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I made this as a joke but the more I look at it -- this might make for a decent single issue as an art project, to make a statement about the development issues (equity, sustainability, ethical land-use, reduction of car dependency) that often get glossed over in mainstream news.

@berkie1 @Val_Plante @AvenueMontRoyal Love that stat - but I can't find it documented in the link. Can you post where the stat came from? Thx!

The retail vacancy rate on Montreal’s Mont-Royal Avenue dropped from 14.5% before pedestrianization (2018) to 5.6% after pedestrianization (2023). 📍 Montreal 🇨🇦 @Val_Plante @AvenueMontRoyal

@JeffSpeckFAICP But totally worth that photo! In Stockholm try the Jumbo - a jet turned into a hotel and parked AT the airport. We loved the novelty of it a few years ago - and slept surprisingly well given how incredibly acoustically sealed airplane windows are! jumbostay.com

Captain’s log 0230 hours. I’ve had a lot of stupid ideas in my 59 years, but staying in this capsule hotel on our last night in Japan before a 37-hour travel day might just take the cake.

@lalarium @tomflood1 Check out the Retrofitting Suburbia book series: retrofittingsuburbia.com. More than 100 dead malls in the US have already been redeveloped with housing, walkable streets, etc.

@tomflood1 Spaces like this are in every city and most towns, yet we don't pack them with humble low cost housing. We rezone existing neighborhoods, fill with expensive housing, pushing residents into affordable SFH in converted green areas.

@tomflood1 We are on the same page! But I can't help but think that at least one of Victor Gruen's early malls should receive historic preservation status...

@rockstarr666 @aarieff @LondonBreed @sfbos Cities often buy dead malls and then issue RFPs for the kind of development they want to see. My database shows this happening more and more. Although, less so, if it's just one dead dept store.

@aarieff @LondonBreed @sfbos The city can't afford to buy that mall and then turn it into housing better if they buy one of the 2 hotels that r in the same boat

“I don't think people are going to switch over to bikes because it's good for them or because it's politically correct. They're going to do it because it gets them from A to B faster.” - David Byrne 🚲 📷 Getty Images #MetGala

Very proud to be included in this terrific book! Thank you @Tigranhass for assembling the stellar line-up of strong women urbanist scholars. Buy this book! @StemIsFem, @RedesignCities,

Great to see @PeterCalthorpe further expanding how to retrofit suburbia with much needed housing on commercial strip corridors. commonedge.org/peter-calthorp…

What is the impact of hybrid-work on commuting, transit, mode splits, and emissions? JOIN Luca Giaramidaro and Gerry Tierney from @perkinswill and Ellen @DunhamJones from @GeorgiaTech at the @UrbanismNext Conference to learn more!! +info & registration: bit.ly/3ZRxof0

@DE_Gifford @kirkpinhoCDB @CityOfWestland @retrofitsuburbs Thanks David. WDET's CultureShift program also thought @williamson_arch and I should be consulted. I hope you caught yesterday's noon hour interview. Over 200 completed dead mall retrofits out there to learn from!

That's quite a headline @kirkpinhoCDB. Fortunately malls can be retrofitted. Perhaps @CityOfWestland should contact @DunhamJones, author of @retrofitsuburbs, about how to fix their mall.

Can't wait to hear Dan's insights on using design thinking to solve big problems with small scale housing, carfree design, and attention to microclimates. Video and podcast will be posted at Redesigning Cities.

A big week for interviews. @evandawson asked in-depth questions comparing changes in suburban retrofits from our 1st book to the 2nd: wxxinews.org/show/connectio…

@williamson_arch and I had fun talking at length with Australian Public Radio about @retrofitsuburbs: abc.net.au/radionational/…?

@terrykearns @BjarkeIngels @GT_SoA @GeorgiaTech @WJudeLeBlanc Hi Terry - The event will be at The Temple on P'tree. Best to register for a seat.

This is @BjarkeIngels at @GT_SoA @GeorgiaTech in 2011. He returns on Wednesday February 15, 6pm, not sure which space, please let me know if you know. @DunhamJones @WJudeLeBlanc

@kaiuwebergmann @terrykearns @BjarkeIngels @GT_SoA @GeorgiaTech @WJudeLeBlanc The event is free but you need to register for a seat.

@terrykearns @BjarkeIngels @GT_SoA @GeorgiaTech @DunhamJones @WJudeLeBlanc

Excited to be hosting Redesigning Cities with Public Art w Stephanie Dockery and Tristan Al-Haddad. Come for the work. Leave w new ideas for public space. Weds, Feb 1, 3pm in-person + on Zoom: gatech.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @atlurbanist @BloombergDotOrg @GT_SoA @UrbanizeATL @ThreadATL

@Boenau @n8clu @Sonubi_Doobi_Do @the_transit_guy @williamson_arch @retrofitsuburbs Even more case studies on how to deal with even more challenges simultaneously in the new book

@n8clu @Sonubi_Doobi_Do @the_transit_guy Look at the work by @DunhamJones @williamson_arch @retrofitsuburbs retrofittingsuburbia.com

The suburbs of Atlanta are just wild. Fixed route transit cannot work productively with street networks like this.

I just backed Urban Form Atlas, Volume 1 on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/13122…

@schmangee @NewUrbanism Thanks for the shout out Angie! My database of suburban retrofits now has over 2200 case studies. @williamson_arch and I picked the best to document in our new book: Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Strategies for Urgent Challenges.