Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY

“They accomplished in 2 days what 5 previous architects failed to solve in 2 years.” - CEO, General Growth Corp. “She likes you.” - Barbra Streisand's Mngr.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

ULI Boston Summer Social https://t.co/aPLce2Rp6U

[Steve Mouzon @stevemouzon]

When the people walking outnumber the drivers driving it's a good day in the city. Humans have from the beginning been a walking species, and walking does many good things for body, mind, and spirit.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@stevemouzon Right you are. Estranged inside “people traps” at speeds that force full attention on bad driving behavior in front of you erases oversight of the public realm.

Ugly, depressing, and banal streetscapes spring up like weeds in unattended pastures.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@nhregister Microplastics?

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@createstreets @CBTransport @RobertKwolek Not very inviting, are they. Faceless people plowers.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@stevemouzon Thanks Steve. There’s also the most magnetic pride in place I’ve experienced. People born there stay there.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@JeffSpeckFAICP “The happiest, healthiest, longest lived societies walk to all their needs.”

[Vince Graham @VincentGGraham]

Getting vs having…

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@DFANewHaven People as components. Rescue the Market Economy platform.

[Steve Mouzon @stevemouzon]

The further auto infrastructure is extended, the more fragile energy infrastructure becomes, especially because the pattern new highways are serving is almost always sprawl, with substantially more miles of energy infrastructure per customer served than in real urbanism.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@stevemouzon Why does it exist? Priapism.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@DFANewHaven But you will have a car conveniently and securely stored, upon which you will rely for most of your errands. These are, so called, "spreadsheet projects" driven primarily by the commodity market. QE Funding.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@stevemouzon First, it has to be pointed out that there is a difference (raised in complete ugliness, they don't know what beauty looks like). Then, they have to be educated in proven ways to create beauty.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@MikeLydon @stevemouzon @hblackson Fresh food is more important. Due to grocers' slim margins, Jersey City is offering PILOTs to encourage the location of fresh food grocers in food deserts.

Let's dismount wheels of all kinds and focus on what it takes to make complete neighborhoods.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@duodickinson @archpaper Good catch Duo. And ‘right on’ comments!

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@ReynoldsShook @stevemouzon Yes, ALL art!

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@VincentGGraham A Vince would know!!

[Congress for the New Urbanism @NewUrbanism]

We're so excited to see you all at #CNU32 next week! This will be a Congress to celebrate #NewUrbanism in the Midwest. There are tour spots still available and the app & full visual schedule are now live. Start planning your experience today! @CNU32_Cincy https://t.co/3Rg2qXfia3

[Families For Safe Streets @NYC_SafeStreets]

✍️ Sammy’s Law is now law!!!

Thank you @GovKathyHochul for signing this life-saving bill into law.

We were proud to join with everyone who helped make this moment possible 💛

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@VincentGGraham Correction, I should say, not working class.

[Robert Orr, FAIA, FCNU, FSY @ROAarchitects]

@VincentGGraham Both Marx and Hegel were members of the upper class with "no visible means of income." I'm not sure they fully comprehended "class struggles" beyond armchair philosophy.

But what a mess they made.