Emma

#newcitiesmcgill & #TransportGeogMcGill

[Renters Alliance @RentersRights]

We remember the victims of the Flower Branch explosion that killed seven renters, including two children. We must work to ensure safe, quality homes, where no tenant fears retaliation for complaining about building maintenance issues, and code enforcement stays vigilant.

[Azie Dungey @AzieDee]

A young Piscataway/Black friend of mine is in a tough situation. She and her BIPOC colleagues were working at a small sustainable farm/ranch that suddenly imploded bc of bad business practices and toxic management. They lost their jobs and are about to lose their home.

[Taniel @Taniel]

when a 6-year old is dragged to court for picking a tulip

read the North Carolina story: https://t.co/O05a87Q9Eh

[Emma @emmawing13]

@TheWheatGerm where can i find this max turner?

[Daniel M. Lavery @daniel_m_lavery]

"men of Anne of Green Gables experience"

[Emma @emmawing13]

@shegotplans Gentrifiers are really eager to call smart cities projects corporate colonialism without addressing how they are also agents in this process. #newcitiesmcgill

[Emma @emmawing13]

This exhibit uses analog and digital maps, images, and metadata to create fantastical cityscapes. This art is an act of experimental city building. It explores how our cities balance notions of history and futurity. #newcitiesmcgill https://t.co/UpUOEHT9Q6

[Emma @emmawing13]

Grassroots organizations in Tonantzintla stopped this Mexican city from becoming a smart city. Residents did not want western technocratic urban givenbave models to infiltrate their homes. Inspiring case of citizen resistance! #newcitiesmcgill https://t.co/rhKaaGz8PC

[Emma @emmawing13]

Architecture critic Kate Wagner gives an embodied analysis of why Hudson Yards “betrays the fact that behind the glitzy, techno-urbanist facade of the Smart City™ lies the cold machinations of a police state” #newcitiesmcgill https://t.co/71JNsWQxdS

[Emma @emmawing13]

Despite this praise for Songdo, South Korea’s new green smart city, the project is an unsustainable investment. The city was developed from artificial islands and much of the “green” infrastructure is only being used by so few people. #newcutiesmcgill https://t.co/y040Ki9AbJ

[Emma @emmawing13]

@simone93066217 @SimoneEscutin Seasteading is a dangerous way of city building as sea levels continue to rise and our climate is more unpredictable. Companies look to artificial islands for the views without understanding the vulnerabilities within their projects. #newcitiesmcgill

[Emma @emmawing13]

Seoul reclaimed an urban highway into a pedestrian only public space. The Cheonggyecheon stream, the naturally reclaimed stream around which this project was built, brings water and vegetation into the dense metropolis. #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/ju3MkdcoFx

[Emma @emmawing13]

The way the media addresses pedestrian deaths typically assigns blame to the pedestrian, not the motorist. While car users are the most dangerous road users, their safety is prioritized at the expense of others. #TransportGeogMcGill https://t.co/t3NzCXXBcH

[Emma @emmawing13]

Instead of legislation that creates infrastructure for bikes/scooters, Baltimore is proposed laws that police these modes of transit and their users. In light of criticism, city plans to amend policy that can jail users for speeding. https://t.co/ACQjTpgoQu #TransportGeogMcGill

[Emma @emmawing13]

Portland’s disastrous highway expansion project is being green washed by city and state officials. Plans to widen and add lanes are said to reduce emissions? Citizens are being lied to. https://t.co/sieEpLre72 #TransportGeogMcGill

[Emma @emmawing13]

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[Emma @emmawing13]

Countless tickles bike schemes in London have failed. High production and maintenance costs make it hard for these companies to success under current regulations. Experts say, companies must worth with the city to create a program that works for everyone. #TransportGeogMcGill