Today was the longest Planning Commission meeting I've ever been part of - we started at 9am & adjourned shortly after 5pm. Thanks to the Commissioners, City staff, and especially members of the public who spent their day w/ us, in person or virtually.

Stacy Lake knocked on our door today (in this heat!) and she's got my vote. Knowledgeable and NOT a one issue candidate. We talked about transportation, property taxes, & home ownership. Let's get some *good* leadership in this election! @stacylakemo.bsky.social

Real talk. They don't care if he tears this place down to the studs, as long as he hunts brown people, demonizes queer people, and erases Black people.

Should I get this shirt to wear for class #1 of Professional Practice this fall?

“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries. For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..." fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

Property rights disruptors move fast and take things.

Doctora Malka Older@older.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Tectonic disruptors move fast & quake things

Check out "The Story of the BQE," a 40-min "documentary" I put together with the Institute for Public Architecture about the past, present, and future of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

The Story of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Full Documentary)

YouTube video by Segregation by Design

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If we had taken all the money we put into AI and put it into trains, we would have such great trains. What a waste.

Back in DTW. I think I live here now. Time to learn airport planning.

Always a good idea to look up.

Mayor Mary Sheffield, 1st female mayor of Detroit, welcomes APA to #NPC26. "Planning is not just a profession, it is a responsibility."

Fueling up for the trip to Detroit with all my favorite planners. #NPC26

Anjin is definitely the best restaurant in KC and if you haven't been, make a reservation now.

was once New Amsterdam.

Love to see concepts born during my time in NKC doing well.

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source)@kcur.org · 4mo ago

The Iron District debuted in 2019, and now has six food operations, an ice cream shop, three retail vendors, three bars, and two heated containers for indoor seating. (@startlandnews.com)

KCMO Parking overhaul ordinance passes 11-2!!!

It's a Sonic Slam!!!! #Royals

Pro tip for my development friends: when a woman gives you clear direction about your application, you can follow it or ask for clarification. Complaining to her male subordinates is not the way.

KC built environment nerds, this is very much a work in progress but I've started tracking whether identified buildings/houses in the 1940 tax photos have been demolished and we've got them displayed on a map: kc1940.org/buildings/de...

Are we ready yet to admit that the public servants in our government are subject matter experts? And that subject matter experts can't all be replaced by content creators?

The thing I miss most about President Biden is the feeling of waking up in the morning and NOT needing to brace myself for what absolutely shitty thing has happened.

The next time you're evaluating a city council candidate, pay attention to how they treat staff in public meetings. These are public servants with domain expertise that have dedicated their lives to making their cities better and they are so often dismissed or treated with contempt.

Publicly supporting women is nice, but what really matters is what men do behind closed doors. What matters is how they hold each other accountable. The men’s hockey team shouldn’t get a pass because they were in the locker room—that’s where women need their support the most.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Happy fourth anniversary of Sara Copeland Day! Celebrate appropriately. 🥳

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college: The Cold War in American Film The Art & Science of Negotiation Electricity & Magnetism American Urban History Infrastructure

Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account)@thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college: Victorian Authors: Thomas Hardy Educational Psychology Introduction to Astronomy (we had a planetarium!) Radical Political Theory Intermediate Latin