Thanks to Rodrigo at Cogitatio for inviting me onto the "Let's Talk About" podcast to talk about my recent article "Radical Solidarities in Punk and Queer Refusals of Safety and Inclusion Narratives in Planning" in Urban Planning journal.

#podcast #OpenAccess #PublicScholarship #punk #Ottawa #SpatialJustice #UrbanPlanning #gentrification #placemaking #MusicCities #CulturalRevitalization

https://www.cogitatiopress.com/wp/lta/safe-spaces-punks-radical-take-on-inclusion

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/opinion/new-york-city-metro-ravitch.html?unlocked_article_code=bXjyYUjz4UwONNaLim8AiPIsvb-OefLBB6Y-bPZfvUUZquF6xOKcp7CrcFZcga3Kw2gibb13-4d-_l5MlHd8KWmr_5sFttmqNZARfHDuBBdSb35fFBg9ZoNERWKC7rmdv8s40ZBXzOkAz3snr1FogaZlGC4mKggqmUxx3w13UVeHgqOol9lQ-cxJOiPv7ZOkJ0_IAwfd9MZEyjQPFS0IXS6cgn0GwRaO6IXpiSmLViOWprysoxpqPhb2AMkdkPRO6lR1_DTARAKwZoEnBMljfWx10qeVSo6eVgLs6gBaqGGpcYtxmv0hbK11PBkcJqKVxinBmUqIQeH1aSM3zW-5Hq9a18Fm&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“Mr. Ravitch’s office is now empty, too. His absence is a stark reminder that New York’s post-Covid recovery needs new generations of people who are as physically anchored to a city as he was, and who understand that urban civics depends on people in business, finance, politics, policy and media just showing up, day after day, to make a little unglamorous progress.”

#cities #PlaceMaking #ShowingUp

@walk_sydney Great idea. You should take this up with Transport for NSW. These bikes - which I've often seen just lying on the pavement - also present a serious hazard to people with vision impairments and an obstacle for people in wheelchairs, parents with prams, etc. #accessibility #inclusivedesign #urbandesign #placemaking

Going through some old #photography . Back in 2012 I thought it might be interesting to take a picture of this stalled luxury hotel development in #cville and compare it to when it was finally built. It still looks a lot like this today in 2023. #landtaxes #wealthtaxes #placemaking #luxury

Was at the ribbon cutting earlier this morning for the #placemaking changes at the 5th & Missouri MetroLink station in East St. Louis. Concrete replaced with entice plants, shade structure & benches added, graphics & way finding. #estl

Tijdens #Placemaking slaan #studenten de handen ineen met naaste buren om campusgebieden van de @uva_amsterdam gezamenlijk te verbeteren. Studenten dompelen zich onder in het gebied. Op basis van de verkregen inzichten voeren ze een interventie uit. Door de buurt te betrekken, is er draagvlak en krijgt de interventie vaak opvolging.
Zie https://lnkd.in/etPca-EB

This is such a lovely idea - using a #design and #architecture festival to destigmatise areas which have fallen into disrepair, and using temporary installations to help bring about permanent change.

For example, one has used a simple intervention (bird and bat boxes) seen the return of local wildlife to a park, making it feel safer and more welcoming <3

#urbanism #placemaking

https://concentrico.es/en/

Added more #books & new #environmentalist #stickers to my #LittleFreeLibrary in #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC 😊📚 - it's the only LFL on Kamloops Ave.

Someone donated Elon Musk book yesterday 🤣

#LFL #Community #VictoriaPlacemaking #placemakers #placemaking #Free #library #Literacy #reading #ReadMoreBooks #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #BookLovers #CommunityLFL #CommunityLibrary #FreeBooks

Place attachment is part of the reason why public spaces retain cultural resonance and signicance for diverse groups of people.
// why public space matters
#PlaceAttachment #placemaking #PublicSpace #Space

This is not to be missed!! Mark Lakeman is fantastic. A huge contributor to the city happiness factor of #Portland. #CityRepair #ReStore #TinyHomes for the homeless, etc etc etc. He's an expert in #Community #PlaceMaking and #Permaculture principles.

His research regarding use of the Grid in city layouts as an authoritarian control pattern is fascinating.

There are 5 opportunities to see him in the coming week. I highly recommend you commit to one.

Elke zaterdag loopt Aysel door onze wijk in Almere en zingt mooie liederen, zichzelf begeleidend op zijn gitaar in de straten en komt op verzoek binnen voor een ‘serenade’. Aysel houdt van mensen, hij is de moderne bard die mensen in de stad en nieuwbouwwijk bindt met zijn muziek en verhalen. Iedereen wordt vrolijk als hij langsloopt. In de zomer spelen hij en mijn dochter samen op de gitaar, de gitaar voor mijn dochter is aangepast. #socialeinnovatie #liefde #muziek #placemaking #inclusie

People with limited means should have Beautiful, welcoming places to get together with their families and for their children to have a chance to play outdoors.
//Why public space matters
#publicspace #placemaking #urbanism #affordableplaces

The Paris NON vote to “micromobility” is another lesson about the urban sidewalk “revolution” Segway promised — that humans don’t need techno solutions for sidewalks… we need less cars in cities, we need car-free cities.
#urbanplanning #placemaking #technosocial #mediastudies

Tenderloin "oasis" could extend street closure hours on Golden Gate Ave
#SanFrancisco #PlaceMaking
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/the-city/golden-gate-greenway-project-wants-car-free-tenderloin-street/article_2ac9542c-c81a-11ed-abb8-b7b0bb1d7fc3.html

Sunday Streets for 2023

Only two of the large traditional routes - the Mission/Valencia one on July 30 and the Excelsior one on October 15 as part of the new "Phoenix Day," with smaller block parties around the City.

The rest of the Sunday Streets calendar will consist only of small closures - no long one on Folsom in Soma or on Fillmore and Fulton in the Western Addition, etc.

#SanFrancisco #PlaceMaking

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/transit/sf-sunday-streets-2023-where-when-traffic-closes-to-cars/article_7b036a60-c827-11ed-ab44-0b4e11b893f0.html

Public space is essential for democracy and collective wellbeing, a resource that in national crises becomes the stage and the substance of struggle, negotiation, and ultimately healing.
//Why public space matters. Setha Low
#placemaking #urban #place

As someone involved in City planning and placemaking, I think about stuff like this (and "aging in place") a lot.

I've been reflecting on where I used to hang out as a teen, with friends in particular, growing up here in San Francisco....

#SanFrancisco #Teens #PlaceMaking

RT @SocCultGeog
Daniel Kudla exposes private #placemaking consultants as powerful actors who transfer and legitimize simplistic spatial solutions as a panacea to a local ‘urban crisis' in London, Ontario, Canada
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14649365.2023.2177717

@BrentToderian

So Leonard actually DID end up on the Tower of Song

#murals #urbanism #cities #PlaceMaking #art #PublicArt #LeonardCohen

Halbzeitstand: #radcafe macht Spaß kommt gut an und kostet Zeit und Energie. #popup #placemaking
https://frankys.blog/2023/02/27/halbzeit-im-rad-cafe/