Alessandro Rigolon
@alerigolon.bsky.social
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
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
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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.
Wasn’t even on his phone. He just didn’t look both ways and blew through a stop sign. I yelled and he honked back
The driver didn’t even look my way so I’m afraid the brick might not have worked
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.
lasvegassun.com
As Patton Oswalt said eloquently, it only takes one Nazi in a bar to turn it into a Nazi bar. Kudos to the bar management. If you’re in Vegas, please go support Bottled Blonde
If you’re a parent driving near your kids elementary school, why are you driving recklessly? I can’t imagine having so much disregard for your community
I almost got hit by a driver in front of my neighborhood’s elementary school. He didn’t stop as he was exiting the school property despite a tight turn and big stop sign. I’m of course in favor of all traffic calming we can do, but how do we get dangerous drivers to give a damn about pedestrians?
Nerds Against the Machine
Cycling without a helmet and high-vis clothing may be made criminal offences in Ireland
-- Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without a helmet and…
-- Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without a helmet and…
Cycling without a helmet and high-vis clothing may be made criminal offences in Ireland
-- Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without a helmet and high-vis on public roads in Ireland. It has already been reported by other media outlets that the Department of Transport was looking at compulsory helmets and high-vis for e-scooter users, but confirmation that the legal review also included bicycle users was outlined in an answer to a parliamentary question in recent days.
irishcycle.com
Should cars only be sold if in high-vis colors? And should car drivers wear helmets, too?
Also, being down seven points on Facebook really means he’s cooked
Trump job approval rating by news platform
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
There’s a reason it’s called “the Nazi website”
Trump job approval rating by news platform
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
Arcade Fire presents Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
YouTube video by Merge Records on YouTube
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Sometimes, I wonder if the world's so small that we can never get away from the sprawl. Living in the sprawl, dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains, and there's no end in sight. I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights.
Omnibus bill would complete state takeover of Salt Lake City's streets...
What's Yours is Mine
www.cityweekly.net
This post is brought you by the proposed takeover of Salt Lake City’s streets by the state of Utah. Some of the stuff that our suburban lawmakers say is just unbelievable
Omnibus bill would complete state takeover of Salt Lake City's streets...
What's Yours is Mine
www.cityweekly.net
You can read this and tell me if this post is reductive www.cityweekly.net/news/omnibus...
They seem more ok with other cars slowing them down. They get mad when pedestrians, cyclists, or transit do
To suburban drivers used to having 100% of road space in their suburb, having to slow down a bit in the city because a pedestrian is crossing feels like oppression. I believe this helps explain some of the state laws preventing blue cities from doing traffic calming or road diets
I'm sorry, but you can't throw around the word "safety" and then a few lines later, prescribe car lanes to be at least 12 feet wide. Wider lanes = more speeding
“Why would the state want us to not address one of the leading causes of death in the city?” Capital Hill and Marmalade council member Chris Wharton said. “... All we’re trying to do here is preserve people’s lives.”
www.sltrib.com/news/2026/02...
www.sltrib.com/news/2026/02...
SLC council member ‘cannot imagine even ceding an inch’ on traffic-calming in face of new bill
For the second straight year, Utah lawmakers are looking to restrict where and how Salt Lake City officials can slow down cars on city streets.
www.sltrib.com
The GOP doesn't care about people's lives. They care about their "freedom" to drive everywhere and to do so without inconveniences, the lives of people in SLC be damned
I didn't know it was so expensive. Not sure who made this decision either
Yeah, someone who's still on the other app and who doesn't give transportation and housing advocates a great rep
We all know who this is about. That's actually one of the reasons why I'm no longer on Twitter (alongside the nazis, of course)
You know who he’s referring to. That person is currently out of control and likely counterproductive in the fight against SB 242
My friend Taylor has great advice for bike and housing advocates
Great to see LOVE by Robert Indiana on the U of Utah campus
Reposted by Alessandro Rigolon
SLC council member ‘cannot imagine even ceding an inch’ on traffic-calming in face of new bill
For the second straight year, Utah lawmakers are looking to restrict where and how Salt Lake City officials can slow down cars on city streets.
www.sltrib.com
“Why would the state want us to not address one of the leading causes of death in the city?” Capital Hill and Marmalade council member Chris Wharton said. “... All we’re trying to do here is preserve people’s lives.”
www.sltrib.com/news/2026/02...
www.sltrib.com/news/2026/02...
Such a weird decision
Good point. I guess the milk in a gelato is different than milk in a cappuccino 🤷
Utah Transportation Bill Seeks to 'Mitigate' New Bike Lanes and Preserve Wide Lanes in Salt Lake City - Cycling West - Cycling Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (February 3, 2026) — A transportation bill in the Utah Legislature (SB 242 See lines 3181-3274) will continue the assault by out of area
www.cyclingwest.com
The Legislature disagrees with you (and with reality)
Parking Lot Map - Parking Reform Network
Explore how much land cities dedicate to parking in over 100 major cities with our Parking Lot Map. Click the drop-down in the upper-left corner to select a city, then use the pop-up information card…
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Credit: Parking Lot Map by the Parking Reform Network