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lorettaclees.bsky.social
Director Boston University Initiative on Cities. Urbanist, Geographer, Scholar-Activist, Mum. Lives Boston USA and London UK.
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@buoncities.bsky.social end of year trip with our student interns to the Aquarium… so fun

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To all the urbanists and advocates and community leaders out there fighting to improve their cities … “May The 4th Be With You” (happy Jane Jacobs Birthday)!

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Happy Birthday Ally Pally. 150 years of history, music, and culture—Alexandra Palace has been a London icon since 1875. Its concerts, sporting events and exhibitions have made it one of the city’s cultural treasures.

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BU Spark student Team who made @buoncities.bsky.social Anti-Displacement Tool more user friendly, did a great job 👏

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Near done on big Wellcome bid that has near killed me, fingers crossed for an important project

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Big rain hit us in Brooklyn from Manhattan tonight

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rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... New paper by Sharda and me:

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Great screening and event tonight:

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Equating 'digital nomads' & migrants is unhelpful, actually. This detailed 🧵 from Proyecto Juaricua (led by geographer Magie Ramirez) explains how privileged tech workers drive #displacement & #gentrification in #Mexico City & elsewhere. @lorettaclees.bsky.social @erinmcel.bsky.social #geosky

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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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www.bu.edu/ioc/2025/03/... Do sign up and come if in Boston this will be superb:

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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/b...

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Still like winter up in Maine

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It was great to have you Madalina

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This op-ed by Kayla Giordano on "The truth about #justcause #eviction & #HousingSupply" cites our research at @curaumn.bsky.social ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/t...

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Very good @bariboston.bsky.social conference yesterday, great anti-displacement session including all sorts awesome work, plus my old colleague Katharine presented on the City’s work

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Great anti-displacement workshop New Haven

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At Yale with my favorite postdoc Shannon Whittaker today 😊

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One of the best bits of my job is seeing students in really important policy and practice roles in government or non-profits working to improve cities, your $ would support this:

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Make a gift today for the civic leaders of tomorrow! Chip in today: give.bu.edu/schools/Bost... Your gift will help support our summer student interns and fellows' summer housing up to our goal of $3,200. We're halfway there, and a gift as little as $5 goes a long way in helping students succeed!

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In our most recent PSL Demo Day, @lorettaclees.bsky.social, @kentoncard.bsky.social , and Andre Comandon talk about their project creating an open source tool to assess housing displacement risk.

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Now also included in an issue of @housingtheory.bsky.social My take on how Vienna's private rental market has transformed since the 1980s. A story of commodification through deregulation, the entrance of corporate landlords, and the emergence of new strategies to maximize returns 👇

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An Pham (CAS '24), a recent @bucas.bsky.social econ undergrad, shares his dual experiences with the Initiative as a first-year summer intern at the City of Chelsea working on digital applications in local government and as our 2022-2023 Menino Fellow doing research. www.youtube.com/shorts/KKPjd...

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We have 3 kids: 2 daughters and a nephew we are responsible for, anyone else fearful for their futures or am I just being unnecessarily anxious?

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Spring at last in Boston

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Community is important! URBAN Social is tomorrow at 10am, please join for a casual opportunity to chat with each other and eat pastries. We'd love to see you there! (Coffee and treats from Flour...)

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Very much honoured to have been elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences acss.org.uk/news/the-aca...

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UK TO ITALY BY TRAIN: Taking the 14:31 Eurostar to Paris this afternoon. Overnight at the Mercure Gare de Lyon, tomorrow morning I’m on the *first* Frecciarossa from Paris to Milan since the infamous landslide blocked the line in August 2023. Executive class, natch… 🫡 👇🏻

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“Canada has the wealth & ingenuity to switch paths to fix its housing crisis. All we need is the political will to move forward.” In @ottawacitizen.com

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Thankyou @michaellondonsf.bsky.social doing that is the best part of what I do

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#AAG Award tonight 😊

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Lovely lunch with my favorite geographer @jluger.bsky.social today, he does just the best work

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