Estate demolition - on the backburner in Bristol - doesn't work: insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/esta…

Not for most of the residents who were displaced, the death of Tino Leone who fought for residents on Love Lane TAGLoveLane - I will never forget

‘Change begins’ is Labour’s conference slogan. It should start with its approach to housing | John Harris | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Labour should ditch doom and gloom message for one of economic renewal | Richard Partington | The Guardian theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Boston looking good on my 11k trot round the Charles River today

The photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally’s sprawling chronicle of life in Troy, New York, is a tribute to her subjects and an indictment of our times. nyer.cm/JOiay54

9,561 social homes built last year; 27,000 lost to RTB and demolitions. “If Starmer, Rayner and their colleagues are going to get even close to their housing targets, properly funded social housing will have to be at the heart of everything” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Boston not too good on this

The amazing Isabelle A. is on the Initiative on Cities external advisory board - see important work and engagement 👏🤩

🚉🛣️🚍🚲🚶Allston Multimodal Project and Reknitting the Allston Community: Lessons Learned from Previous Projects in Boston Where: Eichenbaum Colloquium Room, 610 Commonwealth Ave, First Floor When: Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 PM ET 🔗bu.edu/ioc/2024/09/05…

PhD urban sociology work in progress, enjoying being on Landon’s committee

In the summer this guy holds a big rat and lets tourists photo him or them with it

15 OCTOBER 📌Housing Europe & MEPs will come together for a groundbreaking moment in policy: housing has become a 🇪🇺Commissioner's responsibility. Join us in this push for a #NewHousingParadigm where public, cooperative & social housing is showing the way: bit.ly/4gD7DrO

A celebration for Melissa Gilliam's inauguration as BU’s 11th president took place at Time Out Market on Sept. 23. The event featured student performers, food, and drinks, allowing students to meet their new president. Some even took selfies with her. 📸 Jackie Ricciardi

Well knock me down with a feather, it looks like Jeremy Corbyn has accepted 4 1/2 times as much in donations as Sir Keir Starmer

Im looking forwards to this, I first moved to Vancouver 30 years ago 😱 and have not been back since I left for London in 1997

All Fredric Jameson articles are now open access until the end of October. critinq.wordpress.com/2024/09/24/the…

Our ⁦Initiative on Cities⁩ MetroBridge partner came into my class today - project on green gentrification for them

With Americans increasingly becoming lonely and disconnected, a lack of high-quality public spaces exacerbates the loneliness epidemic and eroding sense of democracy. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3XDRIAJ

Call for Papers: IOC Director Prof. Loretta Lees 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇪, along with Kenton Card, Andre Comandon, Prentiss Dantzler, and Orwa Switat, are organizing a session at the 2025 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting and looking for presenters! #cfp #aag 🧵on the details ⬇️