The Urban Studio

Hard to believe, but these two pictures are of the same place in Boston, four years apart. This project went over schedule and over budget, but the only questions that will linger into the future are why the heck it wasn't done sooner, and why more cities aren't following suit.

Lancaster, CA transformed its downtown in just 8 months by redesigning it's main street from a mini-highway to a tree-lined boulevard. For the cost of just $11.5M, the project has generated $273M in economic output since 2010, creating 800 jobs, and nearly doubling tax revenue!

#FindYourChesapeake at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens! Mid-July is an excellent time to visit because the lotus and lily blossoms are in peak bloom. findyourchesapeake.com/trip-ideas/art…

As part of President Joe Biden’s Investing in America plan, the availability of more residential solar will provide lower-cost energy while leveling the renewable energy access playing field and helping to mitigate the climate crisis. ecowatch.com/solar-grants-e…

“How do you change a system that was never design to be equitable?” This is the question that @VeronicaODavis considers in her new book, ‘Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities.’ I just finished it and I’m dying to talk about it, so here goes.

Visit OTA today at the Shepherd Park Library @dcpl from 12pm - 4pm to learn about tenant’s rights and resources.

Talking Environmental Justice with Justin J. Pearson, the Legislator who Tennessee Republicans Tried to Fire - CounterPunch.org counterpunch.org/2023/06/27/tal…

Historians/Black Studies Scholars - I'm working up a course on the history of Black Women's activism in the US. What should we read? Please retweet widely.

Tanatap Ring Garden Coffee Shop / RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + architecture) archdaily.com/976333/tanatap…

OMA suspends see-through trapezoidal office over a plaza in munich designboom.com/architecture/o…

A new mural created by artist Shawn Theodore needs a new home! The team is looking for a wall at least 66' L by 26' H. Know a spot? Email phil.asbury@muralarts.org and Rudolph.ginger@gmail.com to help #muralartsphilly find a home for this beautiful piece!

#Botany2023 Lightning Talks and Recent Topics Posters submissions are now open! Visit botanyconference.org to learn more!

Three student teams take top prize for the 2023 Children's Hospice Home for the Terminally Ill competition arcnct.co/444bYgT

Calling District equity leaders and visionaries! Apply for DOEE’s Equity & Engagement position and help make the District a sustainable and equitable place for all! Visit careers.dc.gov, enter Job ID #22308 for more information.

We know walkable, bikeable communities improve our physical & mental health, so why aren’t we building more of them? In my latest for @ggwash, I sat down with urbanist Andy @Boenau to talk about his coming documentary on how car-centric cities harm us. 🚸 ggwash.org/view/90064/ame…

Please join us to discuss the new Ward 8 air quality monitor! We want YOUR feedback on where to locate the monitor! Register here: eventbrite.com/e/clearing-the…

#Michigan community ready to move forward on long-awaited new park: mlive.com/news/muskegon/…

We’re back with Virtual Seminars! Mayors and staff, join us 06/28 at 1PM ET to hear how Tulsa, OK Mayor @gtbynum and Chicago, IL Deputy Planning Commissioner Gerardo Garcia are reworking the RFP process to achieve design excellence and equitable outcomes. micd.org/events/virtual…