Rachel Cotner🚶👨🦽🚴♀️👩🦯💃 🚌
@littlerockwalks.bsky.social
Born troublemaker. Little Rock Lover. Advocate for safe streets. @americawalks.bsky.social Communications Human
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If in NYC….
February 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If in NYC….
The very first thing I thought was “is this suicide”?
This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 22, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The very first thing I thought was “is this suicide”?
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Exposure to diversity expands solidarity
That’s what makes cities great
That’s why people who live in denser neighborhoods are more likely to vote on the left
That’s what makes cities great
That’s why people who live in denser neighborhoods are more likely to vote on the left
being bused to an inner-city school significantly increases White support for the Democratic Party and its candidates more than forty years later
www.nber.org/papers/w33365
www.nber.org/papers/w33365
A Different World: Enduring Effects of School Desegregation on Ideology and Attitudes
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January 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Exposure to diversity expands solidarity
That’s what makes cities great
That’s why people who live in denser neighborhoods are more likely to vote on the left
That’s what makes cities great
That’s why people who live in denser neighborhoods are more likely to vote on the left
Get up and do the things!
I would encourage everybody who is appalled by what they have seen today to try to attend at least one meeting of an organization that is opposed to the MAGA agenda. Sending angry skeets is OK and understandable but we have to do a bit more than that.
January 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Get up and do the things!
Snow events are excellent times to prove that the miles long 4-3 road diet turn lanes are unnecessary.
January 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Snow events are excellent times to prove that the miles long 4-3 road diet turn lanes are unnecessary.
Adding “as an involved parent” in front of a statement does not add value to what you say. What it does is take from every other parent in the room.
January 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Adding “as an involved parent” in front of a statement does not add value to what you say. What it does is take from every other parent in the room.
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Urbanism is the radical idea that people who are not in cars still count as people.
January 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Urbanism is the radical idea that people who are not in cars still count as people.
I thought this was “American children arriving to school today versus 1984”. Good thing I read the caption.
January 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I thought this was “American children arriving to school today versus 1984”. Good thing I read the caption.
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For decades countries have been sending its citizens to go off to war. And die.
For oil.
The new wars will be about rare Earth metals.
And poor civilians will still go off to war thinking they are fighting for country.
For oil.
The new wars will be about rare Earth metals.
And poor civilians will still go off to war thinking they are fighting for country.
January 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For decades countries have been sending its citizens to go off to war. And die.
For oil.
The new wars will be about rare Earth metals.
And poor civilians will still go off to war thinking they are fighting for country.
For oil.
The new wars will be about rare Earth metals.
And poor civilians will still go off to war thinking they are fighting for country.
Airports in the States have hostile furniture. Do we fear people will linger? Do we hate disability or children?
What is so wrong with us that we don’t design places for people? I have a feeling it’s linked to the “only what’s best for my kid” and “get off my lawn” culture we cultivate.
What is so wrong with us that we don’t design places for people? I have a feeling it’s linked to the “only what’s best for my kid” and “get off my lawn” culture we cultivate.
January 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Airports in the States have hostile furniture. Do we fear people will linger? Do we hate disability or children?
What is so wrong with us that we don’t design places for people? I have a feeling it’s linked to the “only what’s best for my kid” and “get off my lawn” culture we cultivate.
What is so wrong with us that we don’t design places for people? I have a feeling it’s linked to the “only what’s best for my kid” and “get off my lawn” culture we cultivate.
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“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack urban biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” #CityMakingMath
dailyhive.com/vancouver/bi...
dailyhive.com/vancouver/bi...
Opinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Urbanized
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
dailyhive.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack urban biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” #CityMakingMath
dailyhive.com/vancouver/bi...
dailyhive.com/vancouver/bi...
I’ll miss you 8R-26L E3! Three hours waiting for a gate at ATL. These flight attendants need hugs.
January 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I’ll miss you 8R-26L E3! Three hours waiting for a gate at ATL. These flight attendants need hugs.
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Scrolling through Reddit tonight and I came across this photo from the Palisades fire and I've got to say, the symbolism here feels impossible to ignore.
January 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Scrolling through Reddit tonight and I came across this photo from the Palisades fire and I've got to say, the symbolism here feels impossible to ignore.
If you can’t maintain what you have, building more is not a solution.
"Looking at dollars and cents, highways are a poor economic investment. They occupy nearly 25% of U.S. urban land—an area equivalent to West Virginia and valued at $4.1 trillion—yet their supposed benefits don’t justify these enormous costs."
It's time to start removing highways. For real this time
Removing highways can breath new life into cities—so why are cities so slow to actually do it?
www.fastcompany.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If you can’t maintain what you have, building more is not a solution.
CDG airport is a planner’s dream. No one is clogging the gate area because there is a plaza at the airport. They have couches, an art museum, free arcade games, PS2 stations, and tiny gyms for the little ones.
January 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
CDG airport is a planner’s dream. No one is clogging the gate area because there is a plaza at the airport. They have couches, an art museum, free arcade games, PS2 stations, and tiny gyms for the little ones.
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It really calls into question the efficacy of American policing when police are not advocates of gun control or traffic calming/safe street policies, two things that would greatly reduce the leading causes of death among kids--and cops.
It can feel like every system is designed to not work. 🧵
It can feel like every system is designed to not work. 🧵
*Police officers looking over dead body in a bike lane or crosswalk.
"We really need to push those "safety is a shared responsibility" public service announcements."
"We really need to push those "safety is a shared responsibility" public service announcements."
January 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It really calls into question the efficacy of American policing when police are not advocates of gun control or traffic calming/safe street policies, two things that would greatly reduce the leading causes of death among kids--and cops.
It can feel like every system is designed to not work. 🧵
It can feel like every system is designed to not work. 🧵
Every day, every decision either makes a place better or worse. Doing nothing is a decision.
January 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Every day, every decision either makes a place better or worse. Doing nothing is a decision.
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🚨New Webinar Alert! Join us on January 15th at 2:00 Eastern as we sit down with leading health and walkability researcher Dr. Lawrence Frank, for a “re-conceptualization” of what walkability means for our places and our health. Register now https://buff.ly/41MUpUd
December 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM
🚨New Webinar Alert! Join us on January 15th at 2:00 Eastern as we sit down with leading health and walkability researcher Dr. Lawrence Frank, for a “re-conceptualization” of what walkability means for our places and our health. Register now https://buff.ly/41MUpUd
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The order of the factors do matter...
Focus on living Healthier & Happier, and we'll probably live longer. Focus is NOT living longer.
We've added many years to our lives, everywhere. But we have NOT added LIFE, to those years.
I work on the 5 Actions to Live Healthier & Happier. Cities should help.
Focus on living Healthier & Happier, and we'll probably live longer. Focus is NOT living longer.
We've added many years to our lives, everywhere. But we have NOT added LIFE, to those years.
I work on the 5 Actions to Live Healthier & Happier. Cities should help.
December 26, 2024 at 1:54 PM
The order of the factors do matter...
Focus on living Healthier & Happier, and we'll probably live longer. Focus is NOT living longer.
We've added many years to our lives, everywhere. But we have NOT added LIFE, to those years.
I work on the 5 Actions to Live Healthier & Happier. Cities should help.
Focus on living Healthier & Happier, and we'll probably live longer. Focus is NOT living longer.
We've added many years to our lives, everywhere. But we have NOT added LIFE, to those years.
I work on the 5 Actions to Live Healthier & Happier. Cities should help.
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🎉Today is the day! It's that time of year again when we roll out our Community Change Grant Applications. We are so excited to see what community grassroots projects will come out of the 2025 cycle! Apply here: https://buff.ly/2Z2pWmU. The deadline to apply is January 17th!
December 16, 2024 at 8:00 AM
🎉Today is the day! It's that time of year again when we roll out our Community Change Grant Applications. We are so excited to see what community grassroots projects will come out of the 2025 cycle! Apply here: https://buff.ly/2Z2pWmU. The deadline to apply is January 17th!
Ciclovía changed the way we look at streets forever💚
So excited to be traveling back to Bogotá this week to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Ciclovía. This @streetfilms.bsky.social was hugely impactful and helped set the trajectory for my career back in 2007. Thanks, Clarence! youtu.be/ELa5CHsUepo?...
Streetfilms-Ciclovia (Bogotá, Colombia)
YouTube video by StreetfilmsVlog
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December 11, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Ciclovía changed the way we look at streets forever💚
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One hundred years ago next week: On December 15, 1924, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover convened the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety in Washington.
December 8, 2024 at 1:37 PM
One hundred years ago next week: On December 15, 1924, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover convened the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety in Washington.
Winter bike to the doc. After the layers come off, the finger tips are a little red, but I feel alive.
(I lost my good gloves at a meeting with City, County and MPO transportation officials last year. Zero came from the meeting. Net negative. Their loss🤣)
(I lost my good gloves at a meeting with City, County and MPO transportation officials last year. Zero came from the meeting. Net negative. Their loss🤣)
December 4, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Winter bike to the doc. After the layers come off, the finger tips are a little red, but I feel alive.
(I lost my good gloves at a meeting with City, County and MPO transportation officials last year. Zero came from the meeting. Net negative. Their loss🤣)
(I lost my good gloves at a meeting with City, County and MPO transportation officials last year. Zero came from the meeting. Net negative. Their loss🤣)
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Still too often I hear “families will never want to live downtown” or in urban places, ignoring contrary evidence from successful cities. It’s a self-fulfilling prophesy — we design downtowns to virtually repel families, and then when families don’t come, or don’t stay, we say “See? We were right!”
December 4, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Still too often I hear “families will never want to live downtown” or in urban places, ignoring contrary evidence from successful cities. It’s a self-fulfilling prophesy — we design downtowns to virtually repel families, and then when families don’t come, or don’t stay, we say “See? We were right!”