Greece Sparks Controversy With New Roma-Focused Police Unit And Exarchia Concert Ban https://www.byteseu.com/926183/ #AthensNews #CivilRights #ConcertBan #CrimePolicyGreece #CulturalEventsGreece #exarchia #Greece #GreekGovernmentDecisions #GreekPolice #MichalisChrysochoidis #PublicSafety #RomaCommunity #RomaRights #UrbanPolicy

These Ugly Big Box Stores are Literally Bankrupting Cities
#NotJustBikes #Culture #Politics #Economics #Taxes #PropertyTaxes #UrbanPolicy #Neoliberal #Capitalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-e_yhEzIw

Researchers found NO evidence that a mayor’s political party (D or R) affects crime rates, police funding, or arrests in US cities.

https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq8052

Turns out, crime isn’t about red or blue - it’s way more complicated. Politicians talk big , but #data speaks louder!

The recent dialogue around sanctuary cities highlights a significant shift in urban policy as leaders like New York City's Mayor Adams begin to address citizen concerns more directly. This reflects a growing tension between the principles of sanctuary policies and the realities faced by local communities.... Read more: https://steelefamlaw.com/jk0lh2 #SanctuaryCities #CommunityVoices #UrbanPolicy #LocalGovernance #PublicSafetyMatters

Berkeley Wants to Create a Cultural District Where Artists Can Afford to Live
#SFBA #EastBay #Berkeley #Arts #Sciences #UrbanPolicy #Housing #CapacityBuilding
https://www.kqed.org/news/12016292/berkeley-wants-to-create-cultural-district-where-artists-afford-to-live

Job opportunity!

My partners at Smart Growth America are looking for someone to help grow the National Complete Streets Coalition. Don't miss out on the chance to join the team. https://smartgrowthamerica.org/now-hiring-complete-streets-policy-manager/

Moving Portland: A Historical Perspective on Public Transportation Development
https://medium.com/@19Woodstock/moving-portland-a-historical-perspective-on-public-transportation-development-9aaad9f21ddc

New research suggests cities are moving away from residential parking policies that privilege local residents at the expense of outsiders, toward one that promotes "better urban functioning." Vancouver is one example. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.05.002

American cities are committing suicide by cop.

#UrbanPolicy
#AbolishThePolice
#CopNation

Thrilled to announce that "Co-Cities" has been selected for a 2023 PROSE Award by the Association of American Publishers (AAP)!! Truly honored. #cities #justcities #urbanpolicy #urbancommoms

https://publishers.org/news/association-of-american-publishers-announces-finalists-and-category-winners-for-2023-prose-awards/

In other words, people are biased about #driving and it's risks!!
Also don't be a male, helmet wearing #cyclist
#DitchTheCar #UrbanPolicy #Cycling #Risk #Bias #CutTheCarJourney

‘Motonormativity’: Britons more accepting of driving-related risk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/17/motonormativity-britons-more-accepting-driving-related-risk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

These two geographic areas are shown at the exact same scale.

The circle at left (#Wyoming + major parts of several other states) has 582,000 workers. The circle at right (#NewHaven + a few of its suburbs) has 751,000 workers.

The area at left is represented by 14 US Senators, the area at right is represented by just 2.

The US might be more economically competitive if its Senate better reflected the nation's economy.

#electoralcollege #urbanism #urbanpolicy #Connecticut
Images: OnTheMap

Burnout

"The most destructive fires were set or commissioned by landlords, who collected enormous sums in the resulting insurance payouts. Black and brown neighborhoods across the city and nation were ravaged by the arson wave, which was fueled by subprime fire insurance policies that saturated neighborhoods of color after 1968."

https://jewishcurrents.org/edifice-complex

The author's book on the 1970s wave of landlord arson, "Born in Flames," is forthcoming from Liveright/Norton.

#Nature-based solutions would be/are key to mitigating #environmental risks caused by human activity, such as extreme #weather, #biodiversity loss & natural hazards.
#Cop15 #cities #urbanpolicy #undrr #natureza #unitednations https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/words-action-nature-based-solutions-disaster-risk-reduction

Since I didn’t have many followers when I first introduced myself, I thought I should do another.

I am a professor of #urbanstudies at Georgia State University in #Atlanta. I do work on #affordablehousing, #housing, #housingpolicy, #gentrification, #segregation, #realestate #finance, #urban, #urbanpolicy

I advocate for policy change.

My most recent book is #RedHotCity from UC Press (2022) more at https://www.danimmergluck.com

Please boost if you’re so inclined! Thanks!

Syracuse’s Messy I-81 Teardown Fight Shows the Challenge of ‘Reconnecting Communities’: New at #Streetsblog @streetsblogmass https://usa.streetsblog.org/2022/12/12/syracuses-messy-i-81-teardown-fight-shows-the-challenge-of-reconnecting-communities/ #syracuse #syr #urbanism #i81 #urbanplanning #highwayremoval #urbanpolicy

Study of #Beijing adults randomly-selected to win car ownership permits: The winners took 3 fewer transit rides/week, biked or walked 24 fewer minutes/day, and those age 50 and older gained an average of 23 pounds relative to the control group, a "statistically significant and worrisome increase."
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/article-does-owning-a-car-hurt-your-health/ #publichealth #urbanism #transit #urbanpolicy #exercise #cars #cities #health

seeing more and more of my #academic and #lawprof friends here. Yay! Hoping to connect with #NYC #urbanpolicy #environmentaljustice thinkers/doers. Love to reconnect with my tweeps, but also excited about finding new Mastodon connections to help me learn/think about equitable, green cities. P.S. I love #graffiti