LocalEmpowerment

We are public space advocates who believe in local decision-making and control.

[Ya-Ting Liu @yating_liu]

Vehicles don’t shop, people do. 👇

[LocalEmpowerment @LocalEmpower]

Approaching #timessquare at sunset in #nyc. It’s kind of exciting.

[Ethan Kent @ebkent]

@livability @Fred_Kent @melodywarnick @aleykent @placemakingus @PlacemakingX @CobbleHillAssoc @ioby @NhoodPlays @LocalEmpower @frontporchforum @FrontPorchRepub Kids #handwashing in our neighborhood streets today. #placemaking

[LocalEmpowerment @LocalEmpower]

@MikeLydon @AnnieLowrey And think about the time lost/cost to commuting.

[LocalEmpowerment @LocalEmpower]

@CarterRubin @A_W_Gordon @metrolosangeles Remember, he’s a car man. Surprised no one has mentioned Comedian’s Talking in Cars. At least he uses parking garages.

[Streetsblog New York City @StreetsblogNYC]

BREAKING: @NYC_DOT makes a major rule change to crack down on commercial double-parking: Truckers can no longer claim they were making an “expeditious” delivery. This is actually huge, @ClaytonGuse @dahvnyc

https://t.co/WYHESXYEwq

@jonorcutt @TransAlt

[Streetopia Upper West Side @StreetopiaUWS]

Let's expand these new rules to include residential neighborhoods like the UWS! Except where we have loading zones, double parked commercial vehicles cause back-ups along Columbus, Amsterdam, and Broadway. @CB7Manhattan @NYC_DOT @LocalEmpower

[Streetopia Upper West Side @StreetopiaUWS]

What else could we do with the curb? Please add your thoughts...car share, bike corrals, neckdowns, benches, garbage storage, daylighting, dance parties. 🎉🎊@jody_sperling @pfrishauf @bikenewyork @MarkGortonNYC

[LocalEmpowerment @LocalEmpower]

@StreetsblogNYC @NYPDnews @NYC_DOT It’s kind of sweet, like a lemonade stand. I hope the guy makes a few dollars off of tourists.

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

And thanks to @NYCMayor we have more cars than ever in NYC. Climate hypocrisy is the only term to describe the Mayor’s message and the Mayor’s actual actions (or lack thereof).

[LocalEmpowerment @LocalEmpower]

@Streetfilms Scotland. They country supports cycling.

[LocalEmpowerment @LocalEmpower]

@Streetfilms Me too! I just watched 2 episodes tonight. I love it.

[LocalEmpowerment @LocalEmpower]

#parkslope you can only dream. Curbside space in the future congestion zone at 9:30 on a Monday.

[LocalEmpowerment @LocalEmpower]

@Streetfilms @lwjharms @NYC_DOT @Cycling_Embassy @BrooklynSpoke @GarmentDstrctNY It’s brilliant.

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

Get. These. Vehicles. Out. Of. Cities. This latest fatality happened a block and half from our house. A half block from a playground teeming with children, parents, and caregivers. https://t.co/dufFo9UEa5

[Streetfilms (Now 1,145+ films!) @Streetfilms]

Well you @Streetfilms #KateMcKinnon/VERONICA MOSS fans are about to lose it!

While preparing for "ZOZO in 2020" PSA release next week stumbled upon this improv alternate takes/blooper reel from the 2009 mockumentary!

With: @MarkGortonNYC @Naparstek @eeepee @ColinBeavan & more!

[LocalEmpowerment @LocalEmpower]

@iragersh @StreetsblogNYC @NYPDTransport @NYPD70Pct Fines should be a percentage of income. It’s the only way to make them count.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Now THAT’S pedestrian infrastructure.

(You THINK you know what this video is, but trust me, you don’t. Watch.)

HT @AGUSMARTE

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

Three major flaws with the idea that most urban interstate highways are here to stay. #citylabarchive https://t.co/095jmxkKPe

[Streetopia Upper West Side @StreetopiaUWS]

@T4America is past theorizing. Boy, I wish we were past theorizing on the UWS of Manhattan. Let's get unstuck and start using our city's most valuable asset...the CURB. @CB7Manhattan @coordcity @HelenRosenthal @LindaBRosenthal @NYC_DOT

https://t.co/Xi04o6dmLd