Well into book 3! The bishop is still very much alive. I'm enjoying this story; Cather has such a way with words and is very observant on human nature.

I started reading this because it was recommended to me by an author I met at a café, a locally run business. She was a huge fan of Cather and suggested this one when I asked for recommendations.

Among things, that encounter reminded me of the value of public spaces like this, where people can meet by chance, have enriching conversations, and leave refreshed and the better off mentally, emotionally, and spiritually (by which I mean as human beings relating to other human beings).

#WillaCather
#literature
#DeathComesForTheArchbishop #PublicSpace

Sydney Grapples With Shared E-Bikes: A Second Act Looms

Sydney's new rules make e-bike companies pay for parking and cleanup. Find out how this affects riders and city streets.

#SydneyEbikes, #CityTransport, #EbikeRules, #UrbanPlanning, #PublicSpace

https://newsletter.tf/sydney-e-bike-operators-pay-parking-cleanup/

Sydney is making e-bike operators pay for parking and cleanup, a change that could lead to better-organized streets.

#SydneyEbikes, #CityTransport, #EbikeRules, #UrbanPlanning, #PublicSpace
https://newsletter.tf/sydney-e-bike-operators-pay-parking-cleanup/

Sydney E-Bike Rules Change: Operators Must Pay for Parking

Sydney's new rules make e-bike companies pay for parking and cleanup. Find out how this affects riders and city streets.

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Citizens used spray paint to highlight neglected potholes, prompting local governments to make repairs and inspiring similar “ARTivism” in Sofia, Bulgaria. What tactical urbanism have you seen in your community?

https://imagenotfound.writeas.com/the-holes-we-painted-and-why-we-did-it-anyway

#urbanism #urbanplanning #TacticalUrbanism #CommunityEngagement #PublicSpace

The holes we painted (and why we did it anyway)

A bit more than a year ago, we did something a bit weird. We took a few cans of spray paint and we went out on the street. Not to pain...

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Erick Villagomez thinking about the delivery robots coming soon to downtown and parts of Kits:
“The question now is whether sidewalks will gradually begin reshaping themselves around the movement of goods. And if they do, we may eventually discover that—much like the car—the debate was never really about robots at all…it was about how economic systems quietly transform the public spaces through our urban life unfolds.”
#vancouver #publicspace

https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2026/05/18/last-mile-urbanism/

Last-Mile Urbanism - Spacing Vancouver

A small cube-shaped robot rolls carefully along a crowded sidewalk, weaving between patio tables, cyclists, utility poles, and pedestrians carrying groceries or pushing strollers. Soon, scenes like this may become part of everyday life in Vancouver. City council recently approved a six-month pilot program that would allow autonomous delivery robots to begin operating in partsContinue reading "Last-Mile Urbanism"

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