“YOU BAN BOOKS.
YOU BAN DRAG.
KIDS ARE STILL IN BODYBAGS.”

High School kids standing up against gun violence in Nashville.
This made me teary with hope but also bit of guilt cause I feel our generations failed this generation who’s working to fix this.
I’m beyond proud of gen Z & stand firmly with them.
Every generation should applaud their bravery & join them in the fight to protect their lives & future generations so children can go to School w/o fear of dying in a school shooting.
#Nashville

“Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity." - Lewis Mumford, 1955. Arguably the most important quote in city-building ever. READ my past (but still totally relevant) #Planetizen post.

https://www.planetizen.com/node/53659

#cities #cars #traffic #urbanism #congestion #transportation #UrbanPlanning #mobility

Unfortunately, the good leaders (largely women) know when it's time to go. By contrast the sociopaths, psychopaths & authoritarian fascists & populists cling onto power at all costs.

"I hope I leave New Zealanders with a belief that you can be kind, but strong, empathetic but decisive, optimistic but focused,. And that you can be your own kind of leader – one who knows when it’s time to go.” #JacindaArdern

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/from-stardust-to-an-empty-tank-one-of-a-kind-leader-jacinda-ardern-knew-her-time-was-up

You know what I notice about the pics at the World Evonomic Forum in Davos? The HEPA filters in every room. And that they’re all sitting around in their coats. Because the windows are probably open (for ventilation).

Not to mention that we know a negative PCR test was required for their badges to work.

We now know how to gather safely. We’re just treating those things as luxuries afforded only to the rich, while our kids’ schools are full of every respiratory virus.

#Covid #WEF23 #Davos

Attention cities & states — remember this as you reconsider EVERY single freeway and road widening project that you’ve been working on for years and even decades, but very likely need to cancel in light of the #ClimateEmergency, and the fact that they cost hundreds of millions or even billions, don’t actually work, and will actually induce more driving.

#InducedTraffic #ClimateCrisis #cities #cars #freeways #roads #streets #urbanism #congestion