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New episode of IPBES Nature Insight 🎧
USL’s Loan Diep joins the conversation on why urban biodiversity is essential as cities rapidly expand, especially in the Global South.
Episode: Space to Grow: The Vital Importance of Biodiversity in Concrete Jungles
Listen here: buff.ly/wrP8Sed
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USL’s Loan Diep joins the conversation on why urban biodiversity is essential as cities rapidly expand, especially in the Global South.
Episode: Space to Grow: The Vital Importance of Biodiversity in Concrete Jungles
Listen here: buff.ly/wrP8Sed
@ipbes.net
Space to Grow: The Vital Importance of Biodiversity in Concrete Jungles
Is it possible to balance the needs of people with nature in our “concrete jungles”? That is the question under scrutiny in this episode of ‘Nature Insight’. As the global population becomes ever…
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January 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM
New episode of IPBES Nature Insight 🎧
USL’s Loan Diep joins the conversation on why urban biodiversity is essential as cities rapidly expand, especially in the Global South.
Episode: Space to Grow: The Vital Importance of Biodiversity in Concrete Jungles
Listen here: buff.ly/wrP8Sed
@ipbes.net
USL’s Loan Diep joins the conversation on why urban biodiversity is essential as cities rapidly expand, especially in the Global South.
Episode: Space to Grow: The Vital Importance of Biodiversity in Concrete Jungles
Listen here: buff.ly/wrP8Sed
@ipbes.net
Parks top recent NYT survey about ways to improve NYC.
Love it!
But real question remains: where does the new finding come from, and/or what existing expense funded programs will be scaled back?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/a...
Love it!
But real question remains: where does the new finding come from, and/or what existing expense funded programs will be scaled back?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/a...
How Readers Voted on 17 Ways to Improve New York City
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Parks top recent NYT survey about ways to improve NYC.
Love it!
But real question remains: where does the new finding come from, and/or what existing expense funded programs will be scaled back?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/a...
Love it!
But real question remains: where does the new finding come from, and/or what existing expense funded programs will be scaled back?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/a...
Interesting tool. Hats off to the coding behind it. Would like to see how small/mid-size American cities compare.
Would be great if you could layer in amenities like @trustforpublicland.bsky.social‘s walk to a park score and other metrics to understand how the density relates to quality of life.
Would be great if you could layer in amenities like @trustforpublicland.bsky.social‘s walk to a park score and other metrics to understand how the density relates to quality of life.
🆕 DENSITY DATA TOOL 🛠️
Our brand new data tool maps Centre for Cities residential densities data for 62 cities in Britain and compares observed densities with similar locations in French and Japanese cities.
Explore the tool 🔎
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Our brand new data tool maps Centre for Cities residential densities data for 62 cities in Britain and compares observed densities with similar locations in French and Japanese cities.
Explore the tool 🔎
buff.ly/SZjj1PC
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Interesting tool. Hats off to the coding behind it. Would like to see how small/mid-size American cities compare.
Would be great if you could layer in amenities like @trustforpublicland.bsky.social‘s walk to a park score and other metrics to understand how the density relates to quality of life.
Would be great if you could layer in amenities like @trustforpublicland.bsky.social‘s walk to a park score and other metrics to understand how the density relates to quality of life.
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For @cornellaap.bsky.social, Thomas J. Campanella spoke with Edith Fikes about his new book Designing the American Century. Read their conversation here:
Announcing: Designing the American Century: The Public Landscapes of Clarke and Rapuano, 1915–1965 by Professor of City and Regional Planning Thomas J. Campanella | Cornell AAP
Campanella's most recent book was released after he began research decades ago as a Cornell student on two largely underrecognized landscape architects who deeply shaped the urban geography of the…
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September 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
For @cornellaap.bsky.social, Thomas J. Campanella spoke with Edith Fikes about his new book Designing the American Century. Read their conversation here:
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“Bigotry and racial injustice, it turns out, were baked into the American highway from the start.” Thomas J. Campanella mentions @emlieb.bsky.social's new book, ROAD TO NOWHERE, in a recent @nytopinion.nytimes.com essay about the Bronx River Parkway.
Opinion | The Promise of the Bronx River Parkway
A pioneering road shows what highways were and what they can be as it turns 100.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“Bigotry and racial injustice, it turns out, were baked into the American highway from the start.” Thomas J. Campanella mentions @emlieb.bsky.social's new book, ROAD TO NOWHERE, in a recent @nytopinion.nytimes.com essay about the Bronx River Parkway.
Loved reading this profile. I wish there was a term for the new territory you cover with an infant strapped to your chest.
I’d also say the park’s physical infrastructure may be neglected like the buildings before it, but the social infrastructure is present and thriving in layers.
I’d also say the park’s physical infrastructure may be neglected like the buildings before it, but the social infrastructure is present and thriving in layers.
“A little back and forth lifts the spirits, a discount on something you’d have to buy anyway. You regale your friend with your score, the thrill and friction of engaging, inventing a transaction, a community, and so, perhaps, a place. What’s a little dirt on your tofu, in exchange for all that?”
The Garden on the Other Side of the World
Sara Delano Roosevelt Park on Manhattan's Lower East Side has long been a neglected but vital park — a place to dance and garden, haggle and gamble; to find oneself.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Loved reading this profile. I wish there was a term for the new territory you cover with an infant strapped to your chest.
I’d also say the park’s physical infrastructure may be neglected like the buildings before it, but the social infrastructure is present and thriving in layers.
I’d also say the park’s physical infrastructure may be neglected like the buildings before it, but the social infrastructure is present and thriving in layers.
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I think about this basically every day now.
January 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I think about this basically every day now.
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After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
January 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Erosion of certain fed guidelines in the name of streamlining does seem to make fertile ground for a local strongman type character to step into a Moses-like role (at the expense of community input and equity and a host of other things).
We are Perfectly Poised for Another Robert Moses
We are Perfectly Poised for Another Robert Moses
When “America is Building Again” while decentering equity, the ghost of Robert Moses haunts us.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Erosion of certain fed guidelines in the name of streamlining does seem to make fertile ground for a local strongman type character to step into a Moses-like role (at the expense of community input and equity and a host of other things).
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Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
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NYC Mayor Mamdani’s First Executive Orders Focus on Tenant Protections, Reverse Adams Orders - h/t The New York Times
NYC Mayor Mamdani’s First Executive Orders Focus on Tenant Protections, Reverse Adams Orders - h/t The New York Times
A Mamdani order revokes all executive orders issued by former mayor Eric Adams, including one that created a city office focused on cryptocurrency.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
NYC Mayor Mamdani’s First Executive Orders Focus on Tenant Protections, Reverse Adams Orders - h/t The New York Times
NYC Mayor’s Office structure: www.nyc.gov/content/dam/...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:20 AM
NYC Mayor’s Office structure: www.nyc.gov/content/dam/...
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READ THIS ARTICLE FOR #NEWYEARS:
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
25 simple resolutions you can make to improve your city in 2019
What if we picked New Year's resolutions that improved our individual and family lives, while also improving our cities and communities?
www.fastcompany.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
READ THIS ARTICLE FOR #NEWYEARS:
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
25 simple but POWERFUL resolutions you can make to improve your life AND YOUR CITY!
Revisit my most read @fastcompany.com article—the resolutions feel even MORE relevant now! Which ones resonate with you? What would you add? #HappyNewYear #Resolutions #NewYearsEve
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Local leaders are at the forefront of climate action, shaping climate-resilient development in communities.
Explore the "Cities & Local Governments Sector Brief", presenting takeaways to help cities design & implement strategies tailored to their needs.
https://tinyurl.com/yjwd5aa7
Explore the "Cities & Local Governments Sector Brief", presenting takeaways to help cities design & implement strategies tailored to their needs.
https://tinyurl.com/yjwd5aa7
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Local leaders are at the forefront of climate action, shaping climate-resilient development in communities.
Explore the "Cities & Local Governments Sector Brief", presenting takeaways to help cities design & implement strategies tailored to their needs.
https://tinyurl.com/yjwd5aa7
Explore the "Cities & Local Governments Sector Brief", presenting takeaways to help cities design & implement strategies tailored to their needs.
https://tinyurl.com/yjwd5aa7
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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📌 JUST PUBLISHED: IBO's analysis of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget's November 2025 Financial Plan provides a comprehensive overview of structural budget challenges and an independent forecast of City revenue and expenditure.
View all 4 documents here: on.nyc.gov/3N58ruZ
View all 4 documents here: on.nyc.gov/3N58ruZ
December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
📌 JUST PUBLISHED: IBO's analysis of the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget's November 2025 Financial Plan provides a comprehensive overview of structural budget challenges and an independent forecast of City revenue and expenditure.
View all 4 documents here: on.nyc.gov/3N58ruZ
View all 4 documents here: on.nyc.gov/3N58ruZ
Ok. Here it goes..
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Ok. Here it goes..