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Want to massively upgrade local sidewalks? Look to Denver. The city recently made sidewalk construction a job for the government – not individual property owners. 1,000+ miles of new & improved footpaths are planned. It’s a groundbreaking shift that other cities should study. 🧵

submitted 2 days ago • 12 comments

throwback post from August 2024 on our IG. nothing has changed: We must go beyond monetary divestment. We must dream bigger. Universities in the west were founded on Indigenous land grabs and continue to displace local Black and immigrant communities in their relentless expansion. (1/4)

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

And there it is. Same holds for activists, writers, "free speech" orgs, arts institutions and everyone else who has been silent for 15 months.

submitted 3 days ago • 61 comments

On this 18th day of #BlackHistoryMonth, I am sharing a walking tour that I co-created with Asha Futterman about radical Black Women in Harlem. You can download the pamphlet here: bcrw.barnard.edu/publications...

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

NIMBYs are pushing back HARD against the Broadway rezoning, so it's time to make your voice heard! Send a letter to Ciere Boatright (DPD Commissioner) and Laura Flores (Chicago Plan Commission Chair) to let them know you support the Broadway Land Use Framework. secure.everyaction.com/J4fb-l-pHk2Z...

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

I’m sharing this article to my neighborhood association’s Facebook group. Wish me luck! design.newcity.com/2025/02/14/a...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Please share everywhere!!! Freeze your spending on Feb 28th…. Don’t shop! And if you have to, please turn to a local small business!

submitted 5 days ago • 101 comments

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

submitted 6 days ago • 2244 comments

Seeing cars as a “one size fits all” solution to transportation is a death sentence for cities.

submitted 5 days ago • 10 comments