urbānitūs

Urbānitūs is a media project about the state of the world and the emerging role of newly global cities -- particularly the one in which we live, Austin, Texas.

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

What would Tisquanto, the author of our holiday called Thanksgiving, think of our ritual today? Our editor David Judson asks, how might his act of ‘Original Virtue’ be viewed and understood through the optics of our current ‘Original Sin’ warfare?
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[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"If it weren't for bystanders recording that incident with their smartphones...Floyd's death might have been ignored... Amos had told the American-Statesman that the video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck is one that spoke for itself."

@statesman
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[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"With the HDIS [Homeless Data Integration System] we will have an ongoing and holistic picture of how we can assess and improve services for those experiencing homelessness."
-Joy Bonaguro
California Government Operations Agency Officer

@smartcitiesdive
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[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association...said the CDC’s acknowledgment that vaccinations eliminate the need for testing and quarantine removes a key barrier to domestic travel."

@CityLab
https://t.co/HAJ7G1OwYg

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"Much of the persistent elevation in the jobless rate is the result of the ongoing blow that the pandemic has dealt to businesses that rely on face-to-face interactions."

@statesman
https://t.co/8z9WKbZiuD

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

NEW from @shuronda and Mary Herr Tally

"This current “strong manager” system is a relic from nearly 100 years ago, during the Jim Crow era - Austin’s elected leadership separated the decision-makers in city hall from direct accountability to the voters."

https://t.co/gSRdZuR7ds

[Steven Pedigo @iamstevenpedigo]

"Texas should empower local innovation, not block it." Coverage of the #Texas #metropolitan Blueprint by @UrbanitusAustin: https://t.co/O3GU37PMxA #cities

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

NEW - from David Judson

"If Texas is to continue its dramatic growth economically and demographically, slow-moving state lawmakers need to get out of the way of the cities that are driving the success story but hampered by old mindsets of governance."

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[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"It’s an extreme example of the challenges in reaching those who may need shots the most — and of how vaccines are finding their way to wealthier neighborhoods first."

@CityLab
https://t.co/rPVOa15moa

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"On Thursday, the GOP-controlled Texas House holds an Elections Committee hearing on a number of measures that civil rights groups and Democrats decry as efforts to disenfranchise minorities."

@dallasnews
https://t.co/IIaXGeQd3n

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"Zhao is the president of the Austin chapter of Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs, or APAPA, which helped organize a candlelight vigil Saturday in remembrance of the eight people who died in the shootings Wednesday."

@statesman
https://t.co/qjm4k25lqY

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"At least 57 people died in Texas as a result of last month’s winter storm, according to preliminary data the state health department released Monday."

@TexasTribune

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[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

NEW from @SpenceEnergyUT

"At the heart of the Texas blackout is a myopic faith in the price signal .... it badly undervalues the kind of massive, long-duration loss of supply we experienced last month."

https://t.co/a6aq02DCPS

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

NEW - “We could have had real rolling blackouts…” rather than a blanket outage, Rai said.

https://t.co/Ae9X66qYR8

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"Jeanette Gregor...had to fend off counter-protesters as she gave an impassioned speech about the danger essential workers place themselves in by going to work and have yet to qualify for COVID-19 vaccine."

@austonianews
https://t.co/CKWnosQVwv

[CSULB Political Science @csulbposc]

CSULB Political Science Professor Dr. Larry Martinez co-authored an article featured @UrbanitusAustin
Read the full piece “A small piece of big law, the ransacking of the capitol, and the uncertain future of big tech” https://t.co/4scyBZutc4

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

New from @ChrisCSellers & @NotEvenPast

"The privatized, fragmented, and largely opaque market for electricity in Texas may actually have disincentivized the state’s electricity industry from anticipating events like February’s devastating ice storm"

https://t.co/NHMFwoA9hf

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, is pushing for more basic income projects across the country, but ultimately, these mayors believe that a basic income must come from the federal level."

@NextCityOrg
https://t.co/Juerfi5gLO

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

"And, in the popular imagination at least, everyone in California is moving to Texas — drawn by low taxes, cheap houses and a low-regulation lifestyle.

But is this last point really true? Is everybody moving from California to Texas?"

@RiceKinderInst

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[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

@NotEvenPast

[urbānitūs @UrbanitusAustin]

NEW - from Craig D Pedersen - "Sheryl Sculley’s story of local governance is at the heart of many current public issues, with broader meaning beyond one city and one career."

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