Adamas Nemesis11h ago

A rumination on the meaning of the Twin Towers: what do they do to us, when we put in our earbuds, play the ambiance, and we see their form risen as ever?...

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2025/10/15/do-zoomers-dream-of-the-twin-towers/

This post's featured image is Germán Ramos's view of the Towers from the Empire State Building, May 2001.

#society #terrorism #history #WorldTradeCenter #NewYork #cities #politics #civilization #ambiance #ambience #art

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬11h ago
Trump Targets Democratic Districts by Halting Billions During #Shutdown2025
Two weeks into gov #shutdown, Trump admin has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion that had been reserved for more than 200 projects primarily located in #Democratic-led #cities.
Projects include investments in clean energy, upgrades to electric grid and fixes to nation’s transportation infrastructure, primarily in Democratic strongholds, such as #NewYork and #California.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/14/us/trump-grants-democrat-districts-government-shutdown.html
https://archive.ph/NADoB
Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

The New York Times
Columbus - Feeds13h ago
Ohio State University Study Highlights Green Infrastructure's Role in Reducing Urban Water Pollution - Rhett Parker
Ohio State University Study Highlights Green Infrastructure's Role in Reducing Urban Water Pollution

Ohio State University research highlights how green infrastructure like rain gardens can reduce heavy metals in urban water runoff.

Hoodline
Pia16h ago
This is how it's done! Let's Gooo #cities #counties @governor.ca.gov @govpritzker.illinois.gov @govmlg.bsky.social @tinakotek.bsky.social @governorferguson.bsky.social

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vpkw7cvu6eu742hvjk5wsxf2/post/3m37566pqnk2m
News Beep16h ago

Police clash with protesters as huge strike rocks Brussels – POLITICO

“We were just marching peacefully and suddenly there were smoke bombs and police. I don’t get it. For…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BartDeWever #Belgianpolitics #Belgium #Brusselsbubble #Cities #Services #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/187152/

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈17h ago

The freedom to flaneur around the centre of London, drinking in the daily activities of this great city..

#London #Urbanism #Cities

Show threadAJ Sadauskas20h ago
@benschwarz @jessta Also everyone may walk, but not everyone walks as a primary mode of transport.

If you need to go to the shops to pick up a couple of items, do you walk or drive?

What about when you need to see a GP? Visit the dentist? When you want to go to the local pub? When you eat out at a restaurant? Go to the gym?

Do you walk or drive?

And how's about longer trips, like heading to work or uni? Or visit relatives?

Do you walk and take public transport? Do you walk and cycle? Walk, cycle, and use public transport?

Or do you drive?

The problem is huge swathes of suburbia are configured so that you have to drive for many of those everyday errands. (At least if you want to do them in a timely manner at a time of your choosing.)

And if you primarily drive for your everyday errands, then you tend to think like a motorist rather than a pedestrian.

It's why transport and urban planning need to go together.

#Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #city #cities #walking #walkability #walk #bike #bikes #bicycle #bicycles #cycling #cycle
Show threadAJ Sadauskas20h ago
I'm curious to know whether Parramatta city council is coming under increasing media scrutiny as the Parra CBD gains importance?

Or is it just because it's an absolute shitshow at the moment, even by the low standards of local government in Western Sydney?

The ABC reports:

"The outgoing City of Parramatta CEO has broken her silence after a sudden decision by the council to oust her from the top job.

"Gail Connolly released a statement on Tuesday afternoon acknowledging the organisation had faced a period of "turbulence" with "significant leadership issues" — including the election of four different lord mayors and several councillor resignations.
...
"The decision follows a tumultuous period for the council, including reported raids by the corruption watchdog earlier this year and a Supreme Court win by a councillor who legally challenged the council's decision to censure her over a social media post.
...
"The powerful Western Sydney council voted to oust the chief executive — nearly two years before her contract is up — in a late-night council meeting on Monday.
...
"The decision follows a tumultuous period for the council, including reported raids by the corruption watchdog earlier this year and a Supreme Court win by a councillor who legally challenged the council's decision to censure her over a social media post."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/chief-executive-gail-connolly-sacked-city-of-parramatta-council/105888808

#auspol #nswpol #Parramatta #city #cities #Australia
NSW Parramatta Council CEO breaks silence after late-night sacking

Nine councillors voted in favour of firing Gail Connolly, while three voted against the move and three abstained.

ABC News
Show threadzeldman21h ago
⬆ #urbanism #architecture #manhattan #NYC #parks #cities #buildings
Panethos23h ago

The Tallest Skyscraper in American Cities, Listed by Year of Completion

The buildings shown above do necessarily match the list below. – Source: reddit.com

The following list identifies American cities by the year of completion of their tallest building. The list starts with the newest and extends back to the oldest. Included are both completed buildings and those actively under construction. Long Island City and Brooklyn were incorporated as separate cities from New York City itself for comparison purposes.

Some very interesting findings from this data set:

  • There were two significant building clusters of tallest skyscraper built during the 20th century – one took place between 1968 and 1975, while the other took place from 1982 to 1992.
  • Approaching the numbers from those previous two eras, there is a boom in new tallest towers taking place in the 2020s.
  • As would be expected, three cities with the most rapidly expanding skylines in the country are represented near the top of the list: Austin, Miami, and Nashville.
  • The principal differences between the 2020s and the 1970s and 1980s are that the new tallest towers are more often being built in midtown and edge city locations, such as: Newark, Beverly Hills, Reston, Santa Clara, West Palm Beach, Long Island City, Bellevue, Fort Lauderdale, Brooklyn, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Long Beach, Cambridge; and Jersey City. Causes for this trend may include increasing land costs, availability of land, financial incentives, zoning, a limited number of pre-existing skyscrapers, or other considerations.
  • Despite a lot of skyscraper construction in downtown areas that is not necessarily the tallest, a significant proportion of American cities have aging tallest skyscrapers…often 30-40-50 years old. These include major cities like Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Worth, Houston, Indy, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Tampa.
  • A comparison of completion years by decade yields the following results:
  • 2020s = 24 to date
  • 2010s = 12
  • 2000s = 11
  • 1990s = 25
  • 1980s = 37
  • 1970s = 29
  • 1960s = 6
  • 1950s = 1
  • pre-1950 = 15

As new data becomes available, this list will be updated. As always, any additions, corrections, or suggestions are most welcome. Peace!

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Nashville, TN: Paramount Tower and Newark, NJ: Summit Tower (2028)

Miami, FL: Waldorf Astoria (2027)

Austin, TX: Waterline; Beverly Hills, CA: One Beverly Hills Tower; and Omaha, NE: Mutual of Omaha Tower (2026)

Reston, VA: Skymark Town Center; Santa Clara, CA: Tasman East Tower; St. Petersburg, FL: 400 Central; and West Palm Beach, FL: One Flagler (2025)

Long Island City, NY: The Orchard and Salt Lake City, UT: Astra Tower (2024)

Bellevue, WA: Sonic; Fort Lauderdale, FL: Veneto Las Olas; Portland, ME: The Casco; and San Jose, CA: 200 Park Avenue (2023)

Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Tower and Silver Spring, MD: Solaire 8200 (2022)

Bethesda, MD: The Wilson; El Paso, TX: WestStar Tower; Honolulu, HI: The Central Ala Moana; and Long Beach, CA: Shoreline Gateway East (2021)

Cambridge, MA: Graduate Tower at Site 4 and Jersey City, NJ: 99 Hudson Street (2020)

Clayton, MO: Centene Centre (2019)

Philadelphia, PA: Comcast Technology Center; San Francisco, CA: Salesforce Tower; and Tysons, VA: Capital One Tower (2018)

Arlington, VA: Central Place Tower and Los Angeles, CA: Wilshire Grand Center (2017)

Irvine, CA: 200 Spectrum Center Drive (2016)

New York City, NY: One World Trade Center (2014)

Boise, ID: Eighth & Main (2013)

Oklahoma City: Devon Energy Center (2012)

Cincinnati, OH: Great American Tower and Tempe, AZ: West Sixth II (2011)

Champaign, IL: 309 Green and Stamford, CT: Park Tower (2009)

Atlanta/Buckhead, GA: 3344 Peachtree; Grand Rapids, MI: River House; Raleigh, NC: PNC Plaza; Virginia Beach, VA: Westin Town Center; and White Plains, NY: The Residences at Ritz Carlton (2008)

Mobile, AL: RSA Towering and San Juan, PR: Coliseum Tower Residences (2007)

Rochester, MN: Broadway Plaza (2004)

The Woodlands, TX: Allison Tower (2002)

Biloxi, MS: Beau Rivage Casino Hotel and Glendale, CA: Glendale Plaza (1999)

Las Vegas, NV: The Strat and Montgomery, AL: RSA Tower (1996)

Reno, NV: Silver Legacy Resort & Casino and Winston-Salem, NC: 100 North Main (1995)

Louisville, KY: 400 West Market (1993)

Atlanta, GA: Bank of America Plaza; Charlotte, NC: Bank of America Center; Manchester, NH: City Hall Plaza; Sacramento, CA: Wells Fargo Center; and Tampa, FL: 100 North Tampa (1992)

Cleveland, OH: Key Tower; Des Moines, IA: 801 Grand; Overland Park, KS: Lighton Plaza I; San Diego, CA: One American Plaza; and Worcester, MA: The 6Hundred (1991)

Albuquerque, NM: Albuquerque Plaza Tower; Colorado Springs, CO: Wells Fargo Tower; Covington, KY: River Center 1; Greensboro, NC: Lincoln Financial Building; Indianapolis, IN: Salesforce Tower; Jacksonville, FL: Bank of America Tower; New Haven, CT: Financial Center; and Roanoke, VA: Wells Fargo Tower (1990)

Burbank, CA: Tower Burbank; Corpus Christi, TX: One Shoreline Plaza; Kansas City, MO: One Kansas City Place; Orlando, FL: 200 South Orange; Sandy Springs, GA: Concourse Corporate Center V; and Wilmington, DE: 1201 North Market (1988)

Columbia, SC: Capitol Center; Lexington, KY: Financial Center; Metairie, LA: Three Lakeway Center; Norfolk, VA: Dominion Tower; Springfield, MA: Monarch Place; Springfield, MO: Hammons Tower; St. Paul, MN: Wells Fargo Place; and Wichita, KS: Epic Center (1987)

Birmingham, AL: Shipt Tower; Durham, NC: University Tower; Little Rock, AR: Simmons Tower; Shreveport, LA: Regions Tower; and Tucson, AZ: One South Church (1986)

Alexandria, VA: Hilton Mark Center; Billings, MT: First Interstate Center; and Dallas, TX: Bank of America Plaza (1985)

Abilene, TX: Enterprise Tower; Denver, CO: Republic Plaza; El Segundo, CA: Pacific Corporate Towers III; Hartford, CT: City Place I; Peoria, IL: Twin Towers; and Seattle, WA: Columbia Center (1984)

Anchorage, AK: Conoco-Phillips Building; Fort Worth, TX: Burnett Plaza; and Portsmouth, VA: Harbor Tower Apartments (1983)

Fort Wayne, IN: Indiana Michigan Power Center; Houston, TX: JPMorgan Chase Tower; and Toledo, OH: Fifth Third Center (1982)

Richmond, VA: James Monroe Building and Spokane, WA: Bank of America Center (1981)

McAllen, TX: Chase Neuhaus Tower (1980)

Harrisburg, PA: 333 Market Street and Knoxville, TN: First Tennessee Plaza (1979)

Detroit, MI: Marriott Renaissance Center (1977)

Chattanooga, TN: Republic Centre; Jackson, MS: Regions Plaza; Los Angeles/Century City, CA: Century City Towers; Southfield, MI: 3000 Town Center; Troy, MI: PNC Building; Tulsa, OK: BOK Tower; and Yonkers, NY: Seven Pines Tower (1975)

Boston, MA: John Hancock Tower and Chicago, IL: Willis Tower (1974)

Albany, NY: Erastus Corning Tower Baltimore, MD: Transamerica Tower; Columbus, OH: Rhodes State Office Tower; Milwaukee, WI: U.S. Bank Center; and Minneapolis, MN: IDS Center (1973)

Buffalo, NY: Seneca One Tower; Cedar Rapids, IA: Alliant Tower; New Orleans, LA: Hancock Whitney Center; Phoenix, AZ: Chase Tower; and Portland, OR: Wells Fargo Tower (1972)

Amarillo, TX: FirstBank Southwest Tower and Santa Monica, CA: 100 Wilshire Building (1971)

Dayton, OH: Stratacache Tower; Oakland, CA: Ordway Building; Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Steel Tower; South Bend, IN: Liberty Tower; and Tacoma, WA: 1201 Pacific (1970)

Evanston, IL: Orrington Plaza (1969)

San Antonio, TX: Tower of the Americas and Rochester, NY: Innovation Square (1968)

St. Louis, MO: The Gateway Arch (1967)

Greenville, SC: Landmark Building (1966)

Memphis, TN: 100 North Main (1965)

Lubbock, TX: Metro Tower (1955)

Bismarck, ND: State Capitol (1934)

Baton Rouge, LA: State Capitol; Charleston, WV: State Capitol; Lincoln, NE: State Capitol; and Reading, PA: Berks County Courthouse (1932)

Akron, OH: Huntington Tower and Lansing, MI: Boji Tower (1931)

Allentown, PA: PPL Building; Providence, RI: Industrial National Bank and Syracuse, NY: State Tower Building (1928)

Davenport, IA: Davenport Bank and Trust (1927)

Fresno, CA: Pacific Southwest Building (1925)

Augusta, GA: Lamar Building (1918)

Madison, WI: State Capitol (1917)

Berkeley, CA: Sather Tower (1915)

Waco, TX: ALICO Building (1911)

Topeka, KS: State Capitol (1903)

Springfield, IL: State Capitol (1888)

Charleston, SC: St. Matthew’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church (1872)

SOURCES:

  • en.wikipedia.org
  • skydb.net
  • skyscraperpage.com

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