Amanda Popken

Placemaker, urban planner, economic development specialist creating community and reimagining the human habitat

[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

@AskLyft I've now DM'ed and submitted THREE requests for assistance - it's the FOURTH DAY WITHOUT MY PHONE and ZERO help from Lyft. This is beyond ridiculous. The driver called me when I put the phone in Lost Mode. He knows he has my phone. WTF LYFT. I can't believe how hard this is.

[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

@AskLyft how do I get my phone back from a driver? It's been over 48 hours and I've logged a Lyft request three times with no response from him. He called me on my phone and told me to log a lost phone thru Lyft so I know he knows he has a lost phone! How do I get it back?!

[Tesla Megapack @Tesla_Megapack]

In Belgium, 40 Megapack units replace an old World War II turbojet generator from the 1950s—making it one of the largest energy storage systems in Europe

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“Cars equal freedom” as long as your definition of freedom is expensive dependence.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

WATCH: If you STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, watch this EXCELLENT video by @notjustbikes with @UrbanThree & @StrongTowns. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. https://t.co/GOztxmp1HO

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

Amsterdam, already a beautiful city, continues to carve out space for people and greenery (2015 v. 2022).

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

We should redesign cities for autonomous kids, not autonomous cars.

[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

Mobility, Equity, and Sustainability conversations. Episode #2 is incredibly insightful! Looking forward to the next episode! Great work @JustinesUtopia @rikohi and special guest @TamikaButler https://t.co/sQ4qpx5Nw7

[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

Cast your vote for the new name and logo! The regional trail that will connect Fort Worth to Dallas is getting a name and brand. Visit https://t.co/nHhUAmUxIe to cast your vote!

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

US streets are cartoonishly wide relative to the rest of the developed world. https://t.co/3OoM7IhAFG

[Paul James @pauljames]

Fun bike lift. There is a conveyer belt in the groove which senses when your bike wheel is on it and starts to move. The sign reminds you to put your front brake on, and then up you go.

[Ravinder S. Bhalla @RaviBhalla]

We've adopted the mentality that Vision Zero improvements don't need to be complex to be effective. These flexible bollards on 8th St deter cars from illegally parking at the crosswalk, maintaining sight lines that help drivers see🚶🏼‍♀️crossing the street & cars at the intersection.

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

Now that pedestrians require roughly the same effective width as a car, we should re-allocate street space accordingly.

[Dongho Chang @dongho_chang]

Seattle's SEA Street (Street Edge Alternative). Two years of monitoring show that SEA Street has reduced the total volume of stormwater leaving the street by 99 percent.

[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

Looking forward to hearing some news from @dallascityhall on this proposal with @BikeDFW - Dallas would join 31 cities across the world doing the same.

[Jeff Kitner @JeffKitner]

Pleased to support @BikeDFW and many @DallasParkRec trail groups on potential conversion of streets for 🚲 and 🚶🏻 use during #COVID19. This would help with trail overcrowding and gives us a chance to think creatively about making @CityOfDallas more pedestrian and bike friendly.

[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

Let’s look at the bottom line. We get more of what we measure. https://t.co/SUXM1HdI58

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

"...making more walkable urban real estate used to be easy. It’s not easy any more. This reality is having a real impact on millions of people, and it’s time we focused on solving that problem."

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[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

400ppl DAILY move to DFW. No better time to invest in #sustainablecities ! Exploring topics at #cedarvalleycollege today w/ @gdpcTX & CNUNTX

[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

We WON!!! Corsicana Historic Spaces & Places #popup: Best Promotional Event, TX Downtown Assoc!!! #winning #tda2017

[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

We REQUIRE the built env't we have. If we want different results, change the process, policies & codes. -@ArtisanUrbanist @CultivateCollab

[Amanda Popken @AmandaPopken]

Aim for the moon but make incremental steps. There's plenty of $. If we don't just waste it. - @montewanderson #cultivatestrongtowns