public spaces, streets, systems - making cities work for people

boston
Joined January 2009
These change makers are the top in their fields and we’re lucky to have them working with us: @PeterNorton12, @JDLead, @KMRalph, @DesertSwallow, @VeronicaODavis, @PhilKoopman, @SethLaJ307, @AnnaZivarts, @mkelleykc, @corinnekisner, @stsay, Brad Thomas @FirstTransit & @DavidZipper.
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Privilege for @Uber & Global Head of🏙️@stsay to speak @ @POLISnetwork #Glasgow #LeadershipSummit on how innovation facilitates inclusive decarbonization ‘The private sector can help🏙️accelerate just transition in urban #mobility when strong conducive policies are in place’ #COP27
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"There’s no more natural nature," says the landscape architect @KateOrff. "Now it’s a matter of design." I wrote about her, and the idea of building with nature as we adapt to climate change, in this week's @NewYorker newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…
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Help spread the word: From May 24 until July 4, Uber and Lyft will offer everyone in America free rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination sites.
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Collaboration between local and national mobility advocates and a focus on transit riders led to historic recovery funding for transit. Could transformational change be next? Michael Kavate reports: bit.ly/3vfD16Y @DLBragdon @martharoskowski @BullittFound @ClimateWorks
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A reason why @ioby offers Fiscal Sponsorship, and why we've been talking about it so much lately blog.ioby.org/what-is-fiscal… #fiscalsponsorship #COVID19 @mhaber5 @FJC_Foundation @lisapilar @jamieowenhand @stsay @evburnett @AdamMFreed @jenbo1 @smarksnyc @chriscardona
He raised $40,000 on Facebook to feed hungry neighbors during the pandemic. Now he owes $16,000 in taxes. wapo.st/3tr3NJf
At its best placemaking feminizes #cities & the process of shaping them. #Placemaking should not only make #publicspace safe for #women & girls but enable places where women feel welcome, supported, & joyful. #InternationalWomensDay #safercities #IWD2021
"Society still hasn’t digested the fact that people with disabilities are everywhere." I talk to @QuemuelArroyo, the MTA's new accessibility chief, on the challenge of making the subway less of an obstacle course. curbed.com/2021/02/q-a-q-and…
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This week in our edition of @Open_Space magazine at @SFMOMA , @TamikaButler and @jgmoore have a frank discussion examining the inequitable burden of emotional labor that black and brown people experience in the context of 'Participatory Urbanism."
"It’s so fraught, this idea of who gets to participate and who’s defining the parameters of participation..." -Tamika L. Butler "Because of course, the control of space is something that Black people have always understood, right?" -Justin Garrett Moore openspace.sfmoma.org/2021/02…
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For those who missed this week’s event with @jgmoore, @KateOrff, @stsay and @JDavidsonNYC (with closed captioning):
If you missed the final event in our @MuseumofCityNY series hosted by @JDavidsonNYC, you can watch a recording here bit.ly/2YpDvZR
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Hey L.A. County employers, property managers and nonprofits, want to participate in a pilot to ease traffic? thesource.metro.net/2021/01/… via @metrolosangeles
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Who Are #Streets Designed For? Our own Senior Director of Programs & Projects @gulatinidhi recently joined @SPUR_Urbanist's insightful panel discussion, featuring @stsay, @WarrenMobility, @JamesRojas, and @TamikaButler. Check out the recording below! vimeo.com/showcase/7670992/v…
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Meet the Black design collective reimagining how cities get built via @FastCompany fastcompany.com/90540241/mee… @blackspaceorg #blackspace
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Join @InfoNUTC on Thursday to learn how shared mobility and micromobility can play a role in reopening cities. Hear from @SharonFeigon, @SusanShaheen1, @stsay, and @b_rational. Register here: planitpurple.northwestern.ed…
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Awesome job alert w/@Greenlining in the Bay area. Just spreading the word. See the dets via their post & link.
Come work with us! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 The Greenlining team is looking to hire a Program Manager to support our Environmental and Energy Equity advocacy campaigns. Help us spread the word or apply today. bit.ly/GLIJobs-Enviro-Energy…
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uber.zoom.us/webinar/registe… Join @Uber and @Routematch for a roundtable discussion on the future of paratransit and how on-demand technology + innovations in service delivery can transform this critical service to continue progress in access and inclusion. July 22 at 2:30p ET
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Twitter fam, please help spread! If you are a designer of color and have questions on any of these positions, my DMs are open. #landscapearchitecture #designjustice #landscapedesign – at Brooklyn, NY
SCAPE is hiring landscape architects with technical experience. See our job postings here: scapestudio.com/news/2020/07…
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Reclaiming Spaces & Places will convene virtually on August 6th and 7th. This annual event gathers planners, designers, and leaders focused on the issues impacting communities of color. See spacesplaces.org for more info. – at Manhattan, NY
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Consulting on race consultingonrace.cargo.site/ – at Manhattan, NY
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Announcing 2020 Writers Fund, dedicated to supporting the work of BIPOC authors and bringing significant new depth and range to our public scholarship on architecture, landscape, and urbanism, thanks to the generous support of the Cravens Foundation. placesjournal.org/news/our-n…
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