Urban planning academical egghead. Former housing developer. Husband and dad. YEG-NH-DEN-Cambridge (MA)-SF/OAK-AUS
Austin
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Jake Wegmann retweeted
HOLY COW YOU ALL! I know there's a whole lot going on right now, but this speech from @NatashaD1atx from yesterday's council meeting is absolute 🔥🔥🔥!
Skip to 5:06:00 and buckle up. This is what it's about folks.
austintx.new.swagit.com/vide…
Jake Wegmann retweeted
Here’s @TfL commissioner Andy Byford standing “shoulder to shoulder” with Tube staff at Waterloo station this week, asking passengers to wear face masks properly
Jake Wegmann retweeted
Commentary: A climate reckoning is coming; we can address it expressnews.com/opinion/comm…
Jake Wegmann retweeted
So your region has a housing shortage? Have you tried platting an entire new city from scratch complete with a train station and already-operating wastewater treatment facilities (lower middle of photo)? (Example from Spain, 30 mi east of Madrid.)
Jake Wegmann retweeted
It's kind of a big day for Farm&City.
I hope you can join us tonight for a discussion of how to improve Texas MPO decision making and get better outcomes from our major infrastructure processes, such as I-35 in Austin and I-45 in Houston.
We're hiring – Scenario Planning for Texas MPOs event tonight – Help us hire a Director for Vision Zero Texas – Success with ATX transportation referendums. Vote YES on Prop A & B! – Watch the Policy Drivers video series - mailchi.mp/0ba95cfa17c7/were…
Jake Wegmann retweeted
Portland just passed arguably the most progressive zoning code reform in the nation, tilting the market towards building more modest-sized housing units at house-scale building sizes (2-6 plexes), w/ a lot of affordable bonus units. Could Austin be next?
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Jake Wegmann retweeted
Like many people, I have spent the last 10 days watching so much tragedy unfold. So much anguish from Black colleagues here on twitter.
And so I've been trying to think of ways that *I* can improve my tiny corner of the world.
A thread on why change is hard in academia 1/
Jake Wegmann retweeted
Coming out of the pandemic and the energy downturn, what are the big moves Houston can make to reinvent itself for the 21st century? @BillFultonVta @stephengblom #KIUrbanEdge
kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/20…
Jake Wegmann retweeted
Have you seen more people out and about in Austin's outdoor spaces recently? We have! Join us, AO members @WalkAustin, and over 30 other diverse organizations in urging the City of Austin to immediately create an emergency “Slow Streets” program. bit.ly/SlowStreetsATX
Jake Wegmann retweeted
tonight! 🚍🚍🚍
Next week (Wednesday, Jan. 29), FAN is co-hosting @christofspieler, author of 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, to discuss how cities like Austin can create high-quality public transportation systems. RSVP (free):
facebook.com/events/25221873…
#atxrail #atxtransit
Jake Wegmann retweeted
I am excited that the Dallas City Council has unanimously approved changing part of Olive Street to “Nowitzki Way” honoring Dallas great and true humanitarian, @dallasmavs’ @swish41. 🏀👏🏾 dallasnews.com/opinion/comme…
Jake Wegmann retweeted
Some might argue that these neighborhoods, like many immigrant neighborhoods of the 1920s, have fulfilled their function, and it’s time to move on. But there's trouble with that argument. bit.ly/30iRj83 @DanImmergluck
Jake Wegmann retweeted
The most comprehensive state-level ADU reform bill ever proposed in the country just dropped in the WA House.
-2ADUs/lot
-no parking mins or owner-occu
-design flexibility
-cap impact fees
Thank you for your leadership @MiaGregerson33 and @AKB1968 !
tinyurl.com/ybxqrwxy
Jake Wegmann retweeted
Students who are disciplined for walking out or otherwise staging a respectful and peaceful protest against gun violence, are hereby assured that it can be reported on their Penn State application without adverse effect on their admission decision.
