# My #CityResolve

**Published by:** [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/)
**Published on:** 2015-01-06
**Categories:** architect-this-city, atc, athiscity, chief-planner, cities, cityresolve, improving-cities, jennifer-keesmaat, making-cities-better, mission, mission-statement, new-years-resolutions, uli, uncategorized, urban-land-institute
**URL:** https://brandondonnelly.com/my-cityresolve

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Yesterday the Urban Land Institute here in Toronto launched a great social media initiative called #CityResolve. The idea is that instead of making a personal New Year’s resolution, that you instead make one that would benefit your city as a whole. This is great for me because I don’t really believe in New Year’s resolutions. You can read more about the initiative here, but all you have to do is tweet your resolve using #CityResolve. One person will be selected for a one-on-one meeting with Toronto’s Chief Planner, Jennifer Keesmaat – where you could then pitch your idea directly to the top :) For me though, I feel like I’ve already been acting on my resolve, which is this blog. When I started writing every day back in August 2013, I did so for myself, but also for a clear mission: To promote the building of beautiful, sustainable, and globally competitive cities. I don’t profess to have all the answers, but I hope to initiate the right kind of discussions. If that feels like a cop out though, here’s another:I love technology. My #CityResolve is to use my phone less in public and talk to more people (strangers). People are what make cities great. — Brandon G. Donnelly (@donnelly_b) January 6, 2015//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js What’s yours? Image: Flickr

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