Alessandro Rigolon
@alerigolon.bsky.social
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
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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.
Go Utes! Crazy comeback win in what could be the last home game for Kyle Wittingham as a head coach
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Go Utes! Crazy comeback win in what could be the last home game for Kyle Wittingham as a head coach
Apparently, Trump’s EPA is saying that Salt Lake City’s air quality is now compliant with federal standards. Our mayor celebrated the news. My lungs and eyes beg to disagree #wherearethemountains
November 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Apparently, Trump’s EPA is saying that Salt Lake City’s air quality is now compliant with federal standards. Our mayor celebrated the news. My lungs and eyes beg to disagree #wherearethemountains
Interesting name for a Utah beer
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Interesting name for a Utah beer
Hot take: for all the hate they get, cybertrucks might be actually safer than most trucks for pedestrians and cyclists because they’re significantly lower than most other trucks sold today
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hot take: for all the hate they get, cybertrucks might be actually safer than most trucks for pedestrians and cyclists because they’re significantly lower than most other trucks sold today
Starting to see academic job ads that say specifically universities aren’t paying for HB1 visas. I feel really bad for international PhD students, especially those on the job market this year.
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Starting to see academic job ads that say specifically universities aren’t paying for HB1 visas. I feel really bad for international PhD students, especially those on the job market this year.
Cool new natural playground in Salt Lake City along the Jordan River. I remember seeing some of those playgrounds in Northern Europe, and they were super popular.
This new playground, open space marks a milestone for Salt Lake City
A new open space marks the first completed project tied to an $85 million bond that Salt Lake residents approved three years ago. It could also help in a transformation of the Jordan River.
www.ksl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Cool new natural playground in Salt Lake City along the Jordan River. I remember seeing some of those playgrounds in Northern Europe, and they were super popular.
Hearing about a new wild trend about AI use in academia: Researchers take someone else's paper, use AI to paraphrase it (and sometimes make small edits), and then submit it to a peer-reviewed journal. Many get caught, but some probably get away with that.
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Hearing about a new wild trend about AI use in academia: Researchers take someone else's paper, use AI to paraphrase it (and sometimes make small edits), and then submit it to a peer-reviewed journal. Many get caught, but some probably get away with that.
Fundamental piece about foundations supporting groups that oppose zoning reform. Since 2018, 15 large foundations have given $260 million to California nonprofits that have opposed pro-housing bills. That includes pro-climate foundations funding groups that opposed housing near transit.
New from me for Inside Philanthropy: California foundations need to decide whether they genuinely want to improve housing affordability or would rather keep funding NIMBY obstructionism in Sacramento. www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...
Philanthropy Needs to Pick a Side on the Housing Construction Debate
Despite California’s severe housing shortage, foundations are still funding on the wrong side of the housing fight there, guest author Ned Resnikoff writes.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Fundamental piece about foundations supporting groups that oppose zoning reform. Since 2018, 15 large foundations have given $260 million to California nonprofits that have opposed pro-housing bills. That includes pro-climate foundations funding groups that opposed housing near transit.
Morning trail run
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Morning trail run
“Tis the damn [inversion] season” (semi cit.)
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“Tis the damn [inversion] season” (semi cit.)
Mayor Mendenhall hopes that the Salt Lake City’s over-compliance with Utah SB 195 will stop future bills targeting the city’s streets. But MAGA’s actions at the state and federal levels have taught us that complying that over-compliance doesn’t work.
Mayor Mendenhall reassures suburban Utah lawmakers that cars are still...
Pedal to the Metal
www.cityweekly.net
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Mayor Mendenhall hopes that the Salt Lake City’s over-compliance with Utah SB 195 will stop future bills targeting the city’s streets. But MAGA’s actions at the state and federal levels have taught us that complying that over-compliance doesn’t work.
76% of Republicans aged 65+ aren't getting an updated COVID shot. That's going to be a long winter.
A majority of U.S. adults (59%) say they don’t want to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. This is roughly identical to the share who said in October 2024 that they probably wouldn’t get the updated vaccine.
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
76% of Republicans aged 65+ aren't getting an updated COVID shot. That's going to be a long winter.
Minneapolis's reform to "end single-family zoning" was a very timid one. The reform kept bulk and height limits similar to those for existing single-family homes to "manage neighborhood character." For example, instead of a 2100 sqf unit, you can build 3 700 sqf units. Hence, the moderate success
The problem with social media is that all anyone really cares about is which team you’re on, and every statement is parsed as a declaration of team membership. So if you say, e.g., “Minneapolis’s experiment with ending single-family zoning was a moderate success” all people hear is “he’s Team NIMBY”
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Minneapolis's reform to "end single-family zoning" was a very timid one. The reform kept bulk and height limits similar to those for existing single-family homes to "manage neighborhood character." For example, instead of a 2100 sqf unit, you can build 3 700 sqf units. Hence, the moderate success
It’s exciting to see Utah’s Governor Cox advocate for missing middle housing. I hope it shows a recognition among state leaders that we won’t be able to solve our housing crisis via single-family housing only
#housingoptions #regionalplanning #communityimpact #wasatchchoicevision #utah #wherematters | Wasatch Front Regional Council
As part of the Centers Work! effort, we’re introducing the Missing Middle Housing Toolkit — a resource to help communities explore housing options that fit naturally within neighborhoods.
Missing Mid...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It’s exciting to see Utah’s Governor Cox advocate for missing middle housing. I hope it shows a recognition among state leaders that we won’t be able to solve our housing crisis via single-family housing only
There is no such thing as "free parking." Pass it on
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There is no such thing as "free parking." Pass it on
Show up to support housing at the Salt Lake City council meeting tonight!
Action Alert: Salt Lake City RMF 35 & 45 Updates
www.wasatchalc.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Show up to support housing at the Salt Lake City council meeting tonight!
For years, Utah cities and the League of Cities and Towns have said they are working to address the housing affordability crisis. Talk is cheap. Their actions speak louder than those promises. It is past time that the state of Utah creates some basic minimum zoning standards to promote housing
Riverton Wonders: Allow Some Townhomes or Lose Zoning Power?
The Riverton Planning Commission tabled a pitch for townhomes, but some officials worry about state preempting local cities for more housing.
buildingsaltlake.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
For years, Utah cities and the League of Cities and Towns have said they are working to address the housing affordability crisis. Talk is cheap. Their actions speak louder than those promises. It is past time that the state of Utah creates some basic minimum zoning standards to promote housing
Posting this today, for no particular reason
Nine Inch Nails - Piggy (VEVO Presents)
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November 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Posting this today, for no particular reason
These bills in red states across the country are a symptom that the GOP is not, in fact, a party that cares about safety, children, and families. And I guess we already knew that from gun control laws, but transportation is a whole new frontier for them
The “War on the War on Cars” is alive and well in red states. Idaho made it harder to implement bike and ped infrastructure. They’re only permitted if they are considered a secondary or collateral benefit of a highway project, not a primary purpose. Road diets are mostly prohibited
Gov. Brad Little signs pair of bills limiting bike, ped improvements - BoiseDev
A pair of bills curbing the powers of highway districts across Idaho got the final stamp of approval this week. On Monday, Governor Brad Little signed SB 1140 and SB 1144 into law. The first narrows t...
boisedev.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
These bills in red states across the country are a symptom that the GOP is not, in fact, a party that cares about safety, children, and families. And I guess we already knew that from gun control laws, but transportation is a whole new frontier for them
The “War on the War on Cars” is alive and well in red states. Idaho made it harder to implement bike and ped infrastructure. They’re only permitted if they are considered a secondary or collateral benefit of a highway project, not a primary purpose. Road diets are mostly prohibited
Gov. Brad Little signs pair of bills limiting bike, ped improvements - BoiseDev
A pair of bills curbing the powers of highway districts across Idaho got the final stamp of approval this week. On Monday, Governor Brad Little signed SB 1140 and SB 1144 into law. The first narrows t...
boisedev.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The “War on the War on Cars” is alive and well in red states. Idaho made it harder to implement bike and ped infrastructure. They’re only permitted if they are considered a secondary or collateral benefit of a highway project, not a primary purpose. Road diets are mostly prohibited
Reposted by Alessandro Rigolon
Utah's top judicial officers made a rare public statement Monday, speaking out against threats against Judge Dianna Gibson.
‘Unacceptable’ and ‘dangerous’: Utah courts rebuke threats against judge in redistricting case
Utah's top judicial officers made a rare public statement Monday, speaking out against threats against Judge Dianna Gibson.
www.sltrib.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Utah's top judicial officers made a rare public statement Monday, speaking out against threats against Judge Dianna Gibson.
Christmas morning came early this year! Can’t wait to read this
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Christmas morning came early this year! Can’t wait to read this
Reposted by Alessandro Rigolon
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Go Broncos! Unbelievable win!
November 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Go Broncos! Unbelievable win!