Mark Abraham

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New Haven resident with a passion for community information, cities, and health. Executive Director, DataHaven (http://ctdatahaven.org, here at @ctdata). Kellogg Foundation racial equity fellow. Opinions here are my own, not views of my employer.
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More than 130 people attended CFGNH's briefing today on results from the 2024 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey. Based on live interviews with over 50,000 randomly-selected residents since 2015, the data help understand key trends in social support, health, infrastructure, and economic security. #Connecticut
Trying B S K Y again for a bit, search "urbandata" to find me. #twittermigration
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(13/n) Large mid-block parking lot and empty corner lot ▶️ Two 6-8 story mixed-use buildings with 166 apartments and ground floor retail by CA Ventures

Photos: Google streetview, New Haven Independent https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/chapel_st
New Haven #NHV #newhaven #connecticut

Chapel Lanes Reopen, With "Archive" Apartments

Eastbound travel lanes are back open for the first time in a year and a half on a downtown block of Chapel Street -- which is no longer a…

New Haven Independent

“a rising tide of #slop has begun to swamp most of what we think of as the internet [& now advertising, books, set design, etc], overrunning the biggest platforms with cheap fakes and drivel, seeming to crowd out human creativity and intentionality”

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-generated-content-internet-online-slop-spam.html #ai

The Internet’s AI Slop Problem Is Only Going to Get Worse

Max Read writes about the people making money from slop, AI-generated content that is turning everything online into a meaningless mess.

Intelligencer
Sampson's "Great American City" still has the best illustrations of the heterogeneity of social conditions in low-income neighborhoods, but these maps are also helpful in understanding this dynamic. @familyunequal
Addendum: There are situations (involving crosswalks, multiple vehicles around you in passing lanes, etc) where a full stop at a green light could be a bad idea. For those, gradually slow to 10-15 mph well in advance of the light, to make it easier to come to the complete stop that is necessary to save your life if needed. Luckily, these situations are more common in urban areas where roads are safer to begin with.

9. Slow down and use mass transit whenever possible.

10. Remember that crashes are the number one cause of death within many/most demographic groups in the US.

What other tips could help people reduce their odds of dying in a road crash? #roadsafety #publichealth #MedMastodon

7. Leave at least 5 seconds of travel time between you and the vehicle in front of you, and longer than that if the weather is poor.

8. Drowsy driving/biking, or driving under emotional stress, can be as dangerous as drunk driving. New parents who were up all night with a baby are at particularly high risk. If you have to, drive slow and check for cross traffic and pedestrians a few extra times at each turn.