@terenig.bsky.social
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Op-ed: Gaza’s people, its culture, its built and natural environment are all being systemically erased. Why won’t our profession say that’s wrong?
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Breaking Urbanism’s Culture of Silence on Gaza, the City We’ve All Destroyed
Op-ed: Gaza’s people, its culture, its built and natural environment are all being systemically erased. Why won’t our profession say that’s wrong?
nextcity.org
August 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Op-ed: Gaza’s people, its culture, its built and natural environment are all being systemically erased. Why won’t our profession say that’s wrong?
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The first such article I’ve seen from an urbanist lens and calling out the disturbing silence.
Breaking Urbanism’s Culture of Silence on Gaza, the City We’ve All Destroyed
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
@nextcity.org
Breaking Urbanism’s Culture of Silence on Gaza, the City We’ve All Destroyed
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
@nextcity.org
Breaking Urbanism’s Culture of Silence on Gaza, the City We’ve All Destroyed
Op-ed: Gaza’s people, its culture, its built and natural environment are all being systemically erased. Why won’t our profession say that’s wrong?
nextcity.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The first such article I’ve seen from an urbanist lens and calling out the disturbing silence.
Breaking Urbanism’s Culture of Silence on Gaza, the City We’ve All Destroyed
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
@nextcity.org
Breaking Urbanism’s Culture of Silence on Gaza, the City We’ve All Destroyed
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
@nextcity.org
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Truly grateful!
We recently discovered a book that has, page for page, the most ideas & potential for impact than ANY other book.
It’s about cities 🏙️
To spread its ideas, we bought 12 to give away to friends & family.
We’re giving away three 📚 of them here, to the 4th, 15th & 27th reposts!
(Contiguous US)
It’s about cities 🏙️
To spread its ideas, we bought 12 to give away to friends & family.
We’re giving away three 📚 of them here, to the 4th, 15th & 27th reposts!
(Contiguous US)
March 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Truly grateful!
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""we actually know our neighbors. We’ve probably made more connections here in six months than when we lived in the suburbs for 15 years.""
America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually? www.dwell.com/article/culd...
America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?
Since breaking ground in 2021, Culdesac Tempe has had its share of detractors and skeptics. But none of them live there.
www.dwell.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
""we actually know our neighbors. We’ve probably made more connections here in six months than when we lived in the suburbs for 15 years.""
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From energy to telecommunications, the more robust and reliable our infrastructural systems are, the less we think about them.
The same is true of the Netherlands’ 152,698 km cycling network, which residents use on a daily basis, unaware of the incredible ways it shapes their health and happiness.
The same is true of the Netherlands’ 152,698 km cycling network, which residents use on a daily basis, unaware of the incredible ways it shapes their health and happiness.
March 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
From energy to telecommunications, the more robust and reliable our infrastructural systems are, the less we think about them.
The same is true of the Netherlands’ 152,698 km cycling network, which residents use on a daily basis, unaware of the incredible ways it shapes their health and happiness.
The same is true of the Netherlands’ 152,698 km cycling network, which residents use on a daily basis, unaware of the incredible ways it shapes their health and happiness.
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“Microscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found.”
People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes… but that’s only part of the problem with cars.
People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes… but that’s only part of the problem with cars.
Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says
Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
“Microscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found.”
People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes… but that’s only part of the problem with cars.
People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes… but that’s only part of the problem with cars.
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The limits our current system imposes on people in the world of work are a shame.
February 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The limits our current system imposes on people in the world of work are a shame.
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Join us tomorrow at 2:30 PM at the Amsterdam Central Library!
We’ll be part of a magical ritual to create a new social space.
To change something, we must first imagine it…
We’ll be part of a magical ritual to create a new social space.
To change something, we must first imagine it…
February 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Join us tomorrow at 2:30 PM at the Amsterdam Central Library!
We’ll be part of a magical ritual to create a new social space.
To change something, we must first imagine it…
We’ll be part of a magical ritual to create a new social space.
To change something, we must first imagine it…
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“I’d like to end by putting in a good word for the non-industrious poor: at least they aren’t hurting anyone. Insofar as time they take off work is spent with friends and family, enjoying and caring for those they love, they’re probably improving the world more than we acknowledge.”
— David Graeber
— David Graeber
If people want me to consider their cruel opinions on dole and "useless people" they should live by their words
"Some people will die, that's just how it is if they don't want to contribute then oh well" alright then. Kill your nan. She's not contributing anything. Kill her.
"Some people will die, that's just how it is if they don't want to contribute then oh well" alright then. Kill your nan. She's not contributing anything. Kill her.
September 14, 2023 at 12:01 PM
“I’d like to end by putting in a good word for the non-industrious poor: at least they aren’t hurting anyone. Insofar as time they take off work is spent with friends and family, enjoying and caring for those they love, they’re probably improving the world more than we acknowledge.”
— David Graeber
— David Graeber
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Is Los Angeles really "car-loving" as the New York Times confidently declares? Or is it car-dependent, which is something else entirely?
January 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Is Los Angeles really "car-loving" as the New York Times confidently declares? Or is it car-dependent, which is something else entirely?
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“…this extreme car dependence is affecting Americans’ quality of life, with a new study finding there is a tipping point at which more driving leads to deeper unhappiness…having to drive for more than 50% of the time for out-of-home activities is linked to a decrease in life satisfaction.”
How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“…this extreme car dependence is affecting Americans’ quality of life, with a new study finding there is a tipping point at which more driving leads to deeper unhappiness…having to drive for more than 50% of the time for out-of-home activities is linked to a decrease in life satisfaction.”
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Night train networks in Europe in December 2024
January 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Night train networks in Europe in December 2024
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QUESTION: What great book on cities & better city-building do you hope to get as a gift (or plan to get for yourself) this #Christmas?
OR what book do you already have, that you’re really looking forward to reading over the holidays?
Here’s mine.
#UrbanismBookClub
OR what book do you already have, that you’re really looking forward to reading over the holidays?
Here’s mine.
#UrbanismBookClub
December 16, 2024 at 7:44 AM
QUESTION: What great book on cities & better city-building do you hope to get as a gift (or plan to get for yourself) this #Christmas?
OR what book do you already have, that you’re really looking forward to reading over the holidays?
Here’s mine.
#UrbanismBookClub
OR what book do you already have, that you’re really looking forward to reading over the holidays?
Here’s mine.
#UrbanismBookClub
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“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Es alucinante cómo ha bajado la contaminación en París en 15 años. Anne Hidalgo lo ha llenado todo de carriles bici y no sólo ha reducido la contaminación en un 40%, sino que ha sido reelegida.
December 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.”
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
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What’s the opposite of hostile architecture? Hospitable architecture? Gentle architecture? An architecture of care?
These are as comfortable as they look.
*discovered & enjoyed during my recent work with the City of #Reykjavík, #Iceland.
*discovered & enjoyed during my recent work with the City of #Reykjavík, #Iceland.
December 19, 2024 at 2:11 AM
What’s the opposite of hostile architecture? Hospitable architecture? Gentle architecture? An architecture of care?
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We recently discovered a book that has, page for page, the most ideas & potential for impact than ANY other book.
It’s about cities 🏙️
To spread its ideas, we bought 12 to give away to friends & family.
We’re giving away three 📚 of them here, to the 4th, 15th & 27th reposts!
(Contiguous US)
It’s about cities 🏙️
To spread its ideas, we bought 12 to give away to friends & family.
We’re giving away three 📚 of them here, to the 4th, 15th & 27th reposts!
(Contiguous US)
December 19, 2024 at 6:38 PM
We recently discovered a book that has, page for page, the most ideas & potential for impact than ANY other book.
It’s about cities 🏙️
To spread its ideas, we bought 12 to give away to friends & family.
We’re giving away three 📚 of them here, to the 4th, 15th & 27th reposts!
(Contiguous US)
It’s about cities 🏙️
To spread its ideas, we bought 12 to give away to friends & family.
We’re giving away three 📚 of them here, to the 4th, 15th & 27th reposts!
(Contiguous US)
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December 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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For those unaware, Michael Moore has just posted on his Youtube, his film SICKO, about the Private Health Industry.
Completely free to view.
Please do share it so everyone knows about the film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEQ...
Completely free to view.
Please do share it so everyone knows about the film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEQ...
SiCKO | A Film by Michael Moore | 2007 | Full Movie
YouTube video by Michael Moore
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2024 at 12:18 AM
For those unaware, Michael Moore has just posted on his Youtube, his film SICKO, about the Private Health Industry.
Completely free to view.
Please do share it so everyone knows about the film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEQ...
Completely free to view.
Please do share it so everyone knows about the film.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEQ...
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“The urban environment communicates a message to the user: are you only tolerated? Or are you invited?
Creating an inviting environment for pedestrians and cyclists provokes the kind of behaviour we are looking for. A place where they feel welcome, and the most important user of the public space.”
Creating an inviting environment for pedestrians and cyclists provokes the kind of behaviour we are looking for. A place where they feel welcome, and the most important user of the public space.”
December 13, 2024 at 9:42 AM
“The urban environment communicates a message to the user: are you only tolerated? Or are you invited?
Creating an inviting environment for pedestrians and cyclists provokes the kind of behaviour we are looking for. A place where they feel welcome, and the most important user of the public space.”
Creating an inviting environment for pedestrians and cyclists provokes the kind of behaviour we are looking for. A place where they feel welcome, and the most important user of the public space.”
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Especially now, we should all be paying attention to what Yanis Varoufakis has to say.
December 13, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Especially now, we should all be paying attention to what Yanis Varoufakis has to say.
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Car and oil companies seizing almost all of the our public spaces: streets.
For millennia, streets were used by people for everything.
Now they’re privatized motorways, but still paid for by the public.
For millennia, streets were used by people for everything.
Now they’re privatized motorways, but still paid for by the public.
This but for ALL conspiracies.
The biggest ones are out in the open.
- The rich owning more than the kings of yore even dared to imagine
- The war machine having so much money it can’t account for much of it, while people starve
- Razing other countries
- Trashing the planet for an ideology
The biggest ones are out in the open.
- The rich owning more than the kings of yore even dared to imagine
- The war machine having so much money it can’t account for much of it, while people starve
- Razing other countries
- Trashing the planet for an ideology
December 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Car and oil companies seizing almost all of the our public spaces: streets.
For millennia, streets were used by people for everything.
Now they’re privatized motorways, but still paid for by the public.
For millennia, streets were used by people for everything.
Now they’re privatized motorways, but still paid for by the public.
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“The Dawn of Everything“ was such an important book. It showed many other political forms human beings used for very long periods of time that had nothing to do with empires.
We’ve been sold a bill of goods that all human history leads to empire.
@davidwengrow.bsky.social
We’ve been sold a bill of goods that all human history leads to empire.
@davidwengrow.bsky.social
A new book explores over 800 years of history, connecting the pursuit of empire, environmental destruction, and human migration.
Dr. Sunil Amrith joins us to discuss the common threads that run through both human and environmental history.
Dr. Sunil Amrith joins us to discuss the common threads that run through both human and environmental history.
How Empire and Environmental Destruction Go Hand-In-Hand
“The Burning Earth” examines over 800 years of history to demonstrate how violence against people and the planet are one and the same.
buff.ly
December 13, 2024 at 7:41 PM
“The Dawn of Everything“ was such an important book. It showed many other political forms human beings used for very long periods of time that had nothing to do with empires.
We’ve been sold a bill of goods that all human history leads to empire.
@davidwengrow.bsky.social
We’ve been sold a bill of goods that all human history leads to empire.
@davidwengrow.bsky.social
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Some cynics say it’s impossible, but the imperative act of reversing car supremacy is already happening in places around the world that have stopped making excuses, and started making progress.
32 cities (in 18 different countries) we visited this year that are making big changes to their streets.🧵
32 cities (in 18 different countries) we visited this year that are making big changes to their streets.🧵
December 12, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Some cynics say it’s impossible, but the imperative act of reversing car supremacy is already happening in places around the world that have stopped making excuses, and started making progress.
32 cities (in 18 different countries) we visited this year that are making big changes to their streets.🧵
32 cities (in 18 different countries) we visited this year that are making big changes to their streets.🧵
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The 50th Anniversary of Bogota's CICLOVIA is being celebrated on Dec 15 with many events taking place.
Every day I'll be archival posting clips and other open streets inspired by Bogota.
This clip probably hasn't been seen in 15+ years! It features moi, @naparstek.bsky.social & Karla Quintero
Every day I'll be archival posting clips and other open streets inspired by Bogota.
This clip probably hasn't been seen in 15+ years! It features moi, @naparstek.bsky.social & Karla Quintero
December 7, 2024 at 3:57 AM
The 50th Anniversary of Bogota's CICLOVIA is being celebrated on Dec 15 with many events taking place.
Every day I'll be archival posting clips and other open streets inspired by Bogota.
This clip probably hasn't been seen in 15+ years! It features moi, @naparstek.bsky.social & Karla Quintero
Every day I'll be archival posting clips and other open streets inspired by Bogota.
This clip probably hasn't been seen in 15+ years! It features moi, @naparstek.bsky.social & Karla Quintero