Moving Portland: A Historical Perspective on Public Transportation Development
https://medium.com/@19Woodstock/moving-portland-a-historical-perspective-on-public-transportation-development-9aaad9f21ddc

#pdx #oregon #transportation #publictransport #publictransit #urbanpolicy #trimet #portland

New research suggests cities are moving away from residential parking policies that privilege local residents at the expense of outsiders, toward one that promotes "better urban functioning." Vancouver is one example. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.05.002

#ParkingReform #Parking #UrbanPolicy #UrbanPlanning

American cities are committing suicide by cop.

#UrbanPolicy
#AbolishThePolice
#CopNation

Thrilled to announce that "Co-Cities" has been selected for a 2023 PROSE Award by the Association of American Publishers (AAP)!! Truly honored. #cities #justcities #urbanpolicy #urbancommoms

https://publishers.org/news/association-of-american-publishers-announces-finalists-and-category-winners-for-2023-prose-awards/

In other words, people are biased about #driving and it's risks!!
Also don't be a male, helmet wearing #cyclist 😜
#DitchTheCar #UrbanPolicy #Cycling #Risk #Bias #CutTheCarJourney

‘Motonormativity’: Britons more accepting of driving-related risk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/17/motonormativity-britons-more-accepting-driving-related-risk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

These two geographic areas are shown at the exact same scale.

The circle at left (#Wyoming + major parts of several other states) has 582,000 workers. The circle at right (#NewHaven + a few of its suburbs) has 751,000 workers.

The area at left is represented by 14 US Senators, the area at right is represented by just 2.

The US might be more economically competitive if its Senate better reflected the nation's economy.

#electoralcollege #urbanism #urbanpolicy #Connecticut
Images: OnTheMap

Burnout

"The most destructive fires were set or commissioned by landlords, who collected enormous sums in the resulting insurance payouts. Black and brown neighborhoods across the city and nation were ravaged by the arson wave, which was fueled by subprime fire insurance policies that saturated neighborhoods of color after 1968."

https://jewishcurrents.org/edifice-complex

The author's book on the 1970s wave of landlord arson, "Born in Flames," is forthcoming from Liveright/Norton.

#urbanpolicy

@AbandonedAmerica @yellowstreetlight @CivicDutyPeg take it from someone fighting to rebuild #baltimore neighborhoods for the people and not for the #PE funds, The City is not your friend. Not because they’re not good people, but because American #urbanpolicy has been flawed since forever but especially since the 50’s. It’s a crap system designed to fall flat on its face & by golly one day we’re gonna scrap it for something that works.

@TheWarOnCars

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“Why US Cities are Falling Out of Love With the Parking Lot”

#sustainability #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #UrbanPlanning #UrbanPolicy #HousingCrisis #Housing

#Nature-based solutions would be/are key to mitigating #environmental risks caused by human activity, such as extreme #weather, #biodiversity loss & natural hazards.
#Cop15 #cities #urbanpolicy #undrr #natureza #unitednations https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/words-action-nature-based-solutions-disaster-risk-reduction

#Nature-based solutions would be/are key to mitigating #environmental risks caused by human activity, such as extreme #weather, #biodiversity loss & natural hazards.
#Cop15 #cities #urbanpolicy #undrr #natureza #unitednations https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/words-action-nature-based-solutions-disaster-risk-reduction

Since I didn’t have many followers when I first introduced myself, I thought I should do another.

I am a professor of #urbanstudies at Georgia State University in #Atlanta. I do work on #affordablehousing, #housing, #housingpolicy, #gentrification, #segregation, #realestate #finance, #urban, #urbanpolicy

I advocate for policy change.

My most recent book is #RedHotCity from UC Press (2022) more at https://www.danimmergluck.com

Please boost if you’re so inclined! Thanks!

Syracuse’s Messy I-81 Teardown Fight Shows the Challenge of ‘Reconnecting Communities’: New at #Streetsblog @streetsblogmass https://usa.streetsblog.org/2022/12/12/syracuses-messy-i-81-teardown-fight-shows-the-challenge-of-reconnecting-communities/ #syracuse #syr #urbanism #i81 #urbanplanning #highwayremoval #urbanpolicy

Study of #Beijing adults randomly-selected to win car ownership permits: The winners took 3 fewer transit rides/week, biked or walked 24 fewer minutes/day, and those age 50 and older gained an average of 23 pounds relative to the control group, a "statistically significant and worrisome increase."
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/article-does-owning-a-car-hurt-your-health/ #publichealth #urbanism #transit #urbanpolicy #exercise #cars #cities #health

School closed to cars during opening and closing times of schools is a rarity in Israel. This one was spotennin Tira, in what is known as 'the triangle' - I don't know if it is enforced, but still good to see.

רחובות בתי ספר הסגורים לרכבים בשעות פתיחת לסגירת בתי ספר הם נדירים מאוד בארץ. זה צילום מהעיר טירה ב'משלוש'. אני לא יודע אם יש אכיפה, אבל זו מגמה מבורכת.

#urbanism #urbanpolicy #visionzero #schoolstreets #עירוניות #מדיניותעירונית #חזוןאפס #מיתוןתנועה #רחובותבתיספר #טירה #Tira

Ran across this article on r/solarpunk - https://www.fastcompany.com/90294948/what-happened-when-oslo-decided-to-make-its-downtown-basically-car-free - and thought it was so awesome I started to email local and nearby city council people (they all have online bios, you can figure out who is most left-leaning in case you don't already know). Unexpectedly, I already received a positive response back, they said they were excited and sending it to other council members! It never hurts to suggest good ideas to your local elected officials. They tend to respond best to ideas that other cities are already successfully doing. #speakup #urbanpolicy