Vanessa Thompson

My views, thoughts, dreams and inspirations.

[Vanessa Thompson @vanessareyes0]

What an honor to deliver this project for Pacoima as a lifelong resident! Community design in action with the help of @PB__Community ❤️ #GreenInfrastructure #StormwaterCapture #CommunityDesign

[Arup Americas @ArupAmericas]

Introducing the first, planned #sharedstreet in Los Angeles: The Bradley Plaza Green Alley is now open. Find out how we transformed this underused alleyway into a thriving community space that also incorporates #greeninfrastructure: https://t.co/cIYxrpwyu4

[Arup Americas @ArupAmericas]

We’re looking forward to joining @ULILosAngeles on July 20th for a virtual site tour + case study discussion on the Bradley Plaza Green Alley project - join us! https://t.co/AfMXpB17d1

#placemaking

[Arup Americas @ArupAmericas]

“The project has transformed a 770-foot-long alley from a polluted + flash flood–prone corridor into an art-filled, ADA-accessible community hub.” Read more about the Bradley Plaza Green Alley in @MetropolisMag: https://t.co/3iUBqrwMvW #cities

@tpl_org @PB__Community @LACitySAN

[Vanessa Thompson @vanessareyes0]

@parksandbuses Soooo much truth!!! Not a fan.

[Vanessa Thompson @vanessareyes0]

@SkeetTheeTweet Just give it a few years

[Evo Morales Ayma @evoespueblo]

La pandemia muestra el fracaso del modelo neoliberal. Mientras los servicios básicos, entre ellos la salud, no sean reconocidos como derechos y se busque solo el lucro, seguiremos sufriendo ésta y otras catástrofes.

[Vanessa Thompson @vanessareyes0]

Read my story on why it was important for me to come back to my community and deliver projects like these to communities like #Pacoima!

[Arup Americas @ArupAmericas]

Our latest Profiles in Design features civil engineer @vanessareyes0 who led Arup on the Bradley Plaza Green Alley project – the first planned, shared-street in #LosAngeles. Read her story about growing up in LA and her drive to give back to her community: https://t.co/2cnRoiHuKU

[Vanessa Thompson @vanessareyes0]

That’s exciting news!!

[LAX Airport @flyLAXairport]

The final steel beam goes into place on the new @Delta headhouse at Terminals 2-3! Thanks to @MayorOfLA for helping with the celebration of this major progress on the LAX modernization project!

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Expand the court.

[Vanessa Thompson @vanessareyes0]

Ove Arup declared in our founding principles that we would be #humanitarian in our approach, joining hands with others to do socially useful work. Read Arup's #CommunityEngagement report to learn how we're staying true to that commitment: https://t.co/6SZ3NqlyAl

[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors @LACountyBOS]

Congratulations to the newly sworn in officers of the Los Angeles Commission for Women who start their 2 year terms today. Learn more about #LACCW by visiting https://t.co/smjsTEVPZx @frdmfightr #WomenLeaders

[Pacoima Beautiful @PB__Community]

Supporting EJ communities with access to programs that divest from fossil fuels provides cleaner air & greater resistance to public health crises. #emPOWERoutreach reaches the most vulnerable communities and needs continued support! https://t.co/zq824kezhx

[Luz Rivas @LuzRivas]

“Brown has been very green for a very long time”

- Yvette Lopez-Ledezma ⁦@UrbanPlannerd⁩ https://t.co/7ku5aeTEwH

[tamika butler is @tamikabutler.bsky.social @TamikaButler]

Ask the LA Unified school board to vote yes to defund the LA School Police Department and redirect those funds to the highest-need schools in support of Black students. https://t.co/PUfpflLT9A

[Arup Americas @ArupAmericas]

We stand in solidarity with all those who live in fear of racial injustice and are committed to actionable change. No longer can we stay silent on the racism and inequality that continues to plague our society. Read our full statement: https://t.co/kvcnBjg95E #BlackLivesMatter

[tamika butler is @tamikabutler.bsky.social @TamikaButler]

Now that you're in this fight with us. The one you had the privilege to decide if you wanted to join--this one. You're here now. Welcome. Just know, you will make mistakes. This is hard. But when you make that mistake and we tell you, buck the fuck up, listen, and keep working.

[Vanessa Thompson @vanessareyes0]

“I don’t know who decided that being professional was loosely defined as being divorced of total humanity, but whoever did they’ve aided, unintentionally maybe, in a unique form of suffocation.” — @GoldingGirl617 https://t.co/jQ55wHVyyS

[aaliyah @aaliyaaaah13]

only the sfv will understand