cities
Here’s an idea for better cities: Make owners of big SUVs & pickups pay more to park.
That's what Montreal now does -- and it's the first North American city to try it.
In Bloomberg CityLab, I explored a groundbreaking way to fight back against car bloat.
What do you do with old bikes and stations from your bike share system? Montréal-based artist JUNKO turned them into this giant “BIXI” insect sculpture.
#cycling #biketooter #art #publicart #cities #montreal #bikeshare
Replacing some or all of your #lawn with native plants and food is one way to support each other and the environment – but it truly does so much more than that.
Here are some significant research-backed and expert-approved benefits you’ll experience when you make the switch.
#nolawn #nolawns #rewilding #gardening #biodiversity #cities #urbannature #insects #ecology #landscaping #ediblelandscaping #mentalhealth #bees
https://www.rewildingmag.com/6-reasons-to-downsize-your-lawn/
Throughout former Yugoslavia, brightly colored kiosks began to emerge as hot dog stands, flower shops, currency exchanges, ticket booths, and more. "Kiosk: The Last Modernist Booths Across Central and Eastern Europe," features more than 150 examples photographed by David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka.
Official Introduction Post:
#GenX #actor, #writer, and #transit advocate. I believe in #cities and #urbanism. Live in #WeHo in #California.
Hablo español. Aprendo português.
Minister of the Science of Mind and Spirit for #csl #newthought #ACIM #sober
#Gay #leather #drag #pride #LGBTQ
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I have ridden my bicycle 9 times from S.F. to L.A. with #AIDSLifeCycle
https://giving.aidslifecycle.org/participant/44198
If you want to build a city for people, you have to start by talking to the people who already live in your city.
This graphic from the #Boston Planning Department brilliantly shows over-reliance on white, older, long-term homeowners to provide " #community " input even when communities are made up of non-white, younger renters.
It’s not about #immigration.
It’s #RevengePolitics.
#Trump directs #ICE to expand #deportations in #Democratic-run #cities, undeterred by #protests
Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles & other major cities against the Trump admin’s immigration policies.
#law #USpol
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ice-deportations-protests-65fa8d64ea12a78a0ee0ebeea008ee4d
Official #Introduction Post:
#GenX #actor, #writer, and #transit advocate. I believe in #cities and #urbanism. Live in #WeHo in #California.
Hablo español. Aprendo português.
Minister of the Science of Mind and Spirit for #csl #newthought #ACIM #sober
#Gay #leather #drag #pride #LGBTQ
Also on Threads at @danwentzel@threads.net
