalmers retweeted
Yesterday was the first day CO₂ at Mauna Loa was 425 ppm. This is:
-likely the first time in the past 800,000 years.
-possibly not seen in over 3 million years (mid-pliocene warm period).
-A CO₂ forcing equal to 2.5-4°C of warming and 5-25 meters higher global sea level.
Ian Chalmers retweeted
“Local stores next to the protected bike lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(plus they keep people safe.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath Via @FastCompany. fastcompany.com/90182112/wan…
Ian Chalmers retweeted
We are live! Gathered for the fourth DemocracyXChange Summit kicking off with @AnandWrites. Democracy in Motion by @ARC_TRN. We are so excited to be gathering for these important conversations about #democracy. @OCAD @TorontoMet @TMULeadLab @OpenDemocracyCA #DXC23 – at Toronto, Ontario
Ian Chalmers retweeted
The #DXC23 has begun, with a conversation between @KBardeesy and @AnandWrites.
Human beings are creatures of emotion before we are creatures of reason. How can democracies reclaim the power of passion, to rally pluralistic societies together?
democracyxchange.org/ 🗳️
ALT Karim Bardeesy and Anand Giridharadas at the Globe and Mail Centre.