When you see a full park, you can say, let’s shut down that park, there’s too many people in it. Or you can say, wow, people need access to public space, we need to add more. And then of course, you open up the streets. I spoke with ⁦Bruce Arthur⁩: thestar.com/opinion/contri…

You may think the public transit situation is bad in the US, but right now it's much worse in Canada, where lack of a rescue plan is causing layoffs and very deep cuts at most agencies.

To Exit the Crisis, Rethink our Goals shar.es/aHTs7t

My story 'Hair' in Granta is not behind a paywall these days granta.com/hair/

We can't plan or calculate or examine citizenship; it's an imagined thing. Community is an imagined thing. And if your imagination isn't working—and, of course, in oppressed people that's the first thing that goes—you can't imagine anything better. — Lee Maracle

An excellent example of great #publicspaces in #Melbourne, dotted with #urbandesign elements that allow people to linger and to engage with each other and their city - benches, pallet furniture, art, bouldering wall, lighting/waste amenities, trees & bike rails #spacesforpeople

US transit advocates: Don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada.

Oh, and we carried it all so well / As if we got a new position / Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell / Saying, "Yes, this is a fine promotion" / Oh, and I laugh all the way to hell - adulthood in summary open.spotify.com/track/4asjU3sD…

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Canadian Tire in the 1980s... What a wild ride.

This morning’s site visit is at the ‘Paris end’ of Melbourne. Cartier might be exclusive, but wide sidewalks, natural shade, space to stand (guarding over a scooter), seating for catching trams or catching breaks - all remain #publicspace elements everyone deserves, everywhere.

Hi DC Islamabad, Aneel Saeed PAS I don't really know who to contact anymore about this. Despite the IHC's decision, construction continues right next to my house and it is impossible to breathe or talk here. See video

Feb 21 (ekushey) is a landmark moment in Bangladesh's history. To understand how the demand for Bangla as the state language in 1952 encapsulated the demand for autonomy and led to liberation in 1971, we need to look at the class struggle behind the Language movement. My latest:

A parklet in space #23, watched over by the Melbourne Wheel

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Did you know that there has been a long-term decline in entrepreneurship in the US, and that it has been more pronounced for skilled individuals? It turns out that workers' earnings grew faster than entrepreneurs' for skilled people. Read more 👇sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Remember, when it comes to the actual likelihood that a vehicle crash will occur at all, AND whether the consequences of a crash are serious, or even deadly, or not, speed is ALWAYS a factor. Including when the legal speed limits are currently too high. #SpeedKills #VisionZero