Rhode Island, USA
Joined March 2017
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Jillian Finkle retweeted
A new three-month initiative is encouraging Chicagoans to ditch their at-home offices this summer and head Downtown to work — or cowork. buff.ly/4c0YE0n
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Second Street Housing: Living next to, but not on top of main street.
While most US/Canadian apartments are built on busy streets (Corridor zoning), we ought to look at next street over. alfredtwu.medium.com/second-… 1/
ALT Comparison of Corridor Zoning (big buildings on main street only) and Second Street Housing (large apartments behind main retail street), showing birbs eye views, ground views, plans, and side view.
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“Our thesis is that a primary cause of the rise in mental disorders is a decline over decades in opportunities for children & teens to play, roam, & engage in other activities independent of direct oversight & control by adults.”
Connected to city design.
jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476…
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Scientific American says KIDS MUST PLAY.
But "Only 10 % of U.S. schools let people into their playgrounds when school's out, the Trust for Public Land found." Open 'em up & 5.2 million more kids get access.
Also: Renormalize unsupervised play!
@sciam @LetGrowOrg @tpl_org
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Good Read: “Let the kids play in the dirt, climb on the rocks & even add some wood logs to the mix so they can get even more creative.”
How to design the perfect (and actually more “risky”) city playground. Remember, risk & hazards aren’t the same thing. theglobeandmail.com/life/hom…
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The City of Pawtucket joined @CentralFalls_RI & @RIPTA_RI in accepting @GrowSmartRI Outstanding Smart Growth Project Award for the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Hub. The hub has already had a positive impact on both cities & we look forward to seeing what else it brings!
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Celebrating great work being done in our community at the Smart Growth RI awards tonight @risd @RIPTA_RI @AARP @JillianFinkle #community
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One of the most effective ways to relieve loneliness is to create opportunities for social connection in the environment. We need more pleasant & accessible public places, more third places like coffee shops close to home, & more social life overall. It is a public health matter.
NEW: Today, I released a Surgeon General's Advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation facing our country, the destructive impacts it has on our collective health, and the extraordinary healing power of our relationships. Surgeongeneral.gov/lonelines… #Connect2Heal 1/8
Jillian Finkle retweeted
.@lohplaces, @terplan & @82_Streetcar argue that office-to-residential conversions are only one tool in a much broader toolkit for helping downtowns remain vital and relevant amidst shifts in where and how people work, live, and play. brookings.edu/research/myths…
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Achieve your district's redevelopment goals with Historic Real Estate Finance Certification! With the generous support of The 1772 Foundation, we are excited to partner with the National Development Council to offer this course. Learn more and register > mainstreet.org/historicreale…
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Dear @Surgeon_General: Yes, kids ARE suffering & need ways to connect in person & away from social media.
Fast, easy, inexpensive solution?
HAVE SCHOOLS STAY OPEN FOR MIXED-AGE, NO-DEVICES FREE PLAY.
They get fun, friends, social skills in a safe place:
letgrow.org/program/play-clu…
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Excited for Rhode Island to be here at the National Main Street conference in Boston! @NatlMainStreet @MainStreetsConf @GrowSmartRI
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Want to help repair kids' mental health?
GIVE THEM MORE FREE TIME and FREE PLAY. @LetGrowOrg has lots of ideas how to make this happen.
Otherwise, as: Kids' Independence Wanes, Mental Health Issues Soar--Jrnl of Pediatrics
freerangekids.com/when-kids-…
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Too often overlooked in mental health solutions — the impact of walkable cities🚶♀️
"If someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love" (!!)
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath fastcompany.com/3062989/50-r…
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"Local civic and elected leaders are breathing new life into smaller communities — from Cape Charles to Culpeper and from Southern Virginia to the Shenandoah Valley."
Ed McMahon speaking on Virginia's economic revitalization efforts in @RTDNEWS
bit.ly/3LisHTm
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Have YOUR voice heard in support of bill H7531!
If adopted, this legislation would be a huge improvement of Rhode Island’s current renewable energy siting programs that are encouraging the clearing of thousands of acres of forest and wildlife habitat.
actionnetwork.org/letters/su…
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Think public transit “doesn’t work” in your city or suburb? If that’s true, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion — it’s because of choices made. Land-use, funding, infrastructure & operational decisions. If you get fundamentals like frequency wrong, it fails.
Make good choices.
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There are over a billion dollars that @GovDanMcKee and @JoeShekarchi @SenatorRuggerio will be allocating in the fall. Let’s use a significant amount to #InvestInChildren +address gaps in children’s behavioral health system. Far too many hospitalized. #MentalHealth #Trauma #COVID
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Green and complete streets would be good for Providence - Providence Journal providencejournal-ri-app.new…
