Eamon O'Connor

figuring out how everyone (and their dogs) can feel at home in our cities @citiesforpeople //

[Civic Commons US @CivicCommonsUS]

"Their engagement process wasn't just taking ideas on Post-Its. It was actually providing material benefits." @eamon_s_oconnor @citiesforpeople on Detroit's civic commons work
@CityofDetroit @Live6Alliance @knightfdn @TheJPBFdn @kresgefdn @WilliamPennFdn https://t.co/7dnBSpxL9S

[Eamon O'Connor @eamon_s_oconnor]

Maintenance matters. Let's start funding it in our public spaces. @Jddnyc @citiesforpeople @CivicCommonsUS @knightfdn

[Civic Commons US @CivicCommonsUS]

New article by @Jddnyc @eamon_s_oconnor @citiesforpeople makes the case for investing in civic #infrastructure supported by research on #CivicCommonsUS efforts. @CityofDetroit @AKCivicCommons @AkronOhioMayor @PhilaParkandRec @myphillypark @ParksideCDC https://t.co/DMo9NJpgZo

[Urban Impact Lab @UrbanImpactLab]

Public spaces aren’t just nice to haves, they are important to our health, economy and democracy - @eamon_s_oconnor @citiesforpeople on @knightfdn #publicspaceslab

[Eamon O'Connor @eamon_s_oconnor]

Gratitude for the incredible team and community members who made this work possible — at a time when equitable public space investment is more important than ever.

[Gehl @citiesforpeople]

Gehl’s impact assessment for @knightfdn documents how public spaces foster more equitable access and community resilience by putting residents first — before and during the pandemic. Learn more: https://t.co/AXJcR3PCbm #citiesforpeople #knightfdn
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[Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche]

Law enforcement arrested 15 people today in D.C, according to NBC.

15.

People were being arrested by the hundreds in Ferguson for peacefully protesting the killing of an unarmed black teenager.

[SPUR @SPUR_Urbanist]

What would our public spaces look like if we had a toolkit that helps facilitate empathetic conversations and inform design and policy decisions to address homelessness in public spaces? Come find out with @annabike, @eamon_s_oconnor and @MHuttenhoff

https://t.co/5OnpB77Wnq

[Symone D. Sanders Townsend @SymoneDSanders]

Character, justice and decency were on the ballot. Character, justice and decency won. 🇺🇸

[Susan Glasser @sbg1]

What a moment. Joe Biden talks about his dead son who served in the military. And Trump attacks his other living son.

I am so so sad for America that this is happening.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Can we please stop calling it “the issue of race” when what we’re really discussing is “the issue of racism”

[Jumaane Williams (@jumaane.bsky.social) @JumaaneWilliams]

These #fireworks aren't just happening in #NYC, but they are disruptive, dangerous & disturb NYers trying to rest

As we think of a collective community response I hope if Law Enforcement is engaged they focus on the higher end of distribution/sales & not the lower end of usage

[Jumaane Williams (@jumaane.bsky.social) @JumaaneWilliams]

I can't believe what I just witnessed & experienced. The force used on nonviolent protestors was disgusting. No looting/no fires.Chants of "peaceful protest"

@NYPDnews was simply enforcing
an ill advised curfew
What happened was completely avoidable

I'm so ashamed of @NYCMayor

[London Breed @LondonBreed]

Starting tomorrow morning at 5am we will be lifting the curfew in San Francisco. The protests we have seen in this city and across the country are for an important cause and our city will continue to facilitate any and all peaceful demonstrations.

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

I’m also introducing an NDAA amendment to create an Office for Civil Rights at the Pentagon to hold the Department of Defense accountable when it violates Americans’ civil rights or discriminates against them based on race, ethnicity, or religion.

[Gehl @citiesforpeople]

Last month we asked how your use of public space has changed during the pandemic? Over 2000 respondents from 68 countries have given us a glimpse into a new public space reality. Read the results here https://t.co/h2PBlJfOXe #citiesforpeople #softcity

[Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche]

.⁦@CharlesMBlow⁩: The similarities here to Trayvon Martin are uncanny. These men stalked Arbery, projecting onto him a criminality of which he was not guilty, then used self-defense as justification to gun him down in an altercation they provoked. https://t.co/qTZ8R3vkq7

[Gehl @citiesforpeople]

How has COVID-19 affected our use of public space? And what can we learn from our change in behaviour? Check out our partnership with @koebenhavner & @Realdaniadk and read the new report https://t.co/sAdI9CDgpp #citiesforpeople

[Gehl @citiesforpeople]

Our New York team have been out observing public life – all to identify challenges, opportunities, and possible approaches to managing our cities’ public spaces in times of crisis, and beyond. Read their initial reflections here https://t.co/xCOld0ITSw
#citiesforpeople #softcity

[Eamon O'Connor @eamon_s_oconnor]

@MeghnaWBUR re hour 2 of On Point—@citiesforpeople released results of an NYC public space study and is analyzing findings from a global survey on public space as we speak. https://t.co/jCLvNiOKB6