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Toxic air exposure increases with car-dependent designs.
Greenhouse gases and particulate matter from vehicle brake, tire, and road wear can penetrate deep into the lungs. What are some effects? 🧵
Greenhouse gases and particulate matter from vehicle brake, tire, and road wear can penetrate deep into the lungs. What are some effects? 🧵
March 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Toxic air exposure increases with car-dependent designs.
Greenhouse gases and particulate matter from vehicle brake, tire, and road wear can penetrate deep into the lungs. What are some effects? 🧵
Greenhouse gases and particulate matter from vehicle brake, tire, and road wear can penetrate deep into the lungs. What are some effects? 🧵
2 miles from the densest place in North America we have… a suburban style strip mall.
Tell me this is equitable/good urban design.🤦♂️
Tell me this is equitable/good urban design.🤦♂️
March 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
2 miles from the densest place in North America we have… a suburban style strip mall.
Tell me this is equitable/good urban design.🤦♂️
Tell me this is equitable/good urban design.🤦♂️
A single car parking spot has space for:
🚲 10-12 bikes
🌱 2-3 benches and multiple planters
📦 Parcel locker sand a waste/ recycling station
Your city is never ‘full’.
🚲 10-12 bikes
🌱 2-3 benches and multiple planters
📦 Parcel locker sand a waste/ recycling station
Your city is never ‘full’.
March 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A single car parking spot has space for:
🚲 10-12 bikes
🌱 2-3 benches and multiple planters
📦 Parcel locker sand a waste/ recycling station
Your city is never ‘full’.
🚲 10-12 bikes
🌱 2-3 benches and multiple planters
📦 Parcel locker sand a waste/ recycling station
Your city is never ‘full’.
Your average car parking spot can accommodate 10-12 bikes! Efforts like these make active transport viable. Let’s keep this momentum strong! ✊🚲
March 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Your average car parking spot can accommodate 10-12 bikes! Efforts like these make active transport viable. Let’s keep this momentum strong! ✊🚲
Livable streets start with making parking *optional*.
March 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Livable streets start with making parking *optional*.
A infrastructure no-brainer? Infesting in transit.
Compared to highways, transit has lower maintenance costs, longer-lasting vehicles, and greater long-term capacity. We deserve this.
Compared to highways, transit has lower maintenance costs, longer-lasting vehicles, and greater long-term capacity. We deserve this.
February 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A infrastructure no-brainer? Infesting in transit.
Compared to highways, transit has lower maintenance costs, longer-lasting vehicles, and greater long-term capacity. We deserve this.
Compared to highways, transit has lower maintenance costs, longer-lasting vehicles, and greater long-term capacity. We deserve this.
These lives are lost because of a policy choice.
February 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
These lives are lost because of a policy choice.
‘Work harder’— but you didn’t have to?
It’s time we built the diverse housing supply to make American housing accessible again!
It’s time we built the diverse housing supply to make American housing accessible again!
February 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
‘Work harder’— but you didn’t have to?
It’s time we built the diverse housing supply to make American housing accessible again!
It’s time we built the diverse housing supply to make American housing accessible again!
The suburbs we are given vs. the suburbs we had.
February 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The suburbs we are given vs. the suburbs we had.
From 1985 to 2022, the median home price in the U.S. surged 423%, while median household income increased only 216%.
Inequitable urban development has created a housing affordability crisis.
Inequitable urban development has created a housing affordability crisis.
February 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
From 1985 to 2022, the median home price in the U.S. surged 423%, while median household income increased only 216%.
Inequitable urban development has created a housing affordability crisis.
Inequitable urban development has created a housing affordability crisis.
From sugar factory syrup tanks to contextual elements of a park’s design—same place, different urban needs.
You’ve got to love adaptive reuse!
You’ve got to love adaptive reuse!
February 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
From sugar factory syrup tanks to contextual elements of a park’s design—same place, different urban needs.
You’ve got to love adaptive reuse!
You’ve got to love adaptive reuse!
The Detroit Riverfront, once polluted, has undergone one of the largest U.S. reclamation projects. It now featuring parks, plazas, and promenades that draw 3 million visitors annually!
Thousands of residents now have access to walkable, green, and inclusive neighborhoods.
Thousands of residents now have access to walkable, green, and inclusive neighborhoods.
February 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The Detroit Riverfront, once polluted, has undergone one of the largest U.S. reclamation projects. It now featuring parks, plazas, and promenades that draw 3 million visitors annually!
Thousands of residents now have access to walkable, green, and inclusive neighborhoods.
Thousands of residents now have access to walkable, green, and inclusive neighborhoods.
More flexible land use on the same property will yield more affordable units. 🏘️🚀
February 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
More flexible land use on the same property will yield more affordable units. 🏘️🚀
The zoning we need is objectively more productive and community oriented than what we have.
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The zoning we need is objectively more productive and community oriented than what we have.
A community with transportation choices is one that is prosperous and unbound. It’s a cause worth fighting for.
February 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A community with transportation choices is one that is prosperous and unbound. It’s a cause worth fighting for.
Private interests keep your community down.
If you don’t have access to the lifestyle choices that good urban design provides, question why.
Every single day.
If you don’t have access to the lifestyle choices that good urban design provides, question why.
Every single day.
January 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Private interests keep your community down.
If you don’t have access to the lifestyle choices that good urban design provides, question why.
Every single day.
If you don’t have access to the lifestyle choices that good urban design provides, question why.
Every single day.
This is hard to see for various reasons.
This unsustainable growth will backfire if our voices are kept quiet.
This unsustainable growth will backfire if our voices are kept quiet.
January 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is hard to see for various reasons.
This unsustainable growth will backfire if our voices are kept quiet.
This unsustainable growth will backfire if our voices are kept quiet.
Driving is not safe in the winter nor it is an effective transport type.
When we don’t demand transportation alternatives, we continue to put ourselves in harm’s way!
When we don’t demand transportation alternatives, we continue to put ourselves in harm’s way!
January 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Driving is not safe in the winter nor it is an effective transport type.
When we don’t demand transportation alternatives, we continue to put ourselves in harm’s way!
When we don’t demand transportation alternatives, we continue to put ourselves in harm’s way!
Pros to living in a car-dependent place:
❌ Viable transport choices
❌ Active, healthy lifestyles
✅ Motivational quotes
❌ Viable transport choices
❌ Active, healthy lifestyles
✅ Motivational quotes
January 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Pros to living in a car-dependent place:
❌ Viable transport choices
❌ Active, healthy lifestyles
✅ Motivational quotes
❌ Viable transport choices
❌ Active, healthy lifestyles
✅ Motivational quotes
The Katy Freeway’s 219,000+ daily vehicles on its 40 miles of road produce 3,504 tons of CO₂ emissions. This hurts.
January 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The Katy Freeway’s 219,000+ daily vehicles on its 40 miles of road produce 3,504 tons of CO₂ emissions. This hurts.
Trains can safely move thousands more people per hour than roads, in any season, while using less space and reducing infrastructure costs.
The financial, environmental, and social benefits are undeniable. Should investment in rail even be up for debate?
The financial, environmental, and social benefits are undeniable. Should investment in rail even be up for debate?
January 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trains can safely move thousands more people per hour than roads, in any season, while using less space and reducing infrastructure costs.
The financial, environmental, and social benefits are undeniable. Should investment in rail even be up for debate?
The financial, environmental, and social benefits are undeniable. Should investment in rail even be up for debate?