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21 Jan 2021
“There is no growth in the comfort zone.” - Jocko Willink
19 Nov 2020
"Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception." -- Carl Sagan
13 Nov 2020
This is one of the simplest and most effective things cities can do to save lives and be more livable.
12 Nov 2020
MORE BIG NEWS: Spain has just reduced speed limits to 30 km/h (18.6 m/h) on all 2-way streets with single lanes in each direction (what we generally call “residential streets”) & single lane 1-way streets throughout the ENTIRE COUNTRY.
The goal is more livable, humane cities.
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13 Nov 2020
Virtually every recorded coronavirus outbreak has occurred indoors, and eating in a restaurant is one of the riskiest things you can do these days. How to stay safe:
technologyreview.com/2020/10…
20 Oct 2020
"Small changes to [city] codes is often all it takes to salvage a bad situation."
Bill Fulton - Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University, Houston
16 Jul 2020
As nations fail to mount an adequate response to the climate crisis, great cities are stepping up. lnkd.in/d7pC8N7
12 Jul 2020
Miyawaki: Miniature urban forests planted as complex ecosystems perfectly suited to local conditions that improve biodiversity, grow quickly and absorb more CO2. lnkd.in/dqqxFKb
13 Jun 2020
A view from The Economist of Governor Tom Wolfe and the state of Pennsylvania... "Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between." lnkd.in/d2Dcby5
11 Jun 2020
"Parks, plazas, and other outdoor urban assets are no longer being seen as superfluous, but instead finally being recognized as essential." [I hope so, but time will tell.] lnkd.in/d7jAiDP
11 Jun 2020
"America has by far the biggest prison population, by far the most heavily resourced police forces, by far the largest crime rates and the lowest levels of public safety.” -- reminds me of US healthcare
11 Jun 2020
"Crises and catastrophes focus our attention and sharpen our commitment to protect lives, and in the process improve the quality of life. What we need now is good governance and policies that will enable progressive change." lnkd.in/duQYbQg
22 May 2020
Long term, one of the biggest impacts of COVID-19 may be a major realignment of power, as the US abandons its global leadership role while bungling its response to the pandemic. lnkd.in/e26wSUz
20 May 2020
"Our food system is the product of agricultural and antitrust policies—political choices—that, as has suddenly become plain, stand in urgent need of reform." lnkd.in/enSrcDc
14 May 2020
What are we doing? In the middle of a deflationary spiral and a global pandemic why are we not investing in the future that we really want? lnkd.in/dzZEAXE
7 May 2020
"We are called to be the architects of the future, not its victims." — Buckminster Fuller
7 May 2020
C40 is providing resources for cities to manage the immediate crisis through knowledge capture, dissemination, and peer networks. lnkd.in/dbPUJUy
7 May 2020
"The question isn’t when a restaurant can open. The question is: when can the public feel safe going to a restaurant?" -- Tom Colicchio lnkd.in/drH85RG