#Cities

Cary Karacas

CaryKaracas

A few notes on the firebombing of Okayama: As became the standard pattern, on this bombing run, the 21st Bomber Command set out to destroy four Japanese cities simultaneously.https://twitter.com/jacremes/status/1277285634063859714 Including

Lawrence McDonald

Convertbond

General Motors EmployeesUS: 48k*Globally: 164k*Down 50k last 15 years, but it's all good, they're giving $10m to black lives matter. After decimating cities like Detroit, exporting jobs all over the

Anthony Dedousis

anthonydedousis

It's no secret that L.A. County is a hotbed of opposition to new housing. For my latest @AbundantHousing data project, I created a methodology to determine which cities are the

Jake Blumgart

jblumgart

I wrote an article about the likelihood of undemocratic state takeovers of cities in the face of an unprecedented austerity crisis https://www.citymetric.com/politics/coronavirus-economy-city-budget-control-boards-5193 The numbers are terri

LSE Inequalities

LSEInequalities

Starting now: 'COVID, Inequalities, and the Future of Cities' with @shaunabrail @ValentineQuinio @ndrlee @michaelstorper @iammaxnathan. Tag #III with any questions or comments. #LSECovid @LSEGeography Some have said that the pandemi

Addison Del Mastro

ad_mastro

I published this piece by @SamuelAbramsAEI and it makes some great points but I'd like to quibble with part of it (something lots of folks do writing about this stuff)

jennifer kates

jenniferkates

A couple thoughts on the housing crisis we face:First, the status quo is insane, and it’s insane to pretend it’s normal for 25%+ of the city to be poor enough

briguy

dat_briguy

Montreal and Toronto both have municipal snow removal for their sidewalks. The only reason we're even debating whether it's a good idea for MPLS is because Americans have been so

Maddy Ruvolo

maddyruvolo

If you are an abled urbanist talking about how disabled people would benefit from banning cars without insisting that we first install curb ramps everywhere, fix broken sidewalks, and make

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

Ebonyteach

What other major US city had as much independent Black political control for as long as Detroit had it?(Atlanta's the only other 21st century comparison, but the political situation was

Strategic Cities

StrategicCities

I’ve been feeling blue hearing so many suggestions that coronavirus is “the end of cities”. So today I spent time with a favourite artwork to cheer myself up, and which

Reed Wommack

ReedWommack

1/Today I wrote a newsletter about why cities, as opposed to rural areas, will suffer the harshest effects of money printing.A thread 2/I recently drove across the United States. On

key.🥮🐇 #EndSARS

trblforarebel

as much as i enjoy cyberpunk aesthetics, cyberpunk as a whole was built on yellow peril so don’t let the fancy neon buildings and and cool tech fool you this

Dylan Scott

dylanlscott

Why are we doing Covid-19 curfews? Nobody seems to think they'll actually work.“I’ve not seen a single public health person recommend this as an intervention. I’m mystified at their popularity.”https://www.vox.com/21571982/new-c

Lisa Abeyta

LisaAbeyta

The first decade of Govtech was mostly funded by government, so it solved government problems. Govtech companies have helped cities, counties, states and agencies in the federal government provide more

Haringey Clean Air Group

AirHaringey

Thanks @DrGaryFuller for your ideas for reducing air pollution. See the full recording here: https://youtu.be/uPcfZ4xV6FI 1/4 If we all used cars more sparingly we could save lives and the NHS a

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