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Kate Lowe (she/hers)
@kateontransport.bsky.social
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Mobility justice/transportation equity/urban planning and policy. Chicago!!! Proud union member (UIC United Faculty). Day job @ @uiccuppa.bsky.social

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · Jan 8
We describe the very important equity project of the Red Line Extension that will bring important benefits to the majority Black South Side but explain that future time benefits do not fully repair harms from decades of waiting. We draw from 132 interviews on the far South Side of Chicago.
urbanstudiesjournal.com Urban Studies Journal @urbanstudiesjournal.com · Jan 8
🌍 NEW in Special Issue "Urban Transport as a Social Construct"

✍️ @kateontransport.bsky.social, @ansonstewart.com & G. Purifoye examine people’s experiences of #transit in #Chicago, including waiting and transfers, and how they connect to other parts of their lives.

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#UrbanStudies

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 9h
I wonder if the use of "they" could lead to different understandings. I didn't read "they" as the local government, but rather federal funding choices (since DHS is funding the conversions of these).

Reposted by Jason Mittell, Linda R. Tropp, Steve Peers , and 14 more

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 12h
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 1d
Happy Valentine's Day! Spaulding says to celebrate and spread love in all its forms!

And #abolishice

(earrings by www.pvdcollective.org)
Gray and white tabby cat and pink abolish ice earnings.

Reposted by Kate Lowe

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 2d
ProPublica is hiring! Join our team:

* Data Reporter: grnh.se/t9m4zaoh6us
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* Visuals Editor: grnh.se/cie29dxy6us
* Business Reporters: grnh.se/6uxr327r6us

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Aaron Sojourner, Nora V. Demleitner , and 2 more

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d
This elitist view that only rich/Ivy/private school kids should study/have access the liberal arts is so deeply ingrained in so many highly educated Democrats’ views (including tons who majored in the lib arts themselves) that they don’t even realize they hold it, let alone how ugly & elitist it is
asheeshksi.bsky.social Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshksi.bsky.social · 2d
(3) But the Democrat view is also bad: while it's fine for people at Princeton and Harvard to study Latin and Sanskrit, public higher education is about job training and $ ROI. There is no room for the idea that curiosity-driven inquiry is a good that should be supported by the public.

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Kate Lowe, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 2d
Given that the administration has stopped trying to defend their EO pushing for more segregation, feels like VT powers that be just want to do this

Reposted by Kate Lowe

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Luc Rocher @rocher.lc · 3d
Does your university use ChatGPT Edu? Please send me a DM if you do. I have identified a potential data breach affecting students' data that has not yet been fixed and I'm trying to compile further examples from other universities.

Reposts appreciated!

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 3d
Looking to large language models (tried on existing content and with inbuilt biases) which are predictive to generate drafts under "creativity" a suggestion by a university. Frustrating to see university admin types once again falling for hype peddled by private sector "innovators"
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 3d
Nothing to see here other than a university telling its research community that AI can appropriately be used to "generate first drafts."

unbcloud.sharepoint.com/sites/AI-at-...
How AI Can Support Your Research Efficiency Automate routine or repetitive tasks, freeing up more time for experiments, analysis, and discovery. Creativity Spark new ideas, explore alternative approaches, or generate first drafts to move past the “blank page.” Clarity Translate complex data, technical language, or lengthy findings into clear summaries for colleagues, partners, or broader audiences. Organization Turn research notes, articles, or meeting discussions into structured summaries, action items, or literature maps. Accessibility Develop research outputs that are more inclusive and easier to share with collaborators, students, and the wider UNB community.

Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Alan Richardson, Kate Lowe , and 1 more

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 3d
Nothing to see here other than a university telling its research community that AI can appropriately be used to "generate first drafts."

unbcloud.sharepoint.com/sites/AI-at-...
How AI Can Support Your Research Efficiency Automate routine or repetitive tasks, freeing up more time for experiments, analysis, and discovery. Creativity Spark new ideas, explore alternative approaches, or generate first drafts to move past the “blank page.” Clarity Translate complex data, technical language, or lengthy findings into clear summaries for colleagues, partners, or broader audiences. Organization Turn research notes, articles, or meeting discussions into structured summaries, action items, or literature maps. Accessibility Develop research outputs that are more inclusive and easier to share with collaborators, students, and the wider UNB community.

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 4d
Intriguing opportunity for a small grant (£10,000 ) in support of podcasting urban studies research from @urbanstudiesjournal.com! www.urbanstudiesjournal.com/podcast-grant/ The application isn't a huge lift (due 3/30).
The Urban Studies Podcast Grant - Apply now! - Urban Studies
In 2024, Urban Studies launched a pilot initiative to deliver a high-quality, first-of-a-kind podcast miniseries to explore the opportunities and challenges of podcasting for urban research. This has ...
www.urbanstudiesjournal.com

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 4d
More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 5d
These are powerful, important statements. Other D leaders must grapple with the seriousness of where we're at & do more to obstruct and then dismantle facsism and white supremacy. So grateful to have Rep Ramirez as my congressperson speaking truth! Follow her lead!
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

Reposted by Jason Mittell, Nandita Sharma, Norbert Schwarz , and 20 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

Reposted by Kate Lowe

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My Name Is Aram @rawfishandbeer.bsky.social · 6d
It's Mandatory Monday and AI is clearly the future.
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
three panel webcomic 1st panel: one man says to another "we invented a robot that answers questions" 2nd panel: he continues "we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day" 3rd panel: the other man asks "but it answers the questions correctly?" and the first man replies "oh my goodness, no. no no no no no."

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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 6d
Ald. Ramirez is a progressive, more CTU- and Brandon-friendly than her detractors. Urban Center has done mass texts and sent press releases to TV stations in support of the anti-Archer project / anti-Ramirez rallies. So this isn't about blue collar vs. elites. It's centrists vs. progressives. (9/X)

Reposted by Robert B. Reich, Kate Lowe

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The Lever @levernews.com · 6d
NEW: The “centrist” Abundance think tank pushing Democrats toward deregulation is run by a registered corporate lobbyist for OpenAI, Larry Ellison’s Oracle, and a crypto think tank.

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 8d
Congratulations to UPPSA for organizing an amazing firm crawl! Grateful to be @uiccuppa.bsky.social faculty and work with these amazing leaders.

Reposted by Kate Lowe

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 8d
The underfunding of social infrastructure has also led the philanthropic/nonprofit sector in the US to grow to fill in the gaps. And while supporting that sector might seem like a way for privileged people to do good with their money, it gives privileged people huge power over that sector, as well.

Reposted by Raúl Pacheco-Vega

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 10d
I feel for junior scholars who need reviewers and publications! Yet peer review has fundamental problems: accelerating (unpaid) labor demands & output standards, with the potential for arbitrariness and rejection of innovative work link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 10d
Thanks for posting. It's a reality check (amid the other academics in the file release) for academia.

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 10d
I think I may feel similarly?... I am troubled but can imagine wise folks suggesting this is not surprising?

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 10d
Wow. When the apology might be even more problematic than the original (problematic) comment.

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 12d
Satisfying read...I'm tired of the conventional wisdom that the left needs to moderate to win as the right shifts further into fascism. This piece explains that centrism no longer means winning (and can feel like pandering).

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Archon Fung , and 10 more

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12d
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.

Spread this one far and wide.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 13d
California's Teamsters call for Waymo ban, saying driverless cars threaten safety and jobs
California's Teamsters call for Waymo ban, saying driverless cars threaten safety and jobs
After a self-driving Waymo taxi struck a child near a Santa Monica elementary school last month, Teamsters California is pushing to suspend the company's operating license in the state.
www.latimes.com

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 13d
We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.

Reposted by Juan Cole, Brian Keegan, Kate Lowe

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tagerai.bsky.social @tagerai.bsky.social · 15d
hindsight is 20/20 but maybe selecting university presidents on their willingness to debase themselves for private donor money is related to the current difficulties in defending academia from fascism

Reposted by Steve Peers, Smith, Victor Pickard , and 3 more

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 16d
The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.

This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.

They must be released immediately.

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 16d
Mood. Earrings and bonus stickers and whistles from www.pvdcollective.org

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Cav(R), Gentleman Rogue @combatcavscout.bsky.social · 16d
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.

DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”