Tim Cunningham
@rightsinthecity.bsky.social
Dad. Tea Drinker. Irish Red. Visiting Assistant Prof Pratt Institute. Into walking and talking photos of things. Write a bit about planning and architecture.
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"For there is always light, as long we're brave enough to be it." Nicely said Amanda Gorman.
Currently listening to @emmabclarke.bsky.social @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social on sounds. Opening piece Aspice Domine by Marian Consort is sublime. Do yourself a favor, stop the doom scrolling, and check it out.
June 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Currently listening to @emmabclarke.bsky.social @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social on sounds. Opening piece Aspice Domine by Marian Consort is sublime. Do yourself a favor, stop the doom scrolling, and check it out.
@emmabclarke.bsky.social Listening now on sounds. The Aspice Domine is sublime. Thanks for sharing with us.
June 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
@emmabclarke.bsky.social Listening now on sounds. The Aspice Domine is sublime. Thanks for sharing with us.
@emmabclarke.bsky.social Listening to the show now in U.S. Totally with you on the Mitsuko piano concerto. Just listened for the third time. Mesmerizing. I'm drinking tea btw.
March 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
@emmabclarke.bsky.social Listening to the show now in U.S. Totally with you on the Mitsuko piano concerto. Just listened for the third time. Mesmerizing. I'm drinking tea btw.
Thanks to Alex Strada for a wonderful tour of her #CollectiveMobilities exhibit at Pratt. This is a collaborative exhibition that centers on redistribution and mutual aid to support Pratt's neighbors experiencing homelessness. www.pratt.edu/events/colle...
February 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Thanks to Alex Strada for a wonderful tour of her #CollectiveMobilities exhibit at Pratt. This is a collaborative exhibition that centers on redistribution and mutual aid to support Pratt's neighbors experiencing homelessness. www.pratt.edu/events/colle...
Reposted by Tim Cunningham
A point that bears repeating:
The anti-smoking movement was fueled by state/local activists who overwhelmed Big Tobacco's lobbying might.
The fight against car bloat needs to be grassroots as well. Even when Dems have power, the car industry's lobbyists have Washington in a stranglehold.
The anti-smoking movement was fueled by state/local activists who overwhelmed Big Tobacco's lobbying might.
The fight against car bloat needs to be grassroots as well. Even when Dems have power, the car industry's lobbyists have Washington in a stranglehold.
Like smoking a cigarette, driving a giant SUV/pickup endangers anyone nearby.
The narrative power of secondhand smoke galvanized the anti-tobacco movement in the 1980s – and it could do the same for car bloat today.
My deep dive, in Vox 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The narrative power of secondhand smoke galvanized the anti-tobacco movement in the 1980s – and it could do the same for car bloat today.
My deep dive, in Vox 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A point that bears repeating:
The anti-smoking movement was fueled by state/local activists who overwhelmed Big Tobacco's lobbying might.
The fight against car bloat needs to be grassroots as well. Even when Dems have power, the car industry's lobbyists have Washington in a stranglehold.
The anti-smoking movement was fueled by state/local activists who overwhelmed Big Tobacco's lobbying might.
The fight against car bloat needs to be grassroots as well. Even when Dems have power, the car industry's lobbyists have Washington in a stranglehold.
If you're stuck for something to listen to you could always hear me rabbit on about how segregation and division were woven into the urban fabric of Belfast. open.spotify.com/episode/0aru...
Season IV / Episode 2: Concrete Molds—the Architecture of Control
Design Influence · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM
If you're stuck for something to listen to you could always hear me rabbit on about how segregation and division were woven into the urban fabric of Belfast. open.spotify.com/episode/0aru...
Reposted by Tim Cunningham
Superbly well-crafted interactive article that will appeal to both jazz aficionados and casual music lovers
"58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains"
Kudos to the NYTimes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#jazz #music #photography
"58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains"
Kudos to the NYTimes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#jazz #music #photography
December 11, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Superbly well-crafted interactive article that will appeal to both jazz aficionados and casual music lovers
"58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains"
Kudos to the NYTimes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#jazz #music #photography
"58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains"
Kudos to the NYTimes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#jazz #music #photography
Reposted by Tim Cunningham
I maintain that the only plan the city has for the crumbling BQE is to hope there aren't many people on it when it collapses.
Brooklyn politicians call for patch job on BQE, say Mayor Adams can't do permanent fix
A group of elected officials wrote in a letter that they've given up hope that Mayor Eric Adams will make good on his plan to rebuild a crumbling section of the highway.
gothamist.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:16 PM
I maintain that the only plan the city has for the crumbling BQE is to hope there aren't many people on it when it collapses.
Dangerous by Design extends to vehicles as well as roads.
New study from IIHS shows that car bloat is dangerous even at low speeds:
If hit by a sedan going 27 mph, a pedestrian has a 60% chance of a moderate+ injury and 30% chance of a serious one.
If it's a pickup going 27 mph, those odds rise to 83% and 63%, respectively.
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
If hit by a sedan going 27 mph, a pedestrian has a 60% chance of a moderate+ injury and 30% chance of a serious one.
If it's a pickup going 27 mph, those odds rise to 83% and 63%, respectively.
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
Vehicle height compounds dangers of speed for pedestrians
New pedestrian injury risk curves calculated by IIHS show that vehicles with taller front ends begin to cause serious injuries at lower speeds.
www.iihs.org
December 10, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Dangerous by Design extends to vehicles as well as roads.
Abject planning and urban design failure Exhibit A.
December 7, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Abject planning and urban design failure Exhibit A.
Tuned in to watch the second half of United v Arsenal and was greeted with this message and image. Think the algorithms at Peacock might perhaps need a little tweaking.
December 6, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Tuned in to watch the second half of United v Arsenal and was greeted with this message and image. Think the algorithms at Peacock might perhaps need a little tweaking.
@martindege.bsky.social Fancy meeting you here! : )
December 6, 2024 at 2:38 PM
@martindege.bsky.social Fancy meeting you here! : )
Coming near the and of another wonderful semester where I had the privilege of getting to know and learn from this great bunch. Am sure they'll all gone on to do wonderful things. #PrattInstitute #ShapingTheContemporaryCity
December 6, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Coming near the and of another wonderful semester where I had the privilege of getting to know and learn from this great bunch. Am sure they'll all gone on to do wonderful things. #PrattInstitute #ShapingTheContemporaryCity
New York subway design really does leave a lot to be desired.
December 3, 2024 at 2:47 PM
New York subway design really does leave a lot to be desired.
Great resource for new arrivals like myself.
There are now over 100 Financial Times journalists from across the newspaper on this Bluesky starter pack. It would be rude not to follow them all, imo!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
December 3, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Great resource for new arrivals like myself.
Well said Ms AOC. Don't rise to the clickbait.
“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
They run them bc people react to them the most.
If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.
It’s not easy and takes constant practice!
December 3, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Well said Ms AOC. Don't rise to the clickbait.
Would fully endorse the fantastic aspects of Mishal Husain.
The fantastic Mishal Husain is to Lauch a new global interview series for Bloomberg Weekend Edition
www.bloombergmedia.com/press/mishal...
www.bloombergmedia.com/press/mishal...
Mishal Husain to Launch New Global Interview Series for Bloomberg Weekend Edition | Bloomberg Media
Intelligence for the new era of business. @BBGMedia
www.bloombergmedia.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Would fully endorse the fantastic aspects of Mishal Husain.
@pushtheneedle.bsky.social Fancy meeting you here!
November 25, 2024 at 4:55 PM
@pushtheneedle.bsky.social Fancy meeting you here!
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'there’s a level of imagination and determination in some of the best European projects, combined with a breadth of vision that includes the social as well as the functional aspects of housing, that our risk-averse public agencies have yet to match'
yuuuuup
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
yuuuuup
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘They look like homes for rich people’: why Britain should look to Europe for its council housing revolution
On the continent, stylish, sustainable, community-minded social housing is a given, and nowhere more so than in Spain
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:16 AM
'there’s a level of imagination and determination in some of the best European projects, combined with a breadth of vision that includes the social as well as the functional aspects of housing, that our risk-averse public agencies have yet to match'
yuuuuup
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
yuuuuup
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Agree with this 1000%. Interesting that in my line of work (academia) people get really really annoyed if something is published that they've contributed to and they're not cited by name.
Some pushback on this. We all have to devise our own social media experience and if pseudonyms work for you then I understand. But my experience is that I want to know who I'm talking to and hearing from. I will lose out a bit and perhaps i'll add recs from trusted names but on balance. . .
November 25, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Agree with this 1000%. Interesting that in my line of work (academia) people get really really annoyed if something is published that they've contributed to and they're not cited by name.
Reality check for Rubin at Portman Road.
November 25, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Reality check for Rubin at Portman Road.
Big shout out to Barbara Bullard for a great walking tour of street art in Bed-Stuy.
November 25, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Big shout out to Barbara Bullard for a great walking tour of street art in Bed-Stuy.
Christmas market at Bryant Park absolutely buzzing. Ticks all the boxes for great placemaking.
November 17, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Christmas market at Bryant Park absolutely buzzing. Ticks all the boxes for great placemaking.
"For there is always light, as long we're brave enough to be it." Nicely said Amanda Gorman.
November 16, 2024 at 6:05 PM
"For there is always light, as long we're brave enough to be it." Nicely said Amanda Gorman.
@sarahhemm.bsky.social Fancy meeting you here!
November 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM
@sarahhemm.bsky.social Fancy meeting you here!