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Justyn Kase Huckleberry, PhD
@justynkase.bsky.social
Dreaming of more joyful built environments for all. Projects & Research at the New Urban Mobility Alliance (housed at the World Resources Institute). Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.

“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
projects.propublica.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. Here are the things that have shifted since congestion pricing went into effect in New York.
Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The Poseidon clematis is blooming
May 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Out of thousands of cities across the world, not a single U.S. city makes the "most walkable" list. Sprawl doesn't age well. www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
What can the world’s most walkable cities teach other places?
Researchers show how more urban areas could become 15-minute cities
www.economist.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Great work from my former colleague, Leah Lazer. Better transportation data can lead to better outcomes. #micromobility
🌿 Cities struggle to evaluate the environmental impact of #micromobility despite growing adoption. NUMO's 🆕 guide offers a standardized approach for estimating GHG emissions from shared e-scooters & bikes, helping cities make informed decisions: thecityfix.com/blog/pilotin...
May 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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You mean to tell me we have a higher GDP per capita than this and still our communities are unwalkable and filled with strip malls and no third places? What’s the point?

(📷 utrechtalive)
May 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I just want to watch this clip of Tulip getting excited to see me with a big stick over and over…
May 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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In case you want to read the Articles of Impeachment--
(thank you Kathy Biehl)
thanedar.house.gov/imo/media/do...
thanedar.house.gov
April 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This summarizes my feelings for many NYTimes articles these days quite well
April 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Choose Bikes.
April 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I recently finished Clara Zetkin's book, 'Fighting Fascism: How to Struggle and How to Win.'

It is striking how many comparisons we can draw between the fascist movements of the 1920s across Europe and Trumpism. A thread🧵
April 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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This month, as Earth Day celebrations unfold around the country, we remember the importance of community-based organizations providing critical services to us all. Thank you for working towards a world where we can all breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live on clean land.
#EarthDay
April 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New blog highlighting @numoalliance.bsky.social's Micromobility Assessment Guide and a pilot for the guide in Norway and the United Kingdom, written by my former colleague Leah Lazer.
medium.com/the-numo-blo...
Piloting Environmental Assessments in Urban Micromobility
Cities want to evaluate environmental impacts of micromobility services but lack standardized approaches to do so. NUMO’s new guide can…
medium.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
All of my family is in Texas. I miss them and have to go there often. But it feels soul sucking to go from Madison, WI where I can bike everywhere or take the BRT, to being forced to drive. There’s no human connection.
“The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs and neglected public transport systems, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found.” Via @theguardian.com
How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
April 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.

When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
April 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Strasbourg boasts over 600 kilometres of cycling routes—the largest network in France—and is widely regarded as one of Europe’s best cycling cities. But what is less known is how a study visit to the Netherlands provided the spark needed to light a fire underneath its politicians and policy-makers.🧵
April 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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rebranding the 15 min city.
April 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
April 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Yes Wisconsin! Let this show the entire country that people can beat power and money.
April 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵
April 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM