Nate Baker
@natebakerdurham.bsky.social
Durham City Council At-Large | Urban Planner | Fighting for a livable city | 🌹
The Onion couldn’t write a better headline
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Onion couldn’t write a better headline
In Atlanta this weekend so I decided to read some of @danimmergluck.bsky.social’s book Red Hot City and it shows a lot of similarities to Durham and Raleigh.
Reading some DuBois as well and that has tons of similarities too.
Reading some DuBois as well and that has tons of similarities too.
June 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In Atlanta this weekend so I decided to read some of @danimmergluck.bsky.social’s book Red Hot City and it shows a lot of similarities to Durham and Raleigh.
Reading some DuBois as well and that has tons of similarities too.
Reading some DuBois as well and that has tons of similarities too.
Inherent to human nature is a desire for human-scaled places. There’s a reason why—from an urban design perspective—people tend to feel comfortable me walking and standing in places like this.
May 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Inherent to human nature is a desire for human-scaled places. There’s a reason why—from an urban design perspective—people tend to feel comfortable me walking and standing in places like this.
Thrilled that Council has approved the Vision Zero action plan. Too many people are dying on our streets and we’re going in the wrong direction. We need to be bold and brave to make our streets safer.
April 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Thrilled that Council has approved the Vision Zero action plan. Too many people are dying on our streets and we’re going in the wrong direction. We need to be bold and brave to make our streets safer.
One day we’ll look back on the present and ask why we allowed a whole street to cut through the heart of Durham’s primary civic gathering space.
We need great spaces for people to gather for protests. We should convert Corcoran St downtown to the plaza it bisects.
We need great spaces for people to gather for protests. We should convert Corcoran St downtown to the plaza it bisects.
April 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
One day we’ll look back on the present and ask why we allowed a whole street to cut through the heart of Durham’s primary civic gathering space.
We need great spaces for people to gather for protests. We should convert Corcoran St downtown to the plaza it bisects.
We need great spaces for people to gather for protests. We should convert Corcoran St downtown to the plaza it bisects.
Lots of inspiration from local labor leaders during the last Durham Workers Assembly meeting. Here are some quotes that these leaders shared:
“We’ve got to stay unified like never before.”
“We’re going to protect our veterans even if that means protecting them from the federal government.”
“We’ve got to stay unified like never before.”
“We’re going to protect our veterans even if that means protecting them from the federal government.”
March 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Lots of inspiration from local labor leaders during the last Durham Workers Assembly meeting. Here are some quotes that these leaders shared:
“We’ve got to stay unified like never before.”
“We’re going to protect our veterans even if that means protecting them from the federal government.”
“We’ve got to stay unified like never before.”
“We’re going to protect our veterans even if that means protecting them from the federal government.”
Yesterday marked a passage into a darker period in our country. With local journalism hanging by a thread and continued consolidation of corporate media, it is more important than ever to find good independent sources of information.
Here is a list of sources that I use for national news:
Here is a list of sources that I use for national news:
January 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Yesterday marked a passage into a darker period in our country. With local journalism hanging by a thread and continued consolidation of corporate media, it is more important than ever to find good independent sources of information.
Here is a list of sources that I use for national news:
Here is a list of sources that I use for national news:
Today I’m thrilled to begin my time as Vice Chair of the Durham Joint City-County Planning Committee alongside the new committee Chair, County Commissioner Wendy Jacobs.
January 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today I’m thrilled to begin my time as Vice Chair of the Durham Joint City-County Planning Committee alongside the new committee Chair, County Commissioner Wendy Jacobs.
This is what an attempted coup looks like
January 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is what an attempted coup looks like
Not every city does their holiday tree lighting like Durham, but maybe they should! Our drag show countdown with the House of Coxx was amazing and so much fun!
November 24, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Not every city does their holiday tree lighting like Durham, but maybe they should! Our drag show countdown with the House of Coxx was amazing and so much fun!
Durham and Kunshan, China are now sister cities! 🤝
It was a pleasure welcoming the mayor of Kunshan, Liyan Chen, the vice mayor. With our country entering into the next phase of oligarchy, building and maintaining local government relationships across national borders is more important than ever.
It was a pleasure welcoming the mayor of Kunshan, Liyan Chen, the vice mayor. With our country entering into the next phase of oligarchy, building and maintaining local government relationships across national borders is more important than ever.
November 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Durham and Kunshan, China are now sister cities! 🤝
It was a pleasure welcoming the mayor of Kunshan, Liyan Chen, the vice mayor. With our country entering into the next phase of oligarchy, building and maintaining local government relationships across national borders is more important than ever.
It was a pleasure welcoming the mayor of Kunshan, Liyan Chen, the vice mayor. With our country entering into the next phase of oligarchy, building and maintaining local government relationships across national borders is more important than ever.