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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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Amazing week of socializing with various European urbanists visiting Boston: Clare Herrick, Patrick Le Gales & Allison Merritt-Smith 🤩

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From my colleagues Claudia and Anne:

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A new analysis of America’s 28 largest population centers found that all but three are sinking overall, and in many cases significantly. The problem is nationwide, affecting cities as scattered as Houston, Seattle, Detroit and Charlotte. nyti.ms/3GJzHMF

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

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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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