Sam Kling

[JaninaStürner @JaninaSturner]

Can #citydiplomacy help African cities take action on #climate #mobility? Happy to see my new @ChicagoCouncil post published with @akintola_lukmon! Main take away - succesful climate action needs multi-stakeholder partnerships with local governments! @GFMDMayors @MayorsMigration

[Max Bouchet @MaxDavidBouchet]

[💥New publication] Two case studies from Dallas and Buenos Aires as part of the @TrumanCenter “City & State Diplomacy Toolkit.”
These short “how-to” briefs aim at supporting cities, states & local actors in their global engagement. #CityDiplomacy ⤵️
https://t.co/QAprjU7daY

[Ben Rogers @ben_rog]

We need an urbanism that understands cities not just as places of efficiency, sustainability & innovation but liberty, democracy & citizenship. By me in ⁦@TheTLS⁩ https://t.co/Kr9oEcuh5R

[Max Bouchet @MaxDavidBouchet]

🚨Come join the City & State Diplomacy team at the @TrumanCenter! We're looking for a #Democracy expert to lead a project on Cities & Democracy as a (part-time) Visiting Senior Fellow.

And share this exciting opportunity w/ your network! #CityDiplomacy
https://t.co/T3Q1kMUcjN

[Sam Kling @SamKling2]

@anthonypipa @CivicSteven @hannahabdull @SheilaRFoster @PAbeywardena @ChicagoCouncil @gmfus Thanks for sharing, Tony!

[Tony Pipa @anthonypipa]

Are cities the bulwark of democracy? Should they be?

Excellent new essays edited by @SamKling2 @CivicSteven & Florita Gunasekara, including @hannahabdull @SheilaRFoster @PAbeywardena & others
@ChicagoCouncil @gmfus
#CityDiplomacy
https://t.co/weLtAtR308

[Sam Kling @SamKling2]

Our big new @_GlobalCities project with @gmfus: What about cities makes them unique democratic actors?

Featuring essays from @trzaskowski_ , @PAbeywardena, @BlairKamin, @SheilaRFoster, @hannahabdull, @AndyWWestwood, @DanielAgbiboa, & others.

https://t.co/KY5qqT0OIz

[Sam Kling @SamKling2]

Thank you for the terrific essay, Andy!

[Blair Kamin @BlairKamin]

1/3 Honored to be one of the essayists in a new collection just released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the German Marshall Fund. With authoritarianism on the rise around the globe, the collection asks an urgent question: Can cities facilitate the growth of….

[Better Streets Chicago @chi_streets]

ICYMI: check out this important conversation about walkability in Chicago that @FullLaneFemme had with @SamKling2 and @equiticity on @WBEZreset today!
https://t.co/g7Goiqn1LN

[Center on Global Cities @_GlobalCities]

To bring global perspectives to We Will Chicago—the city’s 1st comprehensive plan since 1966—we connected city leaders with their counterparts in cities like Barcelona, Helsinki and London to share how they tackle similar challenges, writes @rachelmabrams. https://t.co/uyzljHbmiz

[In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons @WBEZIntheLoop]

Next on https://t.co/5exBBx0GPu:

▶️ Four ComEd execs were found guilty of bribery. @davemckinney fills us in on what the verdicts mean for Illinois politics.

▶️ We're talking walkable neighborhoods with @FullLaneFemme, @SamKling2 and @equiticity.
https://t.co/S4Jmui4gwb

[MarySue Barrett @MarySueBarrett]

Listen to @WBEZreset on Wed at 11:15ish when I’ll join host @SashaAnnSimons, Joe Schwieterman @DePaul_SPS & @SamKling2 @ChicagoCouncil to discuss the hits & misses of plans for @n_lakeshoredr

Look closely at the 2nd rendering — Chicago’s health demands such a dedicated bus lane!

[MarySue Barrett @MarySueBarrett]

Walking while Black

Biking while Black

Research by ⁦@ctbrown1911⁩ of ⁦@CitiesEquitable⁩, ⁦@RoseTheReason⁩, & ⁦@SamKling2⁩ of ⁦@ChicagoCouncil⁩ documents structural racism

⁦@ArrestdMobility⁩ #arrestedmobility https://t.co/6Zd6qtputJ

[Sam Kling @SamKling2]

What a privilege to work on this important report with @ctbrown1911. Here it is, hot off the press: https://t.co/mcG5omoeJE

[Charles T. Brown, MPA, CPD @ctbrown1911]

Big news re: #Arrestedmobility. Within a few hours we'll be releasing an unprecedented report that investigates local transportation and public space laws that enable racially discriminatory policing of #Black pedestrians, #bicyclists, and #escooter riders @arrestdmobility!

[Sam Kling @SamKling2]

@greenfieldjohn @activetrans Green Bay Rd. north of Old Elm Rd. in Lake Forest too.

[Center on Global Cities @_GlobalCities]

What role do cities play at the intersection of climate, culture, and migration?

In our new report published with @iihsin for @gpmayors, the authors examine a diverse sample of urban case studies and introduce a number of key findings. 🧵:

[Center on Global Cities @_GlobalCities]

Across the world, cities are facing an affordable housing crisis. While the obstacles may be common from place to place, cities in the developing world—where millions live in informal settlements—require strategies that focus on rentals, writes @AntoDav97: https://t.co/if5artgMuu

[Sam Kling @SamKling2]

The report it was based on, by @LucasStephens2 and me: https://t.co/DVNGttzmmk

[Sam Kling @SamKling2]

@DeannaIsaacs in @Chicago_Reader writes about our @_GlobalCities and @ChicagoPAG project on racial exclusion on metro Chicago’s beaches. Great to see coverage of this important issue. Check it out: https://t.co/j5BBmtUPqw