Jillian Finkle
@jillianfinkle.bsky.social
Main Street, Rhode Island, Mom, PLAY!
So fun, I had to share!
Not just street furniture. A whole street living room! (Shuter Street, Toronto)
October 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
So fun, I had to share!
For my neighbors who may be missing the trees that came down in recent storms, now would be a good time to plant some new ones!
BTW: Right now is the best time of year to plant most trees, shrubs and perennials in New England!
(Wait until Oct/Nov to put in bulbs, and late April-May for annuals.)
Nurseries push spring planting for everything as a marketing tactic, not because plants prefer it.
(Wait until Oct/Nov to put in bulbs, and late April-May for annuals.)
Nurseries push spring planting for everything as a marketing tactic, not because plants prefer it.
September 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
For my neighbors who may be missing the trees that came down in recent storms, now would be a good time to plant some new ones!
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"we are much better off as a society if we create cities safe enough for autonomous kids. When we give kids greater autonomy, we improve the lives of caregivers, as well, and we improve civic life overall."
I wrote about the new Shared Streets Law.
Governor Signs Washington’s First-in-the-Nation Shared Streets Law - The Urbanist
# Cities in Washington will have the legal authority to create shared streets, which feature much lower speed limits and put pedestrians first, under Senate Bill 5595. Governor Bob Ferguson signed the...
www.theurbanist.org
May 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"we are much better off as a society if we create cities safe enough for autonomous kids. When we give kids greater autonomy, we improve the lives of caregivers, as well, and we improve civic life overall."
Kind of a RI dream come true to talk with Bill about my "why," social connection through place (and how @mainstreetri.bsky.social will help do that!) Come hear his keynote at the RI Smart Growth Awards event on Thursday!
NEW: @growsmartri.bsky.social wants to drive quality of life through investments in main streets btown.buzzsprout.com/163601/episo...
Grow Smart RI Wants To Drive Quality of Life Through Expanding Main Streets - Bartholomewtown
Grow Smart Rhode Island's Jillian Finkle joins Bill Bartholomew.
btown.buzzsprout.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Kind of a RI dream come true to talk with Bill about my "why," social connection through place (and how @mainstreetri.bsky.social will help do that!) Come hear his keynote at the RI Smart Growth Awards event on Thursday!
How can the built environment build social connection? Read below, read the book, and then local friends can join the conversation at Grow Smart RI's Awards event on May 8!
www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
Social life, not density, makes city dwellers happy
Culdesac in Tempe, Arizona, has people-friendly courtyards and a walkable design, which leads to success. The formula is explained in Happy City.
www.cnu.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
How can the built environment build social connection? Read below, read the book, and then local friends can join the conversation at Grow Smart RI's Awards event on May 8!
www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
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“This is completely different than our modern, conventional approach to development…We’ve just had this experiment for the last eight decades where we’ve opted to prioritize an isolated transportation system versus our natural way of working together as humans.”
March 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“This is completely different than our modern, conventional approach to development…We’ve just had this experiment for the last eight decades where we’ve opted to prioritize an isolated transportation system versus our natural way of working together as humans.”
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When people live in vibrant, connected environments, they thrive. But in neglected, isolating “cages” issues like addiction and apathy flourish. If we want change, we must build better spaces that foster connection, purpose, and pride. Let’s create communities where people can truly thrive.
January 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
When people live in vibrant, connected environments, they thrive. But in neglected, isolating “cages” issues like addiction and apathy flourish. If we want change, we must build better spaces that foster connection, purpose, and pride. Let’s create communities where people can truly thrive.
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Shhh! Our next #MainStreetRI Roundtable explores ...The Secret Lives of Bus Stops!
Thurs Feb 27 @12pm.
You'd be surprised by how much there is to learn about bus stops & what's involved in installing one on your street. Join us! Free to Register:
tinyurl.com/3mp4fh6c
Thurs Feb 27 @12pm.
You'd be surprised by how much there is to learn about bus stops & what's involved in installing one on your street. Join us! Free to Register:
tinyurl.com/3mp4fh6c
February 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Shhh! Our next #MainStreetRI Roundtable explores ...The Secret Lives of Bus Stops!
Thurs Feb 27 @12pm.
You'd be surprised by how much there is to learn about bus stops & what's involved in installing one on your street. Join us! Free to Register:
tinyurl.com/3mp4fh6c
Thurs Feb 27 @12pm.
You'd be surprised by how much there is to learn about bus stops & what's involved in installing one on your street. Join us! Free to Register:
tinyurl.com/3mp4fh6c
Take a look, RI friends!
📣 ATTN CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, & VT! New grants offer 2 nonprofits or agencies working w/nonprofits $60,000 each for indoor popups for civic & social life in BIPOC +/or low-inc communities + tech assist & cap building from PPS & @culturehousecc.bsky.social. 🔗 bit.ly/3PHJQuE
February 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Take a look, RI friends!
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I mapped out how to take the bus to my job. There actually is an express route to my shipyard....
But to get to it, I'd have to leave at 5pm the *day before* and sleep overnight in the PVD bus terminal to make it to my 6am start time.
Then I wouldn't get *home* til 6pm.
25 hour day to use a bus.
But to get to it, I'd have to leave at 5pm the *day before* and sleep overnight in the PVD bus terminal to make it to my 6am start time.
Then I wouldn't get *home* til 6pm.
25 hour day to use a bus.
The thing that bothers me about Europeans who won't shut up about Americans using cars is they really do not seem to get that in large parts (I would even say the majority!) of the country, even in major cities, you cannot function without either a car on reliance on someone who has one
January 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I mapped out how to take the bus to my job. There actually is an express route to my shipyard....
But to get to it, I'd have to leave at 5pm the *day before* and sleep overnight in the PVD bus terminal to make it to my 6am start time.
Then I wouldn't get *home* til 6pm.
25 hour day to use a bus.
But to get to it, I'd have to leave at 5pm the *day before* and sleep overnight in the PVD bus terminal to make it to my 6am start time.
Then I wouldn't get *home* til 6pm.
25 hour day to use a bus.
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Reclaiming our communities from the car is about more than saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves from the unsafe, unjust, unhealthy, unloveable places where we live.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
December 10, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Reclaiming our communities from the car is about more than saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves from the unsafe, unjust, unhealthy, unloveable places where we live.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
Visual representation of why it makes sense to invest in our Main Streets and downtowns!
WATCH: If you STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown and all the urban parts of your city, watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes with Urban3 & @strongtowns.bsky.social. And then PLEASE SHARE it as much as possible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nw6...
November 26, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Visual representation of why it makes sense to invest in our Main Streets and downtowns!
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With Bluesky user numbers rocketing, more official news accounts are arriving.
Here is a starter pack of major media outlets.
Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.
Here is a starter pack of major media outlets.
Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.
November 17, 2024 at 10:50 AM
With Bluesky user numbers rocketing, more official news accounts are arriving.
Here is a starter pack of major media outlets.
Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.
Here is a starter pack of major media outlets.
Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.
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Ever notice how there's no such thing as an industrial-scale Main Street? Go to a great one and step off the storefronts; chances are you can do so in 5-8 seconds. Eminently interesting; you're never bored.
November 16, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Ever notice how there's no such thing as an industrial-scale Main Street? Go to a great one and step off the storefronts; chances are you can do so in 5-8 seconds. Eminently interesting; you're never bored.