Leads integrative actions to advance racial, environmental, and social justice informed by those most impacted. Tweets are mine & retweets aren’t endorsements.
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My book is now available for purchase Gray to Green Communities. We can and must deliver on the human right to housing while reaching a level of carbon emissions reductions agreed upon by scientists and demanded by youth #climateaction #housingforall #graytogreen #GreenNewDeal
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🚨JUSTICE40 ACCELERATOR APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENSION!🚨 Great news, we want to ensure this great program reaches everyone, so we're extending the application deadline until August 6 at 11:59 p.m. EST! bit.ly/42EE2Gj
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“We know when a community gains a new public space like this, neighbors are happier, healthier and more prosperous."
@BGCFKY @LexingtonKyGov @LexKyParks @knightfdn @amwater #water #play #publicspace #lexington #health #wellness #kentucky kentucky.com/news/local/coun…
stop legacy admissions. “these same legacy kids see no advantage when they apply to schools their parents did not go to. "So, in other words, that legacy impact is totally non-transferrable …” Chetty says. "It's actually about literally being a legacy at this college."”
My latest:
Affirmative Action for rich kids: It’s more than just legacy admissions
npr.org/sections/money/2023/…
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The new system launched on 6/20 with 400 electric bikes throughout the @CityofSantaCruz and the @ucsc campus. The countywide rollout next year will eventually extend the system to include 660 total e-bikes and 1,320 total docks across Santa Cruz County.
betterbikeshare.org/2023/07/…
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Research has confirmed that communities with more economic connectedness—places where relationships across economic diversity are more common—have significantly more upward economic mobility. @stroebel_econ @oppinsights #diversity #connections #poverty link.medium.com/h744axRKIBb
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The Grist Union is THRILLED to announce that we have tentatively agreed to our first contract!! ✊💚🍾
It's been a long year-plus of bargaining, but we are beyond proud of the progress we've made for a better Grist. A 🧵
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BBSP is the proud recipient of a 3-year grant from The JPB Foundation to support our work improving social and racial #equity in shared #micromobility systems across the United States.
Shoutout to our partners @CityofPhila, @NACTO, and @PeopleForBikes.
betterbikeshare.org/2023/06/…
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Creating Connections Across Neighborhoods: 5 examples from American public spaces
@bikewalkmacon @rebuildfdn @CityofMiami @BartramsGarden @SJ_Downtown @TheJPBFdn @knightfdn @kresgefdn @WilliamPennFdn #connections #publicspace #socialcapital #cities medium.com/reimagining-the-c…
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At TCM, we genuinely believe that housing is a right for all.
This week our CEO and president, @DrTiffanyManuel and @dbourland, share their insights on the new federal policy aimed toward equitable housing and how CaseMakers should activate this momentum.
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More evidence that “strict zoning regulations … are associated with inadequate access to affordable housing and with the segregation of people by income, race and ethnicity,” in a report from @urbaninstitute reported by @GOVERNING governing.com/housing/single…
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Macon, Georgia now permanently flies the Muscogee Creek Nation’s flag at city hall. But this is only the beginning of the story.
@ocmulgeepark @NatlParkService @MuscogeeNation @OcmulgeeNPS1 @ocmulgeemounds @MaconBibbCounty @13wmaznews #collaboration #macon
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Fellow @annie_belcourt presentating: "Indigenous Resilience: Developing Ikaakimaat" during the session on how the natural & built environments impact child well-being at @MIT_Picower
One of the focal points of her talk was exploring the link between culture & resilience.
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JPB Fellow Greg Bratman, @UWEnvironment Director of the Environment & Well-Being Lab, talking about how to improve mental health through nature-based interventions at the @MIT_Picower symposium.
Yes!!!
Last Friday @POTUS signed an Executive Order making environmental justice the responsibility of every single federal executive agency. bit.ly/3LtNRkT
JPB Fellows @tgreames and @mdhDuBois, who work in the Biden Administration, were in that historic moment.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams announcing the winning Stony Brook team for the first center for climate solutions #gettingstuffdone @Gov_Island
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“Struggling families looking for a safe, affordable place to live in America usually have but one choice: to rent from private landlords & fork over at least 1/2 their income to rent and utilities.” nytimes.com/2023/03/09/magaz…
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The majority of petrochemical production in America has always taken place on the Gulf Coast. But, with low-priced shale gas from fracking in PA, Ohio, and West Virginia, the industry sees the Ohio River Valley as a manufacturing goldmine. hhc.fyi/kathy-ferguson
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❗️HUD @SecFudge announces this morning that HUD *exceeded* its ambitious House America goal - local leaders have rehoused over 100k formally homeless people, using resources provided in American Rescue Plan and CARES Act. hud.gov/press/press_releases…
More mobility less mining
Compared to the most lithium intensive scenarios– where EV batteries grow and US car dependency remains stable– the most ambitious policies could reduce lithium demand in 2050 by up to 92%. That means less mining and fewer new frontline communities.
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