Amy De Luna
@amydl.bsky.social
Bike commuter & transit rider. Urbanist & dog lover. ATX 🐶 🚲 🚌 🏙
Early voting has STARTED! 🗳️ Go vote for @montserratgaribay.bsky.social, a bilingual educator and labor leader who will support Austin housing affordability & public transit at the state Capitol! 🏠🚋 And if you're not in her district (HD-49), then spread the word about the runoff election!
Austin ISD has a $181M deficit, and plugging that gap requires making the most of every school site sale. Rosedale is the latest must-win. It’s Austin's duty to help AISD net $26M by rezoning for 435 homes. We can’t let anti-apartment opposition force more school cuts. Let AISD build! Read more:
Apartment Opposition Could Cost AISD Millions. Support Austin Schools: Let AISD Build
Austin ISD is facing a $181 million budget deficit, forcing closures and cuts to our schools, teachers, and staff. Letting AISD build housing on closed school sites is one of the most direct things Au...
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New from Mezabahnur Masum: "Orange barrels. Lane closures. Freshly churned earth where sidewalks used to be. We are committing more than $1B to projects that will worsen our air quality, and we are doing it while congratulating ourselves for having a climate plan."
Denton Promised Net Zero. Then It Kept Building Roads.
The booming city's transit predicament is not unique; it is a local expression of a statewide structural problem.
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Last night was incredible, and we aren't done yet! Join us tonight at the Future Front House (1900 E. 12th Street) at 7 PM to discuss Life After Cars with the authors. No tickets required, just show up!
Compact urban design is key to securing water and sanitation, a new study by CSH and the World Bank in #NatureCities shows. With horizontal city growth, 220M fewer people could have access to piped water and 190M to sewage by 2050, says lead author @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social shorturl.at/WFhvr
Urban Sprawl Could Deny 220 Million People Access To Clean Water By 2050
A study by CSH and the World Bank shows compact urban planning is crucial for delivering water and sanitation to growing populations.
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#WeekWithoutDriving day 4! Ebiked to Bouldin Acres on S Lamar. Riding back, encountered an impatient driver on S 5th who gave my buddy & I plenty of room but did a risky move to pass us instead of waiting 10 secs for the road to open up. Would love to get out of the road if there were bike lanes!
#WeekWithoutDriving day 3! Took the bus to the UT area which is dense enough for me to get a flu shot, buy kitchen supplies, & get lunch all on the same block! And several buses run thru here so it's great for connections. Looking forward to what the next phase of UNO brings to this part of town 👀
#weekwithoutdriving day 2! Biked up Rio Grande and overall pleasant ride ☀️ Good: roundabouts between 6th & 12th slow cars; protected bike lanes N of MLK ❤️ Bad: sharrows S of MLK; light at 15th doesn't turn green unless there's a car (or beg button is hit); southbound light at MLK is too short 😮💨
The D6 office is conducting a survey to better understand the needs of our Austin residents around pet ownership. If you have ever owned a pet in Austin, please let us know your experience. Visit the link in bio or bit.ly/4nKGoOI to answer the survey. 1/2
“In Texas, whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over.” Inside the ongoing battle for the state’s most precious resource: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/east-texas-water-wars-kyle-bass/
Inside the Fight for Texas’s Most Precious Resource
Elected leaders, rich investors, and small-town residents are stumbling over the same question: Who owns the state’s water?
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🚄 High-speed rail can make people happier Data from China show that new high-speed rail lines boost residents’ wellbeing, especially in central cities and eastern regions, by improving local services. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm 🧪 #UrbanStudies #HS2 #China
Can high-speed rail increase the residents’ subjective well-being? Evidence from China - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Can high-speed rail increase the residents’ subjective well-being? Evidence from China
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The Legislature passed a measure to help save the iconic watering hole and Hays County’s dwindling aquifer. Then Greg Abbott vetoed it.
Why the Best Chance to Save One of Texas’s Most Iconic Swimming Holes Drained Away
The Legislature passed a measure to help save the iconic watering hole and Hays County’s dwindling aquifer. Then Greg Abbott vetoed it.
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Local plumbing company using an e-cargo bike in Austin. Love to see it!
My great-great-aunt (great grand-aunt?) was married to Cortéz in 1904.
Refusing to Forget@refusing2forget.bsky.social · last yr.On June 12, 1901 Gregorio Cortéz killed 2 Texas law officers in self-defense and led Texas Rangers on a nearly 10 day chase through south central Texas. Cortez was regarded as a "bandit” by the law but became a hero to many Mexican Americans. /1
This is Max. He snuck out in the middle of the night and walked 5 miles to get a breakfast burrito from a store that gave him one once. They hadn't opened yet when he got there, but Max was found the next morning thanks to his GPS collar patiently waiting outside for his well-earned snack. 14/10
Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want without facing liability to surrounding landowners whose wells might be depleted as a result. That’s unlikely to change even as the state's water supply approaches a crisis.
The one thing Texas won’t do to save its water supply
Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want. That’s unlikely to change even as the state approaches a crisis.
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Happy Housing Day from the #txlege! We met with legislators and advocates from all over the state, doing our part to unlock a future where every Texan has a safe, affordable home. And we got to watch as HB 24, which eliminates the “tyrant’s veto,” passed the Texas House! 🥳 #HousingDayAtTheDome
A fun event happening this weekend: Beer, Bingo, and Bullies. Enjoy cold drinks, win some prizes, meet cute dogs, and support a great local dog rescue, Love-a-Bull ❤️
Come support children's health and mobility rights! You don't need to be a kid (or have a kid) to join Kidical Mass.
Safe Streets Austin@safestreetsaustin.bsky.social · last yr.Austin's first ever Kidical Mass is THIS Saturday! Meet 9am at Marshall Middle School. Event info: www.eventbrite.com/e/kidical-ma...
Austin City Council votes 10-1 to legalize 5-story single-stair apartments, making Austin the largest US city outside of NYC to legalize single-stair! 🎉🎉🎉 Many thanks to all the supporters and to CM Chito Vela for leading this exciting reform! We did it y'all! 🙌
Look up how much NIH helps research in your state. Then call your reps and ask them how your state will function without the [$X billion] your state is about to lose. ☎️ and scripts 👉 bsky.app/profile/pron...
Amelia@gingerreckoning.bsky.social · last yr.This!!! But for your state. Aside from just the big society based impact, I’ve been wondering how long I’ll be able to keep my job. I’m extremely anxious about it. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
A man who was arrested with over 100 dogs and equipment at his Georgia home got the maximum sentence last week. Prosecutors hope it sheds light on the prevalence of dogfighting, a felony in the U.S.
A man was sentenced to 475 years for dogfighting. The sport is surprisingly prevalent
A man who was arrested with over 100 dogs and equipment at his Georgia home got the maximum sentence last week. Prosecutors hope it sheds light on the prevalence of dogfighting, a felony in the U.S.
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Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot. But Texas environmental regulators are proposing that only four of them be required to take action to improve their air quality. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/15/t...
The air in 12 Texas counties exceeded federal soot standards. Only four may face consequences.
Critics say TCEQ is erroneously using a federal rule to exclude counties that are failing federal soot rules.
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It's Election Day with only 4 hours left to vote for Mike Siegel! Get to the polls before 7 PM! Find your polling location here: votetravis.gov/current-elec...
Current Election – Travis County Clerk
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AURA: An Austin for Everyone@aura-atx.org · 2y agoForgot to early vote for Mike Siegel? No worries, you have one last chance on Election Day tomorrow, Saturday Dec. 14! Mike has spoken in support of building more homes in Austin, and he's ready to fight for a more affordable city, so get out there tomorrow and vote!
Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade for the first time since I was a kid. There was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles float with the band War on it, performing "Why Can't We Be Friends?" Wild.
The US workforce can be divided into “sitters” (like programmers and lawyers) and “standers” (like servers and construction workers). In our newest piece, @alv9n.com looks at what we can learn from this labor split. 💻: pudding.cool/2024/11/sitt... 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE_E...
Sitters and Standers
The American worker divide: Those who sit, and those who stand
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Recently I had the chance to join a “middle housing” walking tour to discuss the visual impact of different eras of buildings with different kinds of setbacks, driveways and parking spaces, overhangs and roof angles. 1/
