David Mann
@plannermann.bsky.social
City planner by profession, urbanism enthusiast by passion | Member of local government AI Taskforce | Capitalism is lame | Creativity, design, art, & music are my jam
Gemini is now labeling images it creates with an "ai icon".
#ai #artificialintelligence #imagegeneration #google
#ai #artificialintelligence #imagegeneration #google
June 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Gemini is now labeling images it creates with an "ai icon".
#ai #artificialintelligence #imagegeneration #google
#ai #artificialintelligence #imagegeneration #google
You know how I know this country is f*cked? I got a loan offer that has an interest rate range of 299-799%!
May 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You know how I know this country is f*cked? I got a loan offer that has an interest rate range of 299-799%!
I asked ChatGPT to compare the current technological trajectory of AI compared to how access and advancements with the internet has grown over the past 25 years? Here is a summary of their response. #ai #artificialintelligence #openai #llm #tech
May 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I asked ChatGPT to compare the current technological trajectory of AI compared to how access and advancements with the internet has grown over the past 25 years? Here is a summary of their response. #ai #artificialintelligence #openai #llm #tech
April 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Through each balanced and thoughtful episode, we get to know the essential services and institutions — the human infrastructure — that make a city like Dallas run." #urbanism #city #government #planning
New Documentary Pulls Back the Curtain on the People Who Make Cities Run
'Dallas, 2019’ makes it personal, following the real-world drama and complexities of day-to-day city management.
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April 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Through each balanced and thoughtful episode, we get to know the essential services and institutions — the human infrastructure — that make a city like Dallas run." #urbanism #city #government #planning
Tackling complex urban transportation challenges with AI! Google Research is introducing #MobilityAI, a program focused on using AI for measurement, simulation, and optimization to help cities improve transportation, manage congestion, and enhance sustainability.
research.google/blog/introdu...
research.google/blog/introdu...
Introducing Mobility AI: Advancing urban transportation
research.google
April 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Tackling complex urban transportation challenges with AI! Google Research is introducing #MobilityAI, a program focused on using AI for measurement, simulation, and optimization to help cities improve transportation, manage congestion, and enhance sustainability.
research.google/blog/introdu...
research.google/blog/introdu...
I am working on developing an AI chatbot that can search a municipal code and provide accurate answers to questions. I have already created a website with clean/searchable html and txt versions of the code chapters, but I'm struggling to get across the finish line. Anyone have some insight?
April 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I am working on developing an AI chatbot that can search a municipal code and provide accurate answers to questions. I have already created a website with clean/searchable html and txt versions of the code chapters, but I'm struggling to get across the finish line. Anyone have some insight?
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"73% of movements are made by foot or bike, with the rate of car ownership just 183 per 1,000 people (and falling)."
Great 🧵on living a different way — not completely without cars, but not car-centric
Great 🧵on living a different way — not completely without cars, but not car-centric
A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵
April 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"73% of movements are made by foot or bike, with the rate of car ownership just 183 per 1,000 people (and falling)."
Great 🧵on living a different way — not completely without cars, but not car-centric
Great 🧵on living a different way — not completely without cars, but not car-centric
April 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"As of 2025, Downtown Daybreak [South Jordan, UT] features a new Triple-A ballpark for the Salt Lake Bees, an amphitheater, a performing arts center, a large cinema, a health center, a Salt Lake County Library, a mix of residential units, and office space."
Downtown Daybreak opening a mixed-use urban center
The 200-acre downtown for the largest new urban community culminates a plan that grew out of a regional planning effort to reimagine the Wasatch Front metropolis.
www.cnu.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"As of 2025, Downtown Daybreak [South Jordan, UT] features a new Triple-A ballpark for the Salt Lake Bees, an amphitheater, a performing arts center, a large cinema, a health center, a Salt Lake County Library, a mix of residential units, and office space."
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You love to see it 😎
A parking lot turns into 32 homes over shops in Columbia, Missouri. (2013➡️2016)
March 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
You love to see it 😎
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Skeptics said America’s first car-free neighborhood would fail. It’s thriving. - Dwell
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America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually? — Dwell
Since breaking ground in 2021, Culdesac Tempe has had its share of detractors and skeptics. But none of them live there.
apple.news
March 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Skeptics said America’s first car-free neighborhood would fail. It’s thriving. - Dwell
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Download The 2025 Trend Report for Planners to explore a list of over 100 existing, emerging, and potential future trends that the APA Foresight team and our Trend Scouting Foresight Community identified as relevant to planning. plnn.org/40R5Wky
February 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Download The 2025 Trend Report for Planners to explore a list of over 100 existing, emerging, and potential future trends that the APA Foresight team and our Trend Scouting Foresight Community identified as relevant to planning. plnn.org/40R5Wky
There is nothing quite like planning humor. 😂
February 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
There is nothing quite like planning humor. 😂
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The World’s Most Scenic Bike Paths.
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The World’s Most Scenic Bike Paths
Let’s embark on a journey to explore some of the most scenic and exotic bike paths that promise adventure and beauty at every turn.
momentummag.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The World’s Most Scenic Bike Paths.
momentummag.com/the-worlds-m...
momentummag.com/the-worlds-m...
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79% of the housing inventory in Albuquerque and Santa Fe is single family while 66% of New Mexico households contain either one or two people.
"New Mexico’s housing stock has far fewer starter homes, townhomes, and apartments than needed."
@pewresearch.org
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"New Mexico’s housing stock has far fewer starter homes, townhomes, and apartments than needed."
@pewresearch.org
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
Restrictive Regulations Fuel New Mexico's Housing Shortage
Median rents in New Mexico increased by 60% from October 2017 to October 2024, much more than the 27% recorded for the U.S. overall. The average price of a New Mexico home climbed even faster during t...
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January 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
79% of the housing inventory in Albuquerque and Santa Fe is single family while 66% of New Mexico households contain either one or two people.
"New Mexico’s housing stock has far fewer starter homes, townhomes, and apartments than needed."
@pewresearch.org
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
"New Mexico’s housing stock has far fewer starter homes, townhomes, and apartments than needed."
@pewresearch.org
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
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I think we need cost-effective transit systems but I would make an exception for whatever it takes to get these running here
January 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I think we need cost-effective transit systems but I would make an exception for whatever it takes to get these running here
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Motorists can easily kill pedestrians and cyclists, but not vice versa.
In 1925 the law gave up its usual role in protecting people from private violence. Instead, it ordered us to submit to the threat by behaving only in ways that motorists found convenient. .... 1/
In 1925 the law gave up its usual role in protecting people from private violence. Instead, it ordered us to submit to the threat by behaving only in ways that motorists found convenient. .... 1/
The Los Angeles Traffic Ordinance of 1925 went into effect 100 years ago this Friday, January 24. The new law gave motorists priority in the city’s streets and became the model ordinance for the whole country.
By far the most controversial provision was this one. We live with its legacy today.
By far the most controversial provision was this one. We live with its legacy today.
January 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Motorists can easily kill pedestrians and cyclists, but not vice versa.
In 1925 the law gave up its usual role in protecting people from private violence. Instead, it ordered us to submit to the threat by behaving only in ways that motorists found convenient. .... 1/
In 1925 the law gave up its usual role in protecting people from private violence. Instead, it ordered us to submit to the threat by behaving only in ways that motorists found convenient. .... 1/
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Donald Trump has declared the U.S. is in a “national-energy emergency.” “The actual emergency, obviously, is with the climate,” @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
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January 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Donald Trump has declared the U.S. is in a “national-energy emergency.” “The actual emergency, obviously, is with the climate,” @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
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So building housing supply DOES lower rent? How about that.
So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
December 3, 2024 at 11:53 PM
So building housing supply DOES lower rent? How about that.
Discussion: How do you feel about design professionals using AI-generated images in proposals, especially without being up front about it?
December 3, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Discussion: How do you feel about design professionals using AI-generated images in proposals, especially without being up front about it?
When I’m not planning the future of a growing, midsized city, I watch these 3 energizer bunnies cheer their booties off. #utahfusion
November 23, 2024 at 4:35 PM
When I’m not planning the future of a growing, midsized city, I watch these 3 energizer bunnies cheer their booties off. #utahfusion
Sometimes I don’t mind posting notices.
November 22, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Sometimes I don’t mind posting notices.
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November 15, 2024 at 11:33 PM