Alessandro Rigolon
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Alessandro Rigolon
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Associate prof of urban planning. Research on green space equity, green gentrification, climate adaptation, and health equity. Love SLC, my family, and the great outdoors. Opinions (good or bad) are my own 🇮🇹🇺🇸 🌩️👀 rJgnW3igNgz7 .. more

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My older daughter learned to ride a bike today. She was so happy. As she was riding, she said, “I feel free.” My heart is full.

Good point. I guess the milk in a gelato is different than milk in a cappuccino 🤷

Utah Legislature to SLC: "Don't you dare rip out any street parking; there's nowhere to park downtown."

Downtown SLC:

the level of denial is off the charts

"But how many are affordable?" (Classic comment, I know)

lol, is that jalapeno on the pizza without spaghetti?

Third, return the form to your county clerk as soon as possible. Time is of the essence as there are only a few days left

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Why Utah should decline to sign the petition to repeal Prop 4
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Really unfortunate for Mads. The classics are just around the corner. This will affect his classics season significantly

Not a big deal. Italian plates for "primo" (which includes pasta) are not flat; they're slightly bowl shaped

yeah, the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia

Nice is full of Italians, not surprised

And so many comments about washing dishes. Lol, have you heard about dishwashers? They're pretty great

Thank you for asking this and for providing this answer. Other cities do have trucks and freight vehicles, too. And there’s no guidance on lane width for those vehicles. Not a great explanation (not shooting the messenger here)

As you should. This is America, damn it

Salt Lake City, UT

Here you go. Very unscientific, of course italyexplained.com/cappuccino-h...

Italians Mad at Food, coffee edition. The other day, I saw students ordering cappuccino *in the afternoon*, and I couldn't help but give them the judgmental stare my nonna used to give me

Extra credit if you share the info about this bill with family and friends, especially if you don't live in Salt Lake City

Good analysis and action items from Sweet Streets SLC on SB 242, this year's attempt by the Utah Legislature to control Salt Lake City's streets and limit safety projects. Please contact
- The bill sponsors
- The entire transportation committees on the Senate and House
- Your reps
Action Alert—Anti-traffic safety bill targeting Salt Lake City
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lol not sure "objectively," but thanks. And you definitely won't see this combo on the same plate in a good restaurant

California Dems keep shooting themselves in the foot

Good morning from sagebrush land

Making lanes 12’ wide and ripping out a couple of bike lanes should definitely fix this

Buongiorno

But if you’re invited to my house for dinner and mix pasta and salad on the same plate, don’t expect another invitation (jk)

Sorry if you’re triggered by this. It’s a joke about how uptight Italians are about food. I don’t care what you eat or what you put on your plate/bowl

Not sure it makes a difference but yeah some people get mad at that. I think it makes it easier to roll them up with the fork if they’re full length though