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Kimberly Carpenter Stanley
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Inspiring livable communities with a focus on sustainability, adaptability, and connectivity.

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@thewaroncars.bsky.social this is excellent. Reminiscent of @tomflood.bsky.social ’s work. Great job.

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America, It's Just Like Riding a Bike
YouTube video by The War on Cars
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February 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Jimmy Carter “described his second career as ‘waging peace.’ That work remains far from finished, and it remains for those who admired Mr. Carter to continue,” the editorial board writes.
Opinion | America Needs More Jimmy Carters
He was a model ex-president and achieved a great deal in office.
nyti.ms
December 29, 2024 at 11:28 PM
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“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.”

Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community
Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human...
today.ucsd.edu
December 22, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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"We need all of us to work together to shift the pervasive reactionary “no” attitude of some members of our communities to a “yes” or, at the very least, a “yes but how” mentality. Our region’s future depends on it."
www.remainplaces.com/post/we-must...
We Must Rebrand Housing as a Benefit, Not a Burden
I’m often asked by area business owners and residents, “What can we do to support solutions to our housing issues in our own communities?” The answer sometimes surprises people in its simplicity.Beyon...
www.remainplaces.com
December 15, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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A Map That Visualizes Walkable Neighborhoods Across the US

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A Map That Visualizes Walkable Neighborhoods Across the US
An interactive map allows anyone in the US to see their proximity to grocery stores, playgrounds, schools and more.
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December 10, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Our Cyber Weekend Sale is going on now through Monday night. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us in Seaside February 7-9 as we honor Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson.

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#retrofittingsuburbia #sustainablecommunities #newurbanism
December 1, 2024 at 12:58 AM
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Wednesday Wisdom • From our Fellows

How can more people experience the American Dream? Better community planning. We must look at our communities holistically to solve the issue with missing middle housing by offering various options that fit lifestyle and allow walkable infrastructure.
November 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and vetted and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like
November 26, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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November 23, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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Your contribution helps continue our work to inspire, advocate, educate, collaborate, and implement global initiatives rooted in the new urbanism movement. We have been inspiring more livable, lovable, and sustainable communities both locally and globally since 1982. Visit seasideinstitute.org.
November 22, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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100 years ago tomorrow.

New York Times, November 23, 1924: “The automobile looms up as a far more destructive piece of mechanism than the machine gun. The reckless motorist deals more death than the artilleryman. … Immediate action [is necessary] to halt the homicidal orgy of the automobile.”
November 22, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 2:15 AM
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How one school made a street safer for kids.
Not a full on "School Street," where all cars are banned, but a big improvement for health and safety of children.

#Tirana, #Albania

BEFORE/AFTER:
November 20, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Listen to the builders:

"... adopting broader zoning laws and offering incentives such as density bonuses and streamlined approval processes can significantly boost affordable housing production."
How Zoning Regulations Affect Affordable Housing
Zoning and land use policies can either constrain or promote housing production, depending on how they are structured. For example, inclusionary zoning often does not result in additional housing affo...
www.nahb.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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"By 2030, Paris will have removed 60,000 parking spaces and replaced them with trees."
Paris to Replace Parking Spaces With Trees
The city’s new climate plan promises to drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:56 PM