Heather Boyer
hboyer.bsky.social
Heather Boyer
@hboyer.bsky.social
Cars ruin cities
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Fabulous book event for Unfinished Metropolis by @benschneider.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Check out our awesome new book by @malgeo.bsky.social front and center at Barnes and Noble in Brooklyn @islandpress.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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On the 🚌 opening up my newest book by @nondriver.bsky.social I love to see how they connect climate and transportation.

"we know that if we don't act to reduce emissions now, the disruption our children will have to survive will be even worse."
October 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Read about @malgeo.bsky.social Matthew Algeo's "delightful" new book, "New York's Secret Subway" in the WSJ www.wsj.com/arts-culture... @islandpress.bsky.social
‘New York’s Secret Subway’ Review: Tunnel Visions
An inventor in 19th-century New York had been dreaming about a subterranean railway for decades. He’d have to break a few rules to build it.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Strange, I was told congestion pricing would turn Manhattan into a ghost town
'Call it a comeback': Manhattan foot traffic finally tops pre-pandemic times
Visits to office buildings in the city’s commercial districts were up 1.3% last month compared to July 2019, data shows.
gothamist.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There is still time to read the great selections on the summer reading list from @sightline.org including Arbitrary Lines by @mnolangray.bsky.social and Bet the Farm by Beth Hoffman @islandpress.bsky.social @emilyturner2000.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Surdna hosted a wonderful book event for THE BANKS WE DESERVE by @oscarthinks.bsky.social. Learn more about the book @islandpress.bsky.social @donchen.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Great @davidzipper.bsky.social interview with Erick Guerra on Overbuilt. To read more, get the book from @islandpress.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Can Americans Just Stop Building New Highways?
A new book argues that the expansion of the US roadway network has exacted social and environmental costs that far outweigh the benefits.
www.bloomberg.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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"...the data backs up the vibes. The less time you spend in a car, the more likely it is you backed Zohran Mamdani."
NYC's Upset Election Was Drawn Along An Odd Line: Car Ownership - Jalopnik
Car ownership and transit ridership serve as a shorthand for someone's entire living situation — and, apparently, their politics.
www.jalopnik.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Amazing closing plenary by Charles T. Brown @nacto.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hey, @nacto.bsky.social Designing Cities attendees, you can get your hands on a free copy of ARRESTED MOBILITY by Charles Brown, closing plenary speaker, if you can get to this Little Free Library first. It is wishing 1/2 mile of the conference. @islandpress.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Want to join me for this Transportation Alternatives event?
April 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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People have the power to take our democracy back. This right here helps to prove that after Musk quite literally tried to buy votes yet again to manipulate our government.
April 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Definitely calling 311 on this parking situation.
April 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
@islandpress.bsky.social books in Oslo (with IP author Dan Piatkoswki)
March 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A great Island Press collection!
We're double racking books now. Urbanism/transportation books on the right, water books on the left.
March 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Stop Everything You’re Doing and Build a Bicycle Sidecar for Your Dog.
momentummag.com/stop-what-yo...
Stop Everything You're Doing and Build a Bicycle Sidecar for Your Dog
Momentum Mag is closed for the rest of the day, something came up.
momentummag.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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It is National Transit Employee Appreciation Day!

We've achieved record on-time performance while delivering exceptional customer service, and it is all thanks to the hard work and dedication our employees bring every single day.
March 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
You get a $4.99 @islandpress.bsky.social ebook, and you get a $4.99 Island Press ebook wherever ebooks are sold until midnight March 2. Get great new releases including THE BANKS WE DESERVE by @oscarthinks.bsky.social and BUILDING FOR PEOPLE by @holz-bau.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM