The mobilizing power of youth in planning. I made a 5-minute video summarizing our participatory action research project to address adaptation to rising temperatures in Roanoke, VA: https://t.co/GbVItH6BNW
@jer_science Interesting stuff! I know in Roanoke where I live, the hospitals are located somewhat far away from the most heat-intense neighborhoods. I wonder if that’s a factor in Richmond and if it slows down the help people receive?
@ThunderWolf08 https://t.co/sbTCLEx4me This book, Moving Minds by Weyrich, makes the case for strong intercity bus service for multiple reasons that appeal to politically conservative folks, including national security and the economy. (It’s a bit old now but still relevant.)
Sorry, I'm not very good at this platform... trying to share a link to publicity about a grant I'm involved with, including @CHAOLIM85 which is why I tagged him.
@roanoke_rambler That discounted parking thing is, among other things, an indictment of our bus system. If our buses were better, low wage workers might not need to drive at all, saving gas money and parking fees.
We received a $1M @NSFCIVIC Innovation Award to continue or work on building capacity to deal with rising temperatures in Roanoke, VA! Our team is co-developing and evaluating a "trauma-informed, healing-centered" approach to resilience planning
https://t.co/cRuQdZl9Vo
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
https://t.co/L9qdJ21PqE
@Kenmcld@City_of_Roanoke (Though I should note, in your map, none of the historic streetcar lines go to Gainsboro, the predominantly black neighborhood of the time. At least now our buses — inadequate though they are — serve all neighborhoods in the city.)
@Kenmcld@City_of_Roanoke Yes! I often think of Margie Jumper, who protested the segregated streetcars in the same vein as Rosa Parks. The streetcars became integrated… and white people stopped riding them… and the city spent less and less on public transit infrastructure only used by “those” people.
@Kenmcld@City_of_Roanoke Margie Jumper’s transit experience was terrible because of the segregation but it was also pretty decent in terms of service and usability. Underprivileged people in Roanoke now, arguably, experience worse service (frequency, coverage) than she did.