Arp Laszlo • Comics • ADHD · @ArpComics
589 followers · 645 posts · Server sunny.garden
Watching this vid on property #taxes by #StrongTowns makes me wonder: what does America do right, society-wise? What does America do better than other developed nations?
We don't have #UniversalHealthcare, and #healthcare expenses are outrageous.
Our progressive tax system has been defanged by moneyed interests.
Our time off policies are pathetic, with paid childcare leave being rare to non-existent.
Our minimum wage is ridiculously low.
We've turned local law enforcement into military nuts, with LEO rarely facing true repercussions for committing crimes thanks to their ~~unions~~ gangs.
Voting is not compulsory, nor is easy everywhere, with plenty of hurdles depending on location/ethnicity.
The list goes on & on.
What does America do right 🤔
#taxes #strongtowns #universalhealthcare #healthcare
Should Be Writing · @DontMindMe
727 followers · 282 posts · Server zirk.us#FuckCars action item from #Saratoga, #WY: A public discussion on the city’s new Master Plan for pedestrian and bike trails, parks and roads will be held on Sept. 13.
"Bring ideas, concerns, hopes and dreams for better transportation alternatives in Saratoga.”
#WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #CarBrain #BikeTooter #cycling #WalkableCities #StrongTowns #TaylorSwift #PublicTransit #PublicTransportation #Wyoming #AutofreiWY #Cheyenne #Yellowstone
#FuckCars #saratoga #wy #waroncars #TheWarOnCars #Autofrei #urbanism #CarBrain #BikeTooter #cycling #walkablecities #strongtowns #taylorswift #publictransit #PublicTransportation #wyoming #autofreiwy #Cheyenne #yellowstone
Sieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹 · @Anibyl
264 followers · 1264 posts · Server mas.to
OMG Vancouver finally looks at corner stores as one of the improvements to current zoning. It could be a game changer for boring suburban areas of the city!
More info and a SURVEY: https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/corner-stores
#Vancouver #urbanism #CornerStore #UrbanPlanning #MixedUse #walkable #WalkableCities #StrongTowns #15MinuteCity
#15MinuteCity #strongtowns #walkablecities #walkable #mixeduse #urbanplanning #cornerstore #urbanism #vancouver
Should Be Writing · @DontMindMe
719 followers · 280 posts · Server zirk.us#Tempe #az looking for public input to make the city friendlier for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Public meetings will be held on Sept. 20
#Arizona #tucson #flagstaff #phoenix #AutofreiAZ #FuckCars #WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #15minuteCities #CarBrain #BikeTooter #cycling #WalkableCities #StrongTowns
#tempe #AZ #arizona #tucson #flagstaff #phoenix #autofreiaz #FuckCars #waroncars #TheWarOnCars #Autofrei #urbanism #15minutecities #CarBrain #BikeTooter #cycling #walkablecities #strongtowns
Should Be Writing · @DontMindMe
717 followers · 289 posts · Server zirk.usAny #Urbanists in Thurston County, #WA want to work on local #PublicTransit? Intercity Transit (IT) seeks 20 people to provide input on local #publictransportation issues on its Community Advisory Committee.
IT is especially seeking representatives from the following communities: Veterans; BIPOC; People living with disabilities; Fixed-income families; LGBTQ+; Seniors; Youth.
#FuckCars#TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #CarBrain #WalkableCities #StrongTowns #AutofreiWA
#urbanists #wa #publictransit #PublicTransportation #FuckCars #Autofrei #urbanism #CarBrain #walkablecities #strongtowns #autofreiwa
CA85 should be a train · @urbanmv
21 followers · 57 posts · Server sfba.social
Once central thesis in the book #StrongTowns is that old-style walkable developments are more financially sound, and one way to measure that is to measure revenue per acre.
So I decided to measure exactly that. I got all property tax revenue data from #SantaClaraaCounty, and grouped them by us census blocks. Unsurprisingly old downtowns are very revenue positive.
But outside of the downtowns cities also get $$$ from large office parks, see for example the big orange dot where the Apple campus is.
#strongtowns #santaclaraacounty
Should Be Writing · @DontMindMe
717 followers · 293 posts · Server zirk.usThe #KansasCity Area Transportation Authority has released a survey to evaluate #PublicTransit options to serve KCI airport. Please take it if you live in the area -it includes an interactive map!
The survey is linked under “ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING” here: https://www.marc.org/transportation/plans-and-studies/kansas-city-international-airport-public-transit-services-action
#AutofreiKS #AutofreiMO #FuckCars #WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #15minuteCities #CarBrain #WalkableCities #StrongTowns #TaylorSwift #PublicTransportation #MARC #Topeka #Joplin #Wichita #Columbia
#KansasCity #publictransit #autofreiks #autofreimo #FuckCars #waroncars #TheWarOnCars #Autofrei #urbanism #15minutecities #CarBrain #walkablecities #strongtowns #taylorswift #PublicTransportation #marc #topeka #joplin #wichita #columbia
Wesley Cook ⚡🚲 · @wesley
408 followers · 420 posts · Server theatl.socialThis article really captures my experience traveling without a car in my city. We're not car free, but we have gone down to one car and I usually try to avoid using it when making trips by myself like commuting or meeting friends/coworkers somewhere.
This is part two of a 3 part series on a family going car free and their experience (good and bad)
#carfree #transit #strongtowns #bancars #fuckcars
Pete · @forpeterssake
288 followers · 2102 posts · Server mastodon.xyz
I finally got around to listening to this episode of Strong Towns podcast from last June about dollar store chains as an invasive species, and of how big-box stores act like slash-and-burn agriculture in communities, and it has given me my daily dose of anger. Stacey Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance is the guest, and brings a lot of data and perspective.
#StrongTowns #DollarStore
https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/dollar-stores-are-leeching-the-economic-vitality-of-communities-across-the-us/
Sam Butler · @sambutlerUS
285 followers · 293 posts · Server kolektiva.social
💨 When you sell a car (even for an EV), your gas car gets re-sold and keeps on polluting and emitting.
🛞 Tires are the worst form of car pollution. They shed microplastics and toxins every day — which kill everything.
The only way to end the problems of cars, is to end cars.
Boost on Twitter too, so people know:
https://twitter.com/sambutlerUS/status/1696560829586461143
#Depave #WarOnCars #CarFree #TacticalUrbanism #Urbanism #Bikes #Transit #Housing #Plastic #Microplastics #Pollution #FuckCars #StrongTowns #Planning #UrbanDesign #Policy #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Climate
#depave #waroncars #carfree #tacticalurbanism #urbanism #bikes #transit #housing #plastic #microplastics #pollution #fuckcars #strongtowns #planning #urbandesign #policy #ClimateCrisis #climateemergency #climate
Should Be Writing · @DontMindMe
711 followers · 263 posts · Server zirk.us#Michigan DOT invites the public to take a survey on its Five-Year Transportation Program (5YTP), a list of projects planned for 2024-2028, representing a $15.6 billion total of multimodal #transportation investments.
The five-year plan is available for public review & feedback until September 8th.
https://www.whmi.com/news/article/mdot-seeks-public-feedback-on-five-year-transportation-plan
#AutofreiMI #FuckCars #WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #StrongTowns #PublicTransit #PublicTransportation #MI #Detroit #Lansing #Kalamazoo #GrandRapids #AnnArbor
#michigan #transportation #autofreimi #FuckCars #waroncars #TheWarOnCars #Autofrei #urbanism #strongtowns #publictransit #PublicTransportation #mi #detroit #lansing #kalamazoo #grandrapids #annarbor
Doug Grinbergs · @ShutterbugDoug
30 followers · 573 posts · Server mstdn.social@kaleb_haugen As with robust, user-friendly software, transportation should be designed to be forgiving of mistakes. Unlike (almost all) software, though, this is a matter of life and death.
#StrongTowns #VisionZero All ages, all abilities, all modes.♿🚸🚲 Zero deaths or serious injuries. Zero excuses.✌️
Should Be Writing · @DontMindMe
712 followers · 254 posts · Server zirk.usCity officials in #Tyler, #Texas to hold public meetings on changes to #PublicTransit, including doubling fares.
Location: Grass Recreation Center at 501 W. 32nd St. in the Large Meeting Room
Times: Aug. 29 and Sept. 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/tyler-transit-fare-increase-city-to-hold-public-meetings/
#Autofreitx #Tx #Austin #Houston #Dallas #Amarillo #DFW #FortWorth #FuckCars #WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #15minuteCities #CarBrain #WalkableCities #StrongTowns #TaylorSwift #Klimaschutz #PublicTransportation
#tyler #Texas #publictransit #autofreitx #TX #austin #houston #dallas #amarillo #dfw #fortworth #FuckCars #waroncars #TheWarOnCars #Autofrei #urbanism #15minutecities #CarBrain #walkablecities #strongtowns #taylorswift #klimaschutz #PublicTransportation
😀🚲 · @enobacon
680 followers · 6766 posts · Server urbanists.social#StrongTowns in #Portland #pdx is doing awesome #urbanist #ClimateAction and organizing that on-the-ground #BanCars #TacticalUrbanism #BetterBlock #StuffInTheStreet and they have regular hangouts and game nights you should get in on. (do I want to be on another slack though, where's your mastodon account?)
#strongtowns #portland #pdx #urbanist #climateaction #bancars #tacticalurbanism #betterblock #stuffinthestreet
Sam Butler · @sambutlerUS
282 followers · 290 posts · Server kolektiva.social
Story here — feel free to comment on it (or continue it) at the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14oktfLapDz4nZr5Ri3ve6gutnCGk5x_vsaCodVVkxjA/edit?usp=sharing
#Depave #WarOnCars #CarFree #TacticalUrbanism #Urbanism #Bikes #Transit #Housing #Plastic #Microplastics #Pollution #Suburbia #Roads #Writing #ShortStory #Screenplay #Script #Fiction #CreativeWriting #SpeculativeFiction #Solarpunk #FuckCars #StrongTowns #Planning #UrbanDesign #Policy #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Climate
#depave #waroncars #carfree #tacticalurbanism #urbanism #bikes #transit #housing #plastic #microplastics #pollution #suburbia #roads #writing #shortstory #screenplay #script #fiction #creativewriting #speculativefiction #solarpunk #fuckcars #strongtowns #planning #urbandesign #policy #ClimateCrisis #climateemergency #climate
Kaleb Haugen :antiverified: · @kaleb_haugen
47 followers · 712 posts · Server hachyderm.io
“A transportation system designed for humans should be designed for human flaws: it should be safe when we are at our worst and least attentive, not only when we are vigilant.”
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/8/23/everyone-involved-was-following-the-law
#Transit #Urbanism #SanFrancisco #Muni #Pedestrian #VisionZero #StrongTowns
#transit #urbanism #sanfrancisco #muni #pedestrian #visionzero #strongtowns
Should Be Writing · @DontMindMe
704 followers · 233 posts · Server zirk.usComing soon: To get public feedback on future development, Middletown Township #Pennsylvania will launch a mapping tool “where residents can draw desired bike routes, sidewalks and trails. Also can note sidewalk gaps, desired crosswalk locations, challenging areas and areas of safety concerns.”
#AutofreiPA #FuckCars #WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #autofrei #Urbanism #15minuteCities #CarBrain #WalkableCities #StrongTowns #cycling #PA #Pittsburgh #philadelphia
#pennsylvania #autofreipa #FuckCars #waroncars #TheWarOnCars #Autofrei #urbanism #15minutecities #CarBrain #walkablecities #strongtowns #cycling #PA #Pittsburgh #philadelphia
Sam Butler · @sambutlerUS
282 followers · 290 posts · Server kolektiva.social
Re: https://twitter.com/GlobalEcoGuy/status/1693069644356030547
When people trade-in their gas cars for EVs, their gas cars are re-sold to other countries and keep on polluting.
(https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/21/africa/west-africa-benin-used-cars-climate-intl/index.html)
Tire pollution (the microplastics and metal pollutants that come off tires as people drive) is 2000x worse than tailpipe emissions, and EVs don't help with this.
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/09/tire-brake-tailpipes-emissions-pollution-cars/)
3,000 pound vehicles for personal transportation make these problems inescapable.
The only thing that makes sense is transitioning beyond cars in general.
#FuckCars #Mobility #Bikes #Transit #PublicTransit #CarFree #StrongTowns #EVs #Bicycles #Cycling #Walking #WalkableCommunities #PublicSpaces #SafeStreets #Housing #Density #Urban #Urbanism #TacticalUrbanism #Climate #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #SustainableTransitions
#fuckcars #mobility #bikes #transit #publictransit #carfree #strongtowns #evs #bicycles #cycling #walking #walkablecommunities #PublicSpaces #safestreets #housing #density #urban #urbanism #tacticalurbanism #climate #climateemergency #ClimateCrisis #sustainability #sustainabletransitions
Should Be Writing · @DontMindMe
701 followers · 228 posts · Server zirk.usFrom now on, I will hashtag actionable news items (meetings, elections, etc.) with #Autofrei + state code; for example, a story from Colorado would be tagged #AutofreiCO. So, if you support #15MinuteCities and other #urbanism causes, follow or set a notification for #Autofrei + your state, and you’ll know when I post something somewhat close to you.
Boosts appreciated, and I promise I won’t abuse the tags! 2/2
#FuckCars #WarOnCars #TheWarOnCars #CarBrain #WalkableCities #StrongTowns
#Autofrei #autofreico #15minutecities #urbanism #FuckCars #waroncars #TheWarOnCars #CarBrain #walkablecities #strongtowns
Tyler B · @tylerb
136 followers · 780 posts · Server hachyderm.ioThis is an hour well spent. Eric Kronberg of Kronberg Urbanists and Architects in #Atlanta gives a presentation on #zoning and #AffordableHousing - with some really effective visualizations of #MissingMiddle housing patterns https://youtu.be/POKwP6tCdrI #StrongTowns #Urban3
#Atlanta #zoning #affordablehousing #MissingMiddle #strongtowns #urban3