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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.
#Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the #NationalGuard’ Into US #Cities
In a speech to American #troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the #military if he decides it is appropriate.
#law #immigration #Constitution #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/trump-japan-national-guard-us-cities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Urbanists.video is a PeerTube video server for anyone interested in walkable, livable places and wanting to publish videos about them:
You can find out more at https://urbanists.video/about/instance or contact the admin accounts @mattcaff & @alex
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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
#ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds
After the passage of #Trump’s domestic policy #law, #DHS is poised to hire thousands of new #immigration agents & double detention space.
Thousands of new #deportation agents deployed into American #cities. A doubling of #detention space to hold tens of thousands of immigrants before they are expelled. Miles of new border wall, along with #surveillance towers equipped with #ArtificialIntelligence.
#AmericanAutocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/us/politics/ice-expansion-concerns.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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"Hard surfaces such as driveways and car parks block water from filtering into the soil.
"By removing the pavement, soils can soak up rainwater, which in turn aids in recharging groundwater supplies."
#rewilding #cities #urbanrewilding #green #nature #gardening #resilience #climatechange
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
My new paper got published, about urban civic learning, alternative counter culture spaces and democratic cities. Open Access!
>> Hacker–maker urban spaces as infrastructures of incidental civic learning