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critical urbanism

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critical urbanism

@criticalurban

I'm a city dweller critically addressing the myths and fallacies of the urbanist movement.

Philadelphia, PA

Joined June 2022

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@criticalurban
Dec 6, 2024
Parking is never wasted space. Millions of people drive 10 billion miles a day, unprecedented mobility that allows people to go to more places, do more things, connect with more people, and have a high standard of living, all of which would be impossible without parking.
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@criticalurban
Mar 20, 2023
This smart ass cyclist cuts into traffic to pass another cyclist, takes his eyes off the road to give the finger to a honking car, and then crashes without being touched. If he only paid attention to his riding rather than flipping off the driver, he would have been fine.
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@criticalurban
Mar 11, 2023
BAN EBIKES: Here's an entitled cyclist on an ebike blowing by pedestrians who are just inches away while obnoxiously blowing his horn, as If pedestrians are obligated to move out of his way. Ebikes are too dangerous for cities.
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@criticalurban
Jun 15, 2025
Sorry, but there is no universe in which putting these boulders in the streets is better that parked cars. Parking would protect the sidewalks and crosswalks while doing something useful in return.
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@criticalurban
Oct 31, 2022
When suburban kids bring their suburban sensibilities to the city.
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@criticalurban
May 14, 2025
Replying to @cityaestheticss and @FlagelloMagoo4u
What do you add to the conversation? You repeat verbatim urbanist talking points and now you want to slink into an echo chamber. It doesn't matter how much you have in walking distance, you're going to go other places. Cars don't conflict with a middle housing level of density
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@criticalurban
Dec 21, 2024
Replying to @PippengerHarlo
He was a scammer and murderer. It was the life he choose.
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@criticalurban
Jun 19, 2025
I like living in a city, but the problem with urbanists is the extremism. There must be tens of thousands of apartments in this photo, lots in walking distance, and there's a massive train system, but it's not enough for this guy because there is also some surface parking.
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@criticalurban
Jan 18, 2023
Streets have always existed for utility, not as a playground. We build parks and yards for that.
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@criticalurban
Oct 6, 2022
Replying to @Qagggy and @QAGreenways
I don't believe there was no place to run or bike ride by the guy's apartment. That's just not true.
critical urbanism
@criticalurban
Feb 10, 2025
Replying to @RightScopee
There are no undocumented people getting socially security, but there certainly are some undocumented people who are paying social security taxes. If you do find any undocumented people getting social security, we should legalize them, because immigrants made America great.
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@criticalurban
Jul 7, 2025
Let's legalize boarding houses says @StatisticUrban, instead of providing subsidized housing where people can live in dignity.
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@criticalurban
Feb 11, 2023
This guy's personality is that he runs stop signs and red lights on his bicycle. That's it.
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@criticalurban
Jan 19, 2023
The urbansist in this video purposely endangers himself by riding his bicycle besides a car signaling a right hand turn at an intersection just so he can virtue signal against against cars. If you ever ride a bicycle, never pull beside a car signaling a right hand turn.
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