This is why some buildings delight us while others disappoint. #citylabarchive trib.al/Imhybcy

Amy Stelly is an urban planner, designer and artist in New Orleans, where four generations of her family have lived. Tonight, she shares her Brief But Spectacular take on improving community health outcomes near urban highways. to.pbs.org/3MzB3rB

Where are your tax $ going? How much do you pay a day? Are projects making life better? Where are $$ wasted? Don’t know? You can’t complain about taxes in an educated manner. Imagine if the city stopped picking up trash or wastewater, or delivering drinkable water.

#DidYouKnow: 200+ environmental laws were passed during the #JohnsonAdministration, many of which are credited to #LadyBird's work. 🌳🌺🌎☀️ Learn more about Lady Bird's work with conservation and the environment: ladybirdjohnson.org #WorldEnvironmentDay Wildflower Center

Japan’s tallest mass timber building, 11-storeys tall japanpropertycentral.com/2022/06/yokoha…

Utrecht seems to have the highest cycling volumes of all six Dutch cities we've visited on this trip

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. Via Streetsblog USA usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/pro…

House form commercial is the best. It’s neighborly, human scale, doesn’t need parking and it’s flexible. Tenants can change but the form remains.

You already know about the harms of crash injuries and deaths. But street design has terrible impacts on mental health that we infrastructure-types don't talk about. usa.streetsblog.org/2023/06/08/new…

'Most of us will have to sell': Scream, the NIMBYs. statesman.com/story/news/loc… via Austin Statesman #fixed

Animation of Chet Baker playing “You Go to My Head.”

Did you know that CAR LANES are the worst possible answer to the question of how to use road space efficiently? (NACTO's Street Capacity)

Study: a 50% reduction in crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists and a 27% increase in drivers yielding to pedestrians with the right of way, as a result of....paint. Yes, a splash of paint = safer streets for pedestrians. This is the power of visual disruption in slowing

All cities have space. Some just make better choices than others. — #Groningen, Vismarkt 1974 - 2021

Defined edges, centers, and vistas ground people to their place. The allee of trees on the square creates structure and shade to an otherwise undefined space. Simplecity Design

Fire trucks come and go. Streets last forever. Rightsizing the fire fleet for narrow roads saves lives.

I love sound of skateboard wheels cruising down the street. It’s the perfect pace to explore the seam of the public and private spaces. #skatelife #smallwheels rule.

Bastrop is booming with thousands of new jobs, but the City Council wants to limit housing: bigger lot sizes, no duplexes, stricter parking rules. We know where this ends—unaffordable housing. Speak up Monday, 17th at 5 PM. Details here: cityofbastrop.org/page/protectin…