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Tag Archives: social justice
The DUMB reality of opting-out
In an ironic twist of fate, Southeast Michigan’s regional bus system is nicknamed SMART (Southeast Michigan Regional Transit). Given the ability of communities in the region to opt-out of participation, the name certainly is an oxymoron to the DUMB (Detroit Unworkable Metro Bus) … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, economic development, geography, government, health, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, Labor, land use, logistics, Maps, placemaking, planning, pollution, poverty, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged buses, cities, connectivity, Detroit, economy, fairness, land use, planning, poverty, SMART, social equity, social justice, traffic, transit, transportation
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“Planning should be aspirational”
“Planning should be aspirational.” Those four words sum up in a nutshell what the planning profession should be all about. They were stated by a friend of mine recently at a meeting and no truer statement was ever said about … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, education, government, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, planning, social equity, urban planning, zoning
Tagged AICP, civics, ethics, goals, humanity, land use, planning, principles, social equity, social justice, urban planning
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The uneven geographic distribution of Google fiber
One only need to briefly glance at the map of existing and proposed Google fiber cities (above) to realize it is being deployed in manner that rewards certain regions and potentially harms others. No cities are represented from the New … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, consumerism, deregulation, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, entrepreneurship, geography, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, internet, Maps, North America, planning, product design, Social media, spatial design, technology, Trade
Tagged demographics, economic justice, fiber, geography, Google, internet, planning, social equity, social justice
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Do bike lanes cause gentrification?
While listening to a Tuesdays at APA podcast entitled “Just Green Enough: Contesting Environmental Gentrification” on New Years Eve, I was dismayed to hear the presenter say that bike lanes are now seen by many lower-income Americans as the ultimate symbol … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, architecture, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, charities, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, downtown, economic development, environment, fitness, geography, health, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, Maps, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, poverty, product design, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged bicycling, bike commuting, bike lanes, biking, class, cycling, demographics, displacement, gentrification, infrastructure, land use, planning, poverty, social equity, social justice, urban planning
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Plow the d@%n bike lanes too!
Now that most of us are in the frosty grip of winter (quit smirking Hawaii and Florida), I have been reminded about an old pet peeve that many of us commuting cyclists have – the lack of snow or ice … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, climate change, commerce, culture, downtown, economics, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, Health care, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, logistics, placemaking, planning, politics, seasons, spatial design, sports, sustainability, technology, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather
Tagged automobiles, bicycling, bikes, biking, cars, commuting, cycling, design, environment, environmental justice, equity, highways, roads, seasons, social justice, streets, sustainability, transportation weather
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