Design for understanding and action. Member AIANY Transportation + Infrastructure Committee: https://nitter.gq/t.co/FezZVAmkty. Views my own.
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Thank you to everyone who has followed and supported Judy throughout her lifetime of advocacy. May her memory be for a blessing.
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Pete Buttigieg Wants to Make Transit Accessible — And Pay for It, Too planning.org/planning/2023/w…
In his approach to disability and urban design “Gissen . . . focuses on variety and customizability, rather than efforts to please everyone all at once with one generic paradigm”
Designer, historian, and Parsons professor @davidgissen imagines an urban environment that would do more than grudgingly accommodate people who can’t see or walk or hear, or who have cognitive impairments. @JDavidsonNYC writes trib.al/bOuK7WE
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"How we currently design our cities & towns to prioritize private cars over people reduces our mobility options + creates problems for the planet’s climate, societal equity & household budgets" @benjiedlp @SharedUseCenter
Let's build cities for people!🙌
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“a phenomenon wherein the number of bicyclists/pedestrians on a road is higher, and consequently, the risk of each bicyclist/pedestrian being involved in a crash is lower”
Is there "safety-in-numbers" for those cycling and walking?
Researchers: "Results clearly revealed a lower proportion of severe injuries caused to bicyclists/pedestrians at a higher level of daily bicycle/pedestrian flows."
In other words: YES
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You may be aware of the "redlined" district maps of 1934-40, but perhaps not of their deep and lasting ill effects on NYC's five boroughs. Join us Jan 18 to hear from April De Simone of @designingthewe & @trahanarch as she kicks off a series on the topic: bit.ly/3Gziser
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Passenger Capacity for Different Transport Modes 👇
HT @NACTO
“commoning mobilities can enact new ways of being in the world, becoming a method for moving toward mobility justice, environmental justice, racial justice, climate justice, and social justice.”
New publication: The Communes and Other Mobile Commons, Open Access Special Issue of Praktyka Teoretyczna, with my article "Mobile Commoning: Reclaiming Indigenous, Caribbean, Maroon, and Migrant Commons” wuwr.pl/prt/issue/view/931
Coming up on Thurs Feb 23 @CenterForArch: @davidgissen speaking on The Architecture of Disability
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Check out this article co-authored with 12 faculty about how to Advance Racial Justice Research in Architecture, Urban Planning, and Allied Fields. It is a primer on some of the issues we need to address in academia. @MITdusp @MITarchitecture
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“What can cities do to promote access beyond requiring equity components as part of their shared micromobility programs?”
Five strategies for making greener modes of transportation — like shared bikes and scooters — equitable for all. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/c…
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Paris 🇫🇷 is removing half its street parking to free up space for people.
Cars 🚗 in Paris take up 50% ❗️of public space.👇👇
🎥 @wef
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Our blueprint for keeping communities safe requires policy that:
✅ Is evidence-based.
✅ Utilizes a public health approach to safety.
✅ Includes proven alternatives to a police-first approach to public safety.
Learn more about #KeepingCommunitiesSafe. ➡️ coc.is/KI
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Most building industry professionals are aware of the "redlined" district maps of 1934-40, but few understand how deep and lasting their many ill effects are. Join us Jan 18 for an intro lecture, then for a series of 5 participatory roundtable discussions: bit.ly/3Gziser
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The answer? 45 districts.
Let’s end spatial inequity and make it easier to walk, bike, and take transit in every corner of New York City. – at Brooklyn, NY
Out of 51 council districts, how many have a higher percentage of commuters walking, biking, or using transit than driving for their commute?
#SpatialEquityNYC
8%15
8%25
23%35
61%45
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.@AIA_NewYork has worked with an interdisciplinary task force including @Stantec to outline the impacts of urban freight on NYC and offer equitable solutions to counter the burdens imposed on communities by the movement of goods. Read the report: bit.ly/3OW6PAJ
How do we get to a more equitable, sustainable, and balanced approach to urban freight? Join us Monday when our team presents new strategies for how how it could work in #NYC.
When do you want your delivery? The next day? The same day? In a few hours? Join us Mon, 9/12, 6-8pm for a panel discussion sharing new perspectives on what the future could be for people-centered urban freight in NYC: bit.ly/3B8t1SM @FreightMatters @NYCPlanning @Stantec
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Our AIANY Transportation + Infrastructure Committee is honored to be hosting these two great women whose careers have helped to shape the experience of mobility in New York and across the U.S. Please join us for this 7/19 event.
Learn how the #InfrastructureBill programs work together to support a more livable, sustainable, & equitable future in NYC. @Pollytrott, NYC Transportation Commissioner & @USDOT Deputy Secretary, talks with @ColumbiaGSAPP professor Kate Ascher on Tue 7/19: bit.ly/3NLxiyH
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The #InfrastructureBill: What Are the Regional Priorities? - Wed 5/18, 12pm - Planning leaders share perspectives on key proposed projects & describe how they will deliver greater connectivity, improved sustainability, & equitable access for communities: bit.ly/3MOxJbl
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