Helen Gassmann

PA / public transit / placemaking / local history

[Helen Gassmann @HelenGassmann]

@SnowtoriousCSL @PGHtransit I was lucky enough to get one last year, but am still trying for this year! There’s nothing like a festibus during the holidays.

[abby minion @abbypilled]

reject modernity embrace tradition

[Pittsburgh Parks & Recreation @CitiParks]

The steps of #Pittsburgh’s historic Highland Park.

[Brian Franklin @brfranklin4]

Historians are dunking on the Project 1836 Law signed by @GregAbbott_TX & fairly so. It's pure culture-wars inflaming rhetoric, a response to a virtually non-existent threat of Critical Race Theory. But if we only trash it, we're missing the good news of *opportunity.* A thread/1

[Helen Gassmann @HelenGassmann]

Approaching Rittenhouse Square and seeing crowds of people with their cameras up: Must be a celebrity sighting in the park!
What it actually was:

[Jarrett Walker @humantransit]

Uber would like to remind you that their business model relies on increasing congestion and emissions, by shifting people from public transit to private cars.

[Villanova Graduate Studies @VUGradStudies]

"They were erected a generation later when many of the civil rights laws and civil rights progress that was made in the post-Civil War era was beginning to be reversed" - @JGiesberg of @vugradhistory setting the record straight for @businessinsider https://t.co/lR8L44FYUX

[Jonas Maciūnas @JonasMcivitas]

People come to @woodlandsphila for events like today’s #GoWestCraftFest all the time... crossing Woodland Ave from the Trolley Portal

Design that prioritizes pedestrians would demand a crosswalk

Instead, it’s clear that vehicular speed/thruput is more important than #visionzero

[Alex Balloon @axballoon]

If Philadelphia wants to be a World Heritage City we need to stop sacrificing historic buildings on the altar of parking. https://t.co/QSjVbdLXQb

[Helen Gassmann @HelenGassmann]

It’s such a privilege to perform this show with this fantastic, all-Philly cast for a second time! https://t.co/FabGUpOKWi

[FringeArts @FringeArts]

Adored by everyone in the Fringe Festival, Gala returns to the stage. Including a series of dances across a multitude of eras, the March 9th production includes children, teenagers, people with disabilities, professionals, first timers, and beyond. Info: https://t.co/Y3FU4bM5UX

[Helen Gassmann @HelenGassmann]

Got to hang out at the Divine Lorraine last night to celebrate the release of “Finding the Hidden City” by @TempleUnivPress. Thanks for the invite @HiddenCityPhila!

[Philadelphia Police Department @PhillyPolice]

With snow scheduled for the weekend, a new season of #NoSavesies will begin. We've seen some strange things used over the years to save parking spots -and we're hoping we see a lot less of them this year. Shovel and share -it's not worth fighting over. #NoSavesies #SavesieThings

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

"Hey Arnold!" creator Craig Bartlett on how he built the cartoon city that every ‘90s kid dreamed of living in: https://t.co/WT2HS9BfZW

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

Americans spend an enormous amount of money building parking that is rarely used, a bizarre luxury in places where people are struggling financially. This week, show your city just how excessive and unnecessary parking minimum laws are. https://t.co/C41hIy5q8i #blackfridayparking

[The Philadelphia Inquirer @PhillyInquirer]

Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City | Book Excerpt https://t.co/D4H961lOpK

[PACDC @PhillyCDCs]

"It's a policy of inequality that the City subsidizes market rate development while turning away families in need" - @BAMinPhilly on need for #MixedIncomeHousing

[Jon Geeting @jongeeting]

I'm at @PhillyInquirer talking about Philly's bad sidewalk policies for families, and people with limited mobility https://t.co/4xNVxgPJhJ

[Helen Gassmann @HelenGassmann]

Welcome to the moment! @sixers #sixerslive #wetrusted

[Helen Gassmann @HelenGassmann]

All smiles twirling with @TempleBands at #templehc17. So proud to be part of this Diamond Girl legacy! #tfortempleu #goowlsman @TempleUniv