Tiny Home Summit 2.0! 6/13, 8:30am-5:00pm @ UIC Student Center West. Discuss urgent solutions for homes for the unstably housed, those needing affordable housing & others seeking free-standing, smaller-footprint living in Chicago. Student tix $20: https://t.co/El6hAPd9SE
There are nearly 3,000 planners in the American Planning Association's Transportation Division. Learn more at @apatpd@DivyaSGandhi#NPC24@EmilyHaHa @_JustinPorter
@activetrans @frasiertrain Nice job on the live tweeting, particularly as the livestream audio was very difficult to understand a lot of the time. Any chance a transcript will be made available?
A new Equiticity study makes the case that equitable transportation planning must include not only technical experts, transportation agencies and politicians, but also the community members who are supposed to benefit from the initiatives.
https://t.co/32VYJ8o7kM
@streetsblogkea covered related research w @annaliviabrand @EmilyHaHa re: econ dvpt priorities that center white imaginaries/streetcars (w/o speed benefits) & fuel gentrification https://t.co/VDTRq6VDfs Billboard of how @BedrockDetroit (streetcar backer) envisions Detroit
Thanks for including our work in the #State of Transportation Planning report. Please join @Metroplanners at an Oct 13 webinar about new resources to support ADA Transition Planning in our region. Thanks to @Civiltech_Inc for sponsoring. Register here: https://t.co/QZfRlHIVxs
Join me at "Women in Planning, Development and Transportation Networking," a first-of-its-kind collaboration between @APAPWD, @WTSGreaterChi & @WPDChicago! The free event is open to all, including professionals and especially students. RSVP at https://t.co/BynFWrJG5I
Terrific interview with @equiticity CEO (& URP contributor!) @theycallmeOboi. Part of @APA_Planning's great conversation series with thought leaders across the US who are offering their insights into some of the most challenging issues facing planning. @EmilyHaHa@DivyaSGandhi
UIC's Office of Community Relations has partnered with Luv City, a Pilsen community organization, to provide area youth ages 12 to 18 with access to swimming pools and athletic fields, combined with brief educational talks, during weekly visits to campus this summer.
@prostreetcar@jen_keesmaat I’m writing my dissertation on transit P3s in the US - need to learn more about Canada’s examples so this is a great resource!
The university just sent out a propaganda email. We could debunk it point by point but we don't have to. The whole thing is an admission that @thisisUIC charges grad students exorbitant fees. Grad workers lose a paycheck to fees every semester--UIC has offered $0 in fee relief
Just wrote a @theactionnet letter in support of @uicgeo, which has been negotiating a new contract w/UIC admin in the fight for better wages, fee elimination & increased protections for survivors of discrimination, harassment, bullying & sexual assault: https://t.co/nK488IMC4V
"While traditional designers in fashion and architecture are among the awardees, the group also includes artists working in restaurants, urban farms and other practices not commonly associated with the design field." Congrats!
Theaster Gates teamed up with Prada to give 14 designers of color a boost �� and half are from Chicago.
"Some of this is about representation, and some of this is, 'Oh, I didn't realize there were so many dope-ass Black people doing dope-ass Black things." https://t.co/JYYjJakziC
Excited for this energizing collab w/Tanae B: "Where Art and Healing Intersect," a #poetry & #yoga workshop at @VerdeHWS on 3/23! If you're looking for an opportunity to creatively explore mind & body, I invite you to learn more: https://t.co/qXe1ng1vlC