Trying to be genuine on the internet. If we interact, please assume positive intent. Doesn’t mean I won’t disagree. Loves trains, hates parking minimums.
Waiting for the R line on NMS and reading about how “Another pedestrian has been killed on North Main Street in Providence” last night. “Another.”
We have had so much loss and trauma on one street. Stopping pedestrian deaths on NMS is an emergency.
https://t.co/RESdT6lGt1
I mapped out the named squares* of Providence!
*and a bunch of other public spaces that memorialize the people of Providence like plazas, piazzas, parks, parkways, fountains, tot lots, little league fields, and even a telephone pole.
Take a closer look: https://t.co/9ZmuujaGfI
Had an amazing time revisiting my Alma Mater @BrownUniversity 🙌 and celebrating with the class of 2024 during Brown's 256th Commencement and Reunion Weekend. Congratulations to all the graduates! You did it! 🐻🎓🍾🎉❤️ #Brown2024#BrownReunion#EverTrue#Graduation
@laterbacon An R-line conversion for the 78 and 35 along with frequent service along Mineral Spring would be a total game changer for RIPTA’s hub and spoke
Planning and zoning choices are budget choices.
When we restrict building we increase rent and decrease municipal revenues.
If we want to support or schools we need to build in our neighborhoods
Everytime we decide on building less than the market wants to build, we’re choosing to artificially restrict the size of the pie
4 stories instead of 6 in commercial zones? Ok, then we don’t fund an after school program
Single families instead of duplexes? Ok, no COLAs.
Read this. Budgets are level 99 difficult
This thread is why we need to be hell bent on raising municipal revenue
If the pie is too small, people are hungry no matter how it is carved
We gotta stop arguing about the slices & focus on growing the pie
Janette Sadik-Khan's genius was understanding that you need to SHOW people what it looks like to rewrite the status quo -- and sometimes the only way to do that without drowning in red tape is to hustle some $5 lawn chairs into the street while everyone's asleep.
I mapped out the named squares* of Providence!
*and a bunch of other public spaces that memorialize the people of Providence like plazas, piazzas, parks, parkways, fountains, tot lots, little league fields, and even a telephone pole.
Take a closer look: https://t.co/9ZmuujaGfI