Interesting indicator- Airport traffic at Will Rogers International Airport (OKC) is climbing back to pre-pandemic levels - 2018/19 were record years of ~4.4 million annual passengers, with 2020/21 falling to 1.9 and 3.3 million. Monthly traffic is just about caught up and may squeak to 4 million this year.

The thing I will miss most about Twitter are the friends I muted along the way.

It’s our favorite time of year 🎉 ... time to announce the #ULIOKimpact finalists! 20 outstanding contenders were selected for our 9th annual awards to be held on 2/10/23 at @TowerTheatreOKC. Full press release with 🎟️ info oklahoma.uli.org/about/top-stor…

Didn’t make the field trip/pizza party this year. Even with a couple of last minute novellas. ☹️

Open now: Register for the Placemaking Conference! iqc.ou.edu/conference Check out options for all-day registration, social reception, and bus transportation from Tulsa.

Downtown OKC does have excess parking. But just for fun, let's foreground another area that was diminished to parking lots/vacant land in 1999. Contrast with the original view of a recently removed Interstate on a different timeline. Takes time, effort, $ to reconstruct a city

Last chance to sign up! Registration is $40 for a day of great talks on placemaking and community-building. Check out the lineup and register at iqc.ou.edu/conference

In Boston for my first Main Street America Conference, will share a few insights from speakers here! #mainstreetnow

How the State of Vermont is supporting community-led placemaking: The Better Places program, communities can leverage Patronicity crowdfunding for locals to donate to projects and unlock a 2-1 match from the state government. #MainStreetNow patronicity.com/BetterPlacesVT

Double stack of retail at Boston’s Newbury Street, townhouses stacked over retail at Columbus Avenue. #mainstreetnow

Tour of Roslindale Village Roslindale Village Main Street (RVMS) yesterday included a historic power substation turned flexible third place, and a pilot street-to-plaza conversion. Substation has a taproom setup that rotates in guest breweries for 3-month stays. #MainStreetNow

Nice street-to-plaza corner in Boston Chinatown with @ArtformUrban furnishings. #mainstreetnow

🛴 Reminder, this is how *not* to corral your Lime scooter gang Deep Deuce District Downtown OKC

The Pop Shops on Main provide space for local entrepreneurs to try their hand at operating a brick and mortar retail space, growing their businesses locally, while activating the edge of a parking lot along Main Street. 📷 Gordon Padelford 📍 Bothell, WA

Our upcoming two-day mini-training "Places of Social Inclusion" will provide an overview of how the mental health and housing crises play out in public space and how placemakers can partner with social service providers to contribute to fairer cities: pps.org/events/places-…

A neighborhood speed limit is one of those things that you think would be based simple common sense and daily local experience, but usually isn’t allowed to be. planetizen.com/news/2023/04/1…

What’s your name, I am “Shane H: Guardian on corn, Fifth amendment, OMG/Asphalt, chips and queso.” IYKYK

I experimented with beta AI capabilities in Photoshop by asking it to remove I-235 in Oklahoma City - The rendering is composed of about a dozen generative text prompts and light manual Photoshopping.