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Alessandro Rigolon
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Associate prof of urban planning. Research on green space equity, green gentrification, climate adaptation, and health equity. Love SLC, my family, and the great outdoors. Opinions (good or bad) are my own 🇮🇹🇺🇸 🌩️👀 rJgnW3igNgz7 .. more

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · Nov 18
My older daughter learned to ride a bike today. She was so happy. As she was riding, she said, “I feel free.” My heart is full.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 20h
The statement “Don’t California my Utah” applies to days like today

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 20h
Day 4: Sierra Cement in Utah. My kids were not thrilled
Snow covered pines

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 21h
It’s about making space more permeable for pedestrians and cyclists. I would have preferred ped/bike only paths. Also, your snark will earn you a lot of blocks on this platform. If this is what you want you’re doing great

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
I like whiskey but it doesn’t pair well with Italian food

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
I found that in Colorado. Never seen it here unfortunately. It’s excellent

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
He’s not playing games. I love it. This is the Dem party we need
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
Every wine I tried that has this certification has been excellent demeter.net/certification/
Certification - Demeter International
Demeter certification - organic & biodynamic certification process and inspection: principles that form the foundation of Demeter certification.
demeter.net

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
Starting the year with a little extended family dinner and a couple of great natural wines to share
Two bottles of wine, looking funky

Reposted by Steve Peers, Robert Black, Bonnie Honig , and 4 more

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.

Reposted by Alessandro Rigolon

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Next door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 1d
This is an excellent statement by Mamdani:

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
Indeed
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This is a different but related issue: incremental suburban development that has no grid and misaligned streets. Street patterns like the below make it nearly impossible to build decent pedestrian and bike routes unless cities can afford to buy some land to build better connections
Google Maps image of Millcreek

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
This is a different but related issue: incremental suburban development that has no grid and misaligned streets. Street patterns like the below make it nearly impossible to build decent pedestrian and bike routes unless cities can afford to buy some land to build better connections
Google Maps image of Millcreek

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
We need some catchy phrase, like “heal the grid” or something like that

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
The Colorado Convention Center in Denver is another bad example
Big building in Google Maps

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
In SLC, the areas around the Salt Palace Convention Centers are some of the worse parts of downtown. Interrupting 100 S is awful, and the 200 W underpass is really bad for pedestrians and cyclists
Google Maps image with large building

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
We don’t speak enough about the need to restore street grids when large car-oriented developments interrupt it. Big box stores, large office complexes, and convention centers are just a few examples of past projects that messed with the street grid
fischer.bsky.social Fischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 1d
cool project in minneapolis taking an old kmart lot, restoring the street grid, and developing the site into parks and mixed use/mixed income housing lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
render of the k mart site showing the midtown greenway running by the site, and the site split up into blocks with colorful boxes representing new market rate housing, subsidized housing, retail, community use, and park space

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Fischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 1d
cool project in minneapolis taking an old kmart lot, restoring the street grid, and developing the site into parks and mixed use/mixed income housing lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
render of the k mart site showing the midtown greenway running by the site, and the site split up into blocks with colorful boxes representing new market rate housing, subsidized housing, retail, community use, and park space

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina
Oven dish

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
Eddie Vedder impression: “Hey I, oh, I'm still alive”
Post saying vaccinated people will be dead

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
Another Utah Republican not running for re-election. The Salt Lake County council is definitely in play for the Dems this year 👀
Aimee Winder Newton not running re election

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
It’s raining/sleeting in Salt Lake, and the air is still unhealthy despite precipitation. What a great start of the year
Weather app

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
It’s definitely both. And I don’t know if there are workable policies that would prevent those locals from buying 50 properties

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
It’s both, and the order of magnitude of the issues that these villains bring is vastly different

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
It’s easy to blame investors for the housing crisis. An easy villain to root against. It’s harder to blame residents who have been fighting for decades to stop affordable housing in their neighborhood, as well as elected officials showing no leadership
scottlincicome.bsky.social Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 2d
"America’s Housing Crunch Has the Wrong Villain" www.aei.org/economics/am...
"Institutional investors aren’t the cause of housing distortions but a response to them."

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d
But I thought DEI ruined everything for white men
lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social Lucas Brown Eyes @lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social · 6d
The Inequality in Hollywood is SHAMEFUL.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d
Thank you for all you do. Happy 2026!

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d
Step 1: fight like hell to not get in the shower

Step 2: finally get in the shower

Step 3: fight like hell to not get out of the shower

Kids, man 🤷

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d
A visionary 🙃

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner, Alessandro Rigolon

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d
Still a few hours to go. 🤡

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d
Nothing specific. Just an end-of-year reflection