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mitchellsilver.bsky.social
Urban planner, speaker, placemaker and professor of practice. Former NYC Parks Commissioner, Raleigh Chief Planning Officer and AICP & APA President. Passionate about people, the planet, planning, parks & public space.
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Paris Votes to Make 500 More Streets Car-Free #publicrealm #publicspace flip.it/O-E7kJ

‘Displaced By Design:’ Report Spotlights Gentrification in Black Neighborhoods - h/t Next City

Seattle’s Pike Place Market is testing a car ban. #publicspace #publicrealm www.planetizen.com/news/2025/05...

Looking forward to helping #Liverpool Imagine it's future. liverpoolexpress.co.uk/imagine-live...

Very exciting Brent.

Congress Moves to End Reconnecting Communities Grants. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/04...

New playspace coming to #Raleigh's Dix Park. www.axios.com/local/raleig... #parks

These are the world’s most dynamic cities, according to a new Index. www.timeout.com/news/these-a...

Small Towns Grow Faster than Cities for First Time in Decades. www.planetizen.com/news/2024/05...

Placekeeping: Setting a New Precedent for City Planners flip.it/79v-cg

No surprise here. How will States and local governments respond? www.planetizen.com/news/2025/03...

Florida Considers Legalizing ADUs. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/03...

Highways Block Social Connection. A New Study Shows Just How Much. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Heading to #Brisbane to speak at the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Annual Congress.

A housing debate to watch. Washington State May Cap Rent Increases to 7 Percent. Bill clears the house. Moves to the Senate. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/03...

Planning Trends for 2025 via @planetizen.bsky.social www.planetizen.com/features/134...

Report: The State of Public Spaces. flip.it/_ysrzS

Part of San Francisco Waterfront Highway to Become Pedestrian-Only in April www.planetizen.com/news/2025/03...

'Complete Streets' Webpage Deleted in Federal Purge. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/02...

HUD Cuts could Derail Mortgage Underwriting Agencies. This could affect affordable housing projects and mortgage programs for new homeowners. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/02...

Austin, TX outlaws blocking bike lanes. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/02...

St. Petersburg’s Bike Infrastructure Efforts Pay Off flip.it/DK9MJe

Housing Measure Wins in Seattle Special Election www.planetizen.com/news/2025/02...

The construction boom is helping rental prices drop in Texas's most expensive housing market. "Austin Rents Fall for 19th Straight Month" www.planetizen.com/news/2025/01...

New Haven - A City Ripped Apart by Urban Renewal Tries for Reinvention. A series of smaller initiatives are gradually knitting the city back together. www.governing.com/magazine/a-c...

Public and Private Collaboration Advances Park Development in Houston. #parks www.planetizen.com/features/134...

This a sensitive balancing act. "Building Secure Yet Welcoming Public Spaces" www.planetizen.com/news/2025/02...

What makes #Bluesky the New "It" Space for Urbanists? Please read. @brenttoderian.bsky.social @jeffspeck.bsky.social @mikelydon.bsky.social @petesaunders.bsky.social @ryanrichter94.bsky.social @twsanchez.bsky.social @nerd4cities.bsky.social @bsky.app www.planning.org/planning/202...

People Who Cycle to Work Take Fewer Sick Days. But Why? www.sciencealert.com/people-who-c...

‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream flip.it/2o.Gzn

Reimagining the Curb: How Smart Curb Management is Transforming Urban Mobility. www.planetizen.com/features/134...

No surprise here. How will the Feds respond? National Survey Shows "Severe, Widespread and Worsening" Housing Crisis. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/01...

What Happened to Hanging Out on the Street? Researchers compared pedestrian activity in 1980 and 2010 across prominent locations in Boston, New York City and Philadelphia. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"The Ripple Effects of Remote Work" via Diana Ionescu The number of Americans who work from home rose sharply during the pandemic and remains high, posing important questions about the future of transportation and housing. www.planetizen.com/news/2025/01...

Urban Planning quote of the week. "Prediction is difficult, especially about the future." - Yogi Berra

How U.S. cities are innovating public space. medium.com/reimagining-...

#Raleigh Seeks Community Input for "Leaf Out" Initiative to Nurture Urban Forest and Green Spaces flip.it/zNfeL0

Floating Farmers Market? Parks Over Expressways? Here Are The Ideas For Reigniting Culture Downtown flip.it/HmwDLv

NACTO Releases Updated Urban Bikeway Guide flip.it/Q-qRBy

Inside #Miami’s new linear park: Bioswales, bike paths and a 50-foot ‘dining room’ table #parks #publicspace www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/miami-t...

@jenniferkeesmaat.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky Jennifer.

Burned-Out Parents Need Better #PublicSpaces Psychologist Darby Saxbe: we need to “build back our tolerance for children in public spaces,” she writes, “and create safe environments where lightly supervised kids can roam freely.” flip.it/9RQt.Q

Research Links Urban Design and Human Happiness flip.it/VxxzBa

Hey gang, some accounts I hope you’ll consider following! @reneedsc.bsky.social, great city planner & my wife @canurbanism.bsky.social, great organization I co-founded @toderianuw.bsky.social, my company And friends @jaypitter.bsky.social @humantransit.bsky.social @mitchellsilver.bsky.social

Urban planning quote of the week. "The suburb is a place where someone cuts down all the trees to build houses, and then names the streets after the trees." - Bill Vaughan

From Concrete to Green Canopies: Revitalizing Cities Through Natural Design www.archdaily.com/1024248/from...

Urban Planning quote of the week. "Fall in love with the problem and not the solution" - Mitchell Silver

Cities Prioritize Urban Reforestation to Combat Heat and Revitalize Communities flip.it/hDeZi3