Francis Yu

M.S. Urban Planning Candidate at @GSAPP | Columbia University | UCSD Urban Studies and Planning Alum | Views are my own

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

Check out this case study I wrote during my time at @policylink looking at how @KeepOAKcreative advocated for an equitable Cultural Plan for the city of @Oakland

https://t.co/EqL3xootlr

[NYC Housing @NYCHousing]

We teamed up with @AliForneyCenter & @CooperSq to create the Bea Arthur Residence, so young LGBTQ people like Theo are free not just to survive, but to grow and thrive! 🌈

#NYCUnityProject #FairHousing #PrideMonth

[Cooper Square Committee @CooperSq]

Happy Pride! Thank you to HPD for funding the Bea Arthur Residence and for featuring this wonderful project, which we co-developed with the @AliForneyCenter #NYCUnityProject #FairHousing #PrideMonth

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

a treat seeing @yeekaychan in a panel about what we should do w decommissioned spaces of worship

#PN2019 #PlannersNetwork #ResistingDisplacementandDispossession #gsappurbanplanning

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

“in our current political climate, helping street vendors is helping our immigrant communities” Vicky Mao from @VendorPower

#PN2019 #PlannersNetwork #ResistingDisplacementandDispossession

[Planners Network NYC @NYCplanners]

And we have a wonderful group of people joining us! Check out the full schedule here: https://t.co/4H9NrhZeKd which includes @Hester_Street @CSSNYorg @CVHaction @VendorPower @UPROSE @a_j_dawson @CCCE_collective @ANHDNYC @NYCREIC @pthny @urbandemos @prattcenter and many more!

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

exploring the @UNHP Buildings Indicator Project dataset through this model for #urbandatascapes @lmeisterlin #dataadvocacy #housingdata

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

my voting plan worked a little too well and i went to campus today completely forgetting we have an election day holiday 🙃 props to @columbia for eliminating a barrier for voting! now get out there folks!

[Michelle Collins @michcoll]

You’re a virgin who can’t drive https://t.co/o93lkHQZG1

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

@CautionChaud thank you for sharing!

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

sitting through a mock of the #wherewelivenyc engagement, part of the AFFH work in NYC. #Hindsight2018

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

amazing transformative work happening in brownsville. great discussion centering on #disruptingphilanthropy @werunbrownsvil1 @CautionChaud @courtinnovation @TheJMKaplanFund #LMDevelopment

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

Seeing an all WOC panel as the opening keynote for #hindsight2018 makes me feel al types of ways 💕

[PolicyLink @policylink]

Equity Is the Driving Force: How Advocacy Led to Oakland’s New Cultural Development Plan

https://t.co/COhukKIEXk

#KeepOaklandCreative

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

Scratching my head at how I sat through an entire lecture that surveyed affordable housing/housing policies in the US, with absolutely no mention of the role of race/racism in how said policies were designed.

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

so far the highlight of this semester’s first week is @lmeisterlin heavily questioning my choice in a corduroy zip up shirt. though in 92 degree heat, she’s not entirely wrong.

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

crash course in reading about NY real estate/affordability issues and i can’t help but go back to david harvey’s point that the housing crisis is not a crisis, as much as it is an expected outcome, especially with where we are in late stage capitalism

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

not news, not novel, but participatory action research needs constant evaluation to ensure its practices and findings contribute to the communities involved, not the other way around. m

[Francis Yu @_francisyu]

reading this incredible critique of matthew desmond + the eviction lab.

main takeaway: your research/methods are far less likely to be problematic when you apply a more critical thought to data collection and when you deepen engagement with comunity groups