@brycebierman.bsky.social
Our own Gutenberg Moment.
☑️ I can feel the community voice starting to grow as we respond to the rapid policy changes introduced by the new Presidential Administration. This challenging moment is a call for us all to come together to grow and advocate for the policies that support the common good!
☑️ I can feel the community voice starting to grow as we respond to the rapid policy changes introduced by the new Presidential Administration. This challenging moment is a call for us all to come together to grow and advocate for the policies that support the common good!
The Gutenberg Moment
Every communication revolution births chaos before it births order. Gutenberg's press collapsed the gatekeepers of knowledge in the fifteenth century—and it took centuries of war, displacement, and in...
www.panoptica.ai
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our own Gutenberg Moment.
☑️ I can feel the community voice starting to grow as we respond to the rapid policy changes introduced by the new Presidential Administration. This challenging moment is a call for us all to come together to grow and advocate for the policies that support the common good!
☑️ I can feel the community voice starting to grow as we respond to the rapid policy changes introduced by the new Presidential Administration. This challenging moment is a call for us all to come together to grow and advocate for the policies that support the common good!
Today marks Constitution Day! 🇺🇸 Signed 238 years ago, our nation’s 4,400-word Constitution is the world’s oldest and shortest written charter. In polarized times, revisiting it offers insight and inspiration. Read it here: www.law.cornell.edu/constitution
#Constitution #Democracy #UnitedStates
#Constitution #Democracy #UnitedStates
September 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Today marks Constitution Day! 🇺🇸 Signed 238 years ago, our nation’s 4,400-word Constitution is the world’s oldest and shortest written charter. In polarized times, revisiting it offers insight and inspiration. Read it here: www.law.cornell.edu/constitution
#Constitution #Democracy #UnitedStates
#Constitution #Democracy #UnitedStates
I am a new graduate student at the @uvmvermont.bsky.social and am proud to share that the school was just ranked #1 by @theprincetonreview.bsky.social for "Best Schools for Making an Impact."
I can't wait to see how this experience helps me bring a positive impact to our world in need.
#UVM #MPA
I can't wait to see how this experience helps me bring a positive impact to our world in need.
#UVM #MPA
Want to Make an Impact? Go to UVM, Says Princeton Review | UVM News | The University of Vermont
www.uvm.edu
September 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I am a new graduate student at the @uvmvermont.bsky.social and am proud to share that the school was just ranked #1 by @theprincetonreview.bsky.social for "Best Schools for Making an Impact."
I can't wait to see how this experience helps me bring a positive impact to our world in need.
#UVM #MPA
I can't wait to see how this experience helps me bring a positive impact to our world in need.
#UVM #MPA
Two refreshing voices in a new modern era:
Ezra Klein, a journalist at the @nytimes.com and co-author of "Abundance" & Scott Galloway, a clinical professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business.
#democracy
Ezra Klein, a journalist at the @nytimes.com and co-author of "Abundance" & Scott Galloway, a clinical professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business.
#democracy
Trump, Israel, and the Future of Liberal Democracy — with Ezra Klein | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Two refreshing voices in a new modern era:
Ezra Klein, a journalist at the @nytimes.com and co-author of "Abundance" & Scott Galloway, a clinical professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business.
#democracy
Ezra Klein, a journalist at the @nytimes.com and co-author of "Abundance" & Scott Galloway, a clinical professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business.
#democracy
✅ Last week's episode of the Vermont Edition by @vermontpublic.org covered the effect of short-term rentals on Vermont's housing market.
✅ This most recent episode takes a deep dive into this real-world problem in Vermont.
#communitydevelopment #affordablehousing #Vermont #localeconomy #tourism
✅ This most recent episode takes a deep dive into this real-world problem in Vermont.
#communitydevelopment #affordablehousing #Vermont #localeconomy #tourism
Vermont Edition
Tourism-heavy towns often have a lot of AirBnBs per capita. Some towns, like Londonderry, are putting stricter rules in place on short-term rentals.Their goal, in large part, is to maintain housing fo...
play.prx.org
August 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
✅ Last week's episode of the Vermont Edition by @vermontpublic.org covered the effect of short-term rentals on Vermont's housing market.
✅ This most recent episode takes a deep dive into this real-world problem in Vermont.
#communitydevelopment #affordablehousing #Vermont #localeconomy #tourism
✅ This most recent episode takes a deep dive into this real-world problem in Vermont.
#communitydevelopment #affordablehousing #Vermont #localeconomy #tourism
It can be challenging to understand how public finance and taxation impact your everyday life.
Urban3 is leading the charge, creating easy-to-understand graphics that break down local public finance.
#publicfinance #communitydevelopment #localgovernment #ICMA
See their video below to learn more:
Urban3 is leading the charge, creating easy-to-understand graphics that break down local public finance.
#publicfinance #communitydevelopment #localgovernment #ICMA
See their video below to learn more:
Visualizing Where $397,000,000 ACTUALLY Goes in a City
YouTube video by Urban3
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It can be challenging to understand how public finance and taxation impact your everyday life.
Urban3 is leading the charge, creating easy-to-understand graphics that break down local public finance.
#publicfinance #communitydevelopment #localgovernment #ICMA
See their video below to learn more:
Urban3 is leading the charge, creating easy-to-understand graphics that break down local public finance.
#publicfinance #communitydevelopment #localgovernment #ICMA
See their video below to learn more:
Are you aware of the benefits of shifting taxes from property to land?
✔️Penalize land speculation to ensure valuable parcels are put to the best use for the community
✔️ Provides a tax structure that is more equitably spread among the community
✔️ Incentivizes owners to invest in their properties
✔️Penalize land speculation to ensure valuable parcels are put to the best use for the community
✔️ Provides a tax structure that is more equitably spread among the community
✔️ Incentivizes owners to invest in their properties
New Reports: Land Value Taxes in College Towns - RSF Website
Co-published with Stephen Hoskins Case studies from South Bend and Princeton examine the impact of shifting taxes from buildings to land. The shift would drive development, promote equity, and capture...
progressandpovertyinstitute.org
June 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Are you aware of the benefits of shifting taxes from property to land?
✔️Penalize land speculation to ensure valuable parcels are put to the best use for the community
✔️ Provides a tax structure that is more equitably spread among the community
✔️ Incentivizes owners to invest in their properties
✔️Penalize land speculation to ensure valuable parcels are put to the best use for the community
✔️ Provides a tax structure that is more equitably spread among the community
✔️ Incentivizes owners to invest in their properties
We are all guilty of playing "The Blame Game"
This TED Talk highlights how blame as a reflex impedes problem-solving. By encouraging a regular look in the mirror, we can all create solutions to foster accountability.
☑️Instead of: "Whose fault is this?"
☑️Ask: "Where did the process break down?"
This TED Talk highlights how blame as a reflex impedes problem-solving. By encouraging a regular look in the mirror, we can all create solutions to foster accountability.
☑️Instead of: "Whose fault is this?"
☑️Ask: "Where did the process break down?"
How to claim your leadership power
When faced with challenges, do you often seek someone else to blame? Leadership expert Michael Timms shows why this instinct is counterproductive, highlighting three effective habits of self-accountab...
www.ted.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We are all guilty of playing "The Blame Game"
This TED Talk highlights how blame as a reflex impedes problem-solving. By encouraging a regular look in the mirror, we can all create solutions to foster accountability.
☑️Instead of: "Whose fault is this?"
☑️Ask: "Where did the process break down?"
This TED Talk highlights how blame as a reflex impedes problem-solving. By encouraging a regular look in the mirror, we can all create solutions to foster accountability.
☑️Instead of: "Whose fault is this?"
☑️Ask: "Where did the process break down?"
I partnered with Ordinal for the webinar, "Perspectives on the Housing Crisis: A Roundtable Discussion with City Planners."
I loved the opportunity to share thoughts often only discussed in specialist circles. We build better communities when more people care about being a part of the solutions!
I loved the opportunity to share thoughts often only discussed in specialist circles. We build better communities when more people care about being a part of the solutions!
What can cities do to help bring relief to the homeless in their area? | Ordinal
What can cities do to help bring relief to the homeless in their area?
Listen to Bryce D. Bierman offer advice from his experience as the Coordinator of the Chittenden County Homeless Alliance for th...
www.linkedin.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I partnered with Ordinal for the webinar, "Perspectives on the Housing Crisis: A Roundtable Discussion with City Planners."
I loved the opportunity to share thoughts often only discussed in specialist circles. We build better communities when more people care about being a part of the solutions!
I loved the opportunity to share thoughts often only discussed in specialist circles. We build better communities when more people care about being a part of the solutions!
▶️Albert Hirschman’s National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade (1945) explores how nations use trade to exert power, emphasizing dependency and "exclusive complementarity."
▶️His insights on economic influence foresee the world's current shift in economic statecraft and political economy.
▶️His insights on economic influence foresee the world's current shift in economic statecraft and political economy.
Dossier article | Colorni Hirschman
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colornihirschman.org
March 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
▶️Albert Hirschman’s National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade (1945) explores how nations use trade to exert power, emphasizing dependency and "exclusive complementarity."
▶️His insights on economic influence foresee the world's current shift in economic statecraft and political economy.
▶️His insights on economic influence foresee the world's current shift in economic statecraft and political economy.
✅ The City of Houston and Harris County introduced a Homeless Encampment Response Strategy that:
✔️Emphasizes decommissioning encampments by facilitating access to various housing options
✔️Uses a housing-first and coordinated outreach approach to provide solutions for unsheltered residents
✔️Emphasizes decommissioning encampments by facilitating access to various housing options
✔️Uses a housing-first and coordinated outreach approach to provide solutions for unsheltered residents
Homeless Encampment Response Strategy Released
www.cfthhouston.org
March 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
✅ The City of Houston and Harris County introduced a Homeless Encampment Response Strategy that:
✔️Emphasizes decommissioning encampments by facilitating access to various housing options
✔️Uses a housing-first and coordinated outreach approach to provide solutions for unsheltered residents
✔️Emphasizes decommissioning encampments by facilitating access to various housing options
✔️Uses a housing-first and coordinated outreach approach to provide solutions for unsheltered residents
⏺️ Want to unravel the intricacies of property taxation in the United States?
⏺️ Check out the podcast below to learn about the mechanics of property assessments, the political dynamics influencing tax rates, and the challenges inherent in accurately determining market values.
#propertytax #LVT
⏺️ Check out the podcast below to learn about the mechanics of property assessments, the political dynamics influencing tax rates, and the challenges inherent in accurately determining market values.
#propertytax #LVT
How we tax property, with Lars Doucet
In the U.S. property taxation system, the people are levied by two separate and equally important groups.
www.complexsystemspodcast.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
⏺️ Want to unravel the intricacies of property taxation in the United States?
⏺️ Check out the podcast below to learn about the mechanics of property assessments, the political dynamics influencing tax rates, and the challenges inherent in accurately determining market values.
#propertytax #LVT
⏺️ Check out the podcast below to learn about the mechanics of property assessments, the political dynamics influencing tax rates, and the challenges inherent in accurately determining market values.
#propertytax #LVT
☑️ Reforming street networks is as crucial as zoning changes to foster abundant, thriving, and healthy communities
☑️ To effectively address housing challenges, we must prioritize restoring interconnected street networks that promote walkability and community engagement
@cnunewurbanism.bsky.social
☑️ To effectively address housing challenges, we must prioritize restoring interconnected street networks that promote walkability and community engagement
@cnunewurbanism.bsky.social
For housing, the medium is the street
We need street network reform, not just housing, to create abundant, thriving, healthy communities.
www.cnu.org
March 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
☑️ Reforming street networks is as crucial as zoning changes to foster abundant, thriving, and healthy communities
☑️ To effectively address housing challenges, we must prioritize restoring interconnected street networks that promote walkability and community engagement
@cnunewurbanism.bsky.social
☑️ To effectively address housing challenges, we must prioritize restoring interconnected street networks that promote walkability and community engagement
@cnunewurbanism.bsky.social
☑️ Homelessness grew by 18% in 2023, per the annual HUD Report.
☑️ The increased strain on resources leaves frontline staff overworked and underpaid, not to mention confronting the many traumas of their clientele.
☑️ Direct service providers deserve more funding, not less.
@npr.org chat below:
☑️ The increased strain on resources leaves frontline staff overworked and underpaid, not to mention confronting the many traumas of their clientele.
☑️ Direct service providers deserve more funding, not less.
@npr.org chat below:
Burnout is a problem for caseworkers serving unhoused people
People who provide assistance to the unhoused often feel traumatized by their work.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
☑️ Homelessness grew by 18% in 2023, per the annual HUD Report.
☑️ The increased strain on resources leaves frontline staff overworked and underpaid, not to mention confronting the many traumas of their clientele.
☑️ Direct service providers deserve more funding, not less.
@npr.org chat below:
☑️ The increased strain on resources leaves frontline staff overworked and underpaid, not to mention confronting the many traumas of their clientele.
☑️ Direct service providers deserve more funding, not less.
@npr.org chat below:
Happy to share that I'll be speaking at Perspectives on the Housing Crisis: A Discussion with City Planners!
Register for the webinar below to attend on March 26th.
#housing #communitydevelopment #cityplanner #landuse
Register for the webinar below to attend on March 26th.
#housing #communitydevelopment #cityplanner #landuse
Perspectives on the Housing Crisis: A Discussion with City Planners | LinkedIn
Join us for a critical conversation with seasoned city planners Terry Satterwhite, Bryce Bierman, and Rick Barry as they delve into the complexities of the US housing crisis.
Here’s what to expect:
...
www.linkedin.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Happy to share that I'll be speaking at Perspectives on the Housing Crisis: A Discussion with City Planners!
Register for the webinar below to attend on March 26th.
#housing #communitydevelopment #cityplanner #landuse
Register for the webinar below to attend on March 26th.
#housing #communitydevelopment #cityplanner #landuse
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For every $1 spent on tax enforcement for the wealthy, taxpayers get an average return of $26.
Trump and Musk just ensured 6,000 fewer people will be doing that job.
DOGE's IRS raid isn't about “efficiency”—it's about giving the ultra-rich a free pass to cheat the system.
Trump and Musk just ensured 6,000 fewer people will be doing that job.
DOGE's IRS raid isn't about “efficiency”—it's about giving the ultra-rich a free pass to cheat the system.
February 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
For every $1 spent on tax enforcement for the wealthy, taxpayers get an average return of $26.
Trump and Musk just ensured 6,000 fewer people will be doing that job.
DOGE's IRS raid isn't about “efficiency”—it's about giving the ultra-rich a free pass to cheat the system.
Trump and Musk just ensured 6,000 fewer people will be doing that job.
DOGE's IRS raid isn't about “efficiency”—it's about giving the ultra-rich a free pass to cheat the system.
What if We Had Enough Places to Call Home?
🟢 Density reduces municipal utility infrastructure costs, legalizes the construction of more housing units, and impacts climate change by reducing urban sprawl.
Ask your City Planner what your community could change to allow for more dense development!
🟢 Density reduces municipal utility infrastructure costs, legalizes the construction of more housing units, and impacts climate change by reducing urban sprawl.
Ask your City Planner what your community could change to allow for more dense development!
What if… we had enough places to call home? | Sue Schwartz | TEDxGreensboro
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What if We Had Enough Places to Call Home?
🟢 Density reduces municipal utility infrastructure costs, legalizes the construction of more housing units, and impacts climate change by reducing urban sprawl.
Ask your City Planner what your community could change to allow for more dense development!
🟢 Density reduces municipal utility infrastructure costs, legalizes the construction of more housing units, and impacts climate change by reducing urban sprawl.
Ask your City Planner what your community could change to allow for more dense development!
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Don't you think today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks?
I do.
I do.
Members of Congress again outperformed the stock market, report shows
"When Congress members consistently outperform benchmarks like the S&P 500, it raises serious questions about fairness."
fortune.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Don't you think today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks?
I do.
I do.
Check out the Rolling Stones article documenting the timeline of Elon Musk's decline into hate and misinformation...
Thank you @jackdodo.bsky.social and #Bluesky for leading the fight against this disturbing new media trend!
Thank you @jackdodo.bsky.social and #Bluesky for leading the fight against this disturbing new media trend!
How Elon Musk and X Became the Biggest Purveyors of Online Misinformation
A timeline of how Elon Musk has turned X into a misinformation weapon that spews falsehoods about migrants, gender, health and elections.
www.rollingstone.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Check out the Rolling Stones article documenting the timeline of Elon Musk's decline into hate and misinformation...
Thank you @jackdodo.bsky.social and #Bluesky for leading the fight against this disturbing new media trend!
Thank you @jackdodo.bsky.social and #Bluesky for leading the fight against this disturbing new media trend!
While states like New York and California scale back their budgets to address an accelerating homelessness crisis, Oregon is leading the way the making smart investments upfront to keep costs of services low over the long run!
Thank you to Governor Tina Kovek for her bravery!
#housingfirst
Thank you to Governor Tina Kovek for her bravery!
#housingfirst
Oregon's Bold Response To A Growing Homelessness Crisis
Oregon's Governor takes a bold stand against rising homelessness with record investments in affordable housing and homelessness prevention.
invisiblepeople.tv
January 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
While states like New York and California scale back their budgets to address an accelerating homelessness crisis, Oregon is leading the way the making smart investments upfront to keep costs of services low over the long run!
Thank you to Governor Tina Kovek for her bravery!
#housingfirst
Thank you to Governor Tina Kovek for her bravery!
#housingfirst
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Congressman @gregcasar.bsky.social, a former labor organizer, on building solidarity and uniting working people in 2025.
January 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Congressman @gregcasar.bsky.social, a former labor organizer, on building solidarity and uniting working people in 2025.
Land Value Return & Recycling
Shifting from a property tax to a land tax would allow your city to capture the land value created by public infrastructure efficiently and plug that money back into the local budget, rather than allowing the land value to pad the pockets of a few adjacent landowners.
Shifting from a property tax to a land tax would allow your city to capture the land value created by public infrastructure efficiently and plug that money back into the local budget, rather than allowing the land value to pad the pockets of a few adjacent landowners.
Financing Infrastructure with Value Capture: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The phrase "value capture" has been tossed around a lot lately. Here's what it does and doesn't mean.
www.strongtowns.org
January 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Land Value Return & Recycling
Shifting from a property tax to a land tax would allow your city to capture the land value created by public infrastructure efficiently and plug that money back into the local budget, rather than allowing the land value to pad the pockets of a few adjacent landowners.
Shifting from a property tax to a land tax would allow your city to capture the land value created by public infrastructure efficiently and plug that money back into the local budget, rather than allowing the land value to pad the pockets of a few adjacent landowners.
Imagine a U.S. Fortune 500 CEO saying this today?
“Executives should NOT put stockholders interest first. They should balance the interests of the stockholder, the community, the customer, and the employee.”
- 1959 Coca-Cola president William Robinson
Our culture can surely think this way again!
“Executives should NOT put stockholders interest first. They should balance the interests of the stockholder, the community, the customer, and the employee.”
- 1959 Coca-Cola president William Robinson
Our culture can surely think this way again!
January 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Imagine a U.S. Fortune 500 CEO saying this today?
“Executives should NOT put stockholders interest first. They should balance the interests of the stockholder, the community, the customer, and the employee.”
- 1959 Coca-Cola president William Robinson
Our culture can surely think this way again!
“Executives should NOT put stockholders interest first. They should balance the interests of the stockholder, the community, the customer, and the employee.”
- 1959 Coca-Cola president William Robinson
Our culture can surely think this way again!
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Milwaukee hit 85% voter turnout in 2024. A huge effort by @wisdems.bsky.social, by our partners and allies, and by the voters themselves.
And we added Dem votes in most rural counties at the same time.
Let’s do this everywhere.
And we added Dem votes in most rural counties at the same time.
Let’s do this everywhere.
Milwaukee saw highest voter turnout of 50 largest U.S. cities in 2024, study finds
Milwaukee and Wisconsin beat voter turnout records during for the 2024 presidential election.
www.jsonline.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Milwaukee hit 85% voter turnout in 2024. A huge effort by @wisdems.bsky.social, by our partners and allies, and by the voters themselves.
And we added Dem votes in most rural counties at the same time.
Let’s do this everywhere.
And we added Dem votes in most rural counties at the same time.
Let’s do this everywhere.
Here is HUD's annual report on the state of the homelessness crisis in the U.S.
How can we reverse this trend of a lack of general affordability in the U.S.?
We can start by ensuring the value created by our economy is more equitably spread among all of society!
www.hud.gov/press/press_...
How can we reverse this trend of a lack of general affordability in the U.S.?
We can start by ensuring the value created by our economy is more equitably spread among all of society!
www.hud.gov/press/press_...
HUD Releases January 2024 Point-In-Time Count Report
HUD No. 24-327 HUD Public Affairs (202) 708-0685 FOR RELEASE Friday December 27, 2024 HUD Releases January 2024 Point-In-Time Count Report The Annual Homelessness Assessment Report: Part 1 data highli...
www.hud.gov
January 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Here is HUD's annual report on the state of the homelessness crisis in the U.S.
How can we reverse this trend of a lack of general affordability in the U.S.?
We can start by ensuring the value created by our economy is more equitably spread among all of society!
www.hud.gov/press/press_...
How can we reverse this trend of a lack of general affordability in the U.S.?
We can start by ensuring the value created by our economy is more equitably spread among all of society!
www.hud.gov/press/press_...