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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 1d

Somehow this is the same writer who came up with "You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath" and "You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter."

Crass / cringe can be fun, too! (Sabrina Carpenter is Exhibit A there.) But this is... not it.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 2d

"Who wants to buy or build in a place that might be condemned? Hanging the possibility of demolition over a community is itself a slow form of demolition.

This is the cruelest feature of zombie projects: They do damage even when they never get built."

I-49 Threatened To Destroy This Neighborhood for a Decade. Is It Finally Dead? | Strong Towns

The regional government of Northwest Louisiana recently canceled discussions on the I-49 Connector project. But is this highway project really dead?

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 8d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 13d

I wish I could deny this…but it’s true. It’s who we are.

Sneha Narayan @snehanarayan.bsky.social · 13d

I’m at a @moreneighbors.org fundraiser that’s organized as a fun Mpls vs St. Paul comedy roast. It’s fun because the Mpls folks roast St Paul, and the St Paul people… also roast St Paul.

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Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 18d

149 homes 😍
Next to CTA 🚇
Only 21 parking spots 🚗
Replaces a surface parking lot 🥳

chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...

River North parking lot to be replaced with nearly 150 new apartments

Chicago's Zoning Board of Appeals also approved the construction of a new sports facility by the Illinois Basketball Academy.

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Sandy Johnston @sandypsj.bsky.social · 19d

A study in an utter lack of political courage and governing on instinct, vibes, and paranoia all around.

Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 19d

Friday night @ginnymonk.bsky.social housing drop?!?!

Must-read, as always
ctmirror.org/2025/09/19/c...

Political challenges of CT HB 5002 depicted in Ned Lamont’s texts

The texts show how affordable housing has become a political quagmire for Democrats, with some urging him to sign it despite voting no.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

My grandparents' car, on the other hand, was Anne Murray's Greatest Hits, which is far and away the album I am most embarrassed to love for nostalgic reasons (but the nostalgia is unbeatable). That cassette got worn out (by me. I did it.) over several of our summer trips to Seattle when I was a kid.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

My earliest Dad's Car memories are of bouncing happily to Dire Straits' "Walk of Life" on the way to the farmers' market, and I'll be honest, that song still brings a huge grin to my face for that reason.

Carlos Estrada @ctothelos77.bsky.social · 20d

What is Dad playing?

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

The play here, if you're trying for political reasons to mollify homeowners afraid of losing their street parking, is to grandfather existing residents in with subsidized permits, while new arrivals (tenants + owners) are eligible but pay market rate. Eventually you'll just have market rate parking.

Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 19d

It's now common that residents of new developments be excluded from applying for on-street parking. I understand this is as a path to appease local NIMBYs but it strikes me as horribly unfair. Granting more special privileges to wealthy homeowners.
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

That's just what I found in a quick search, but there are HUNDREDS of these! Check out the map at www.myparkingday.org

Park(ing) Day

www.myparkingday.org

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

Bellevue checking in: bsky.app/profile/east...

Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 28d

Bellevue's first Park(ing) Day is coming up! help us demonstrate the desire and possibility around reallocating some of our space for PEOPLE!

Complete Streets Bellevue @completestreetsbellevue.org · 29d

Color & vibrancy don't just make a street pretty to look at. They make our streets *memorable* - unique constructions with their own character & life. Places with *soul*.

Park(ing) Day allows community to test creative ideas that can help spawn memories. Be a part of Bellevue's on September 19th!

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

Depaving Portland, one space at a time: bsky.app/profile/seac...

malena @seachanger.bsky.social · 20d

if you're in #PDX and don't have plans for international Park(ing) Day, you're invited to stop by Depave's future green plaza at SE 7th & Sandy from 12-3pm this Friday. we're on the map here: www.myparkingday.org!

landscape architect drawing of a triangular pedestrian plaza with reference photos featuring art and design and green elements

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

Check it out in Ottawa, eh: bsky.app/profile/stro...

Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 21d

Interested in making our city spaces more beautiful? What about an event that turns our underused parking into beautiful spaces for people to sit, play games, enjoy themselves, and more? Well look no further than Park(ing) Day, this Friday!

Details on our page!
strongtownsottawa.ca/parkingday20...

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

Parking Day goes international! bsky.app/profile/did:...

ADFC Frankfurt am Main @adfc-frankfurt.de · 23d

Am Samstag, 20. September 2025, heißt es wieder:
Park-Platz statt Parkplatz beim Park(ing) Day!

Wir zeigen in der Oppenheimer Landstraße 27/Ecke Schweizer Platz in #Sachsenhausen, wie sich Parkplätze sinnvoll für Menschen nutzen lassen.

#ParkingDay #Mobilitätswende

Park-Platz statt Parkplatz!

Am Samstag, 20. September 2025, ist es wieder so weit: Zum zehnten Mal findet der Park(ing) Day in Frankfurt statt. Der ADFC Frankfurt zeigt gemeinsam mit VCD und weiteren Organisationen in der Oppenh...

www.adfc-frankfurt.de

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

Park yourself in Jersey City! bsky.app/profile/bike...

Bike JC @bikejc.org · 22d

This Friday, let’s celebrate streets for people! We’ll observe Park(ing) Day, an annual, global tradition, by turning 3 Jersey City parking spaces into pocket parks for the day, featuring food, games, activities, and no-cost bike tune-ups. 1/3

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

They're doing it in Detroit! bsky.app/profile/detr...

Detroit Greenways Coalition @detroitgreenways.bsky.social · 19d

TODAY from 12-3pm! 9th Annual Park(ing) Day is happening simultaneously during the “Cars at the Station” event @ Ford’s Michigan Central Station and Roosevelt Park in Corktown.
www.myparkingday.org

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

Chicago has the biggest Park(ing) Day event in the world this year, or so they say. Don't tempt me to hop on the train down there! bsky.app/profile/chic...

Chicago Growth Project @chicagogrowthproj.bsky.social · 20d

We're excited to see you all at Parking Day on Saturday!! Check out the stage at Demo Brewing lot for live music and some words from local urbanist leaders. They may even be tapping a special Oktoberfest for the occasion... cheers!

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/parking-da...

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 19d

Happy Park(ing) Day to those who celebrate! bsky.app/profile/stro...

Strong Towns @strongtowns.org · 27d

Every September, communities across the country celebrate Park(ing) Day by transforming ordinary parking spaces into temporary public places. At first glance, it can look like a one-day street festival.

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✨🚲 scoops 🚲✨ @scoopsstp.bsky.social · 20d

St Paul is so back

Freshly re-painted helical sunburst in yellow orange and blue spanning an intersection in St Paul's Midway neighborhood

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 20d

I biked through this with my 3-year-old on the way to preschool the day after they painted it, and he squealed "Oh, I love it!" completely unprompted. Then went on for a while about how streets shouldn't be "plain old black."

Now every day he asks, "Can we go the rainbow way?!"

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 20d

Ah yes, "families need cars in this city" where "this city" can literally be any city. They say the same thing in NYC.

Good news is, in a world without parking mandates, you can have your car! You can even park it!

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 20d

The Driftless Area is awesome, and little known outside the Upper Midwest. Lots of extremely charming towns around there and great hiking.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 21d

A lot of good stuff in the Massachusetts YIMBY Bill that would help re-legalize badly needed missing middle housing. Including, of course, statewide parking reform! 🤞

Abundant Housing Massachusetts @abundanthousingma.org · 21d

Policy Director from the @parkingreform.org Daniel Herriges and Attorney, AHMA Board Member, and Salem Planning Board Member @berkie1.bsky.social urge council members to take state action on parking reform through AHMA's priority bill An Act to Promote Yes in My Back Yard.

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · 26d

I wonder sometimes about historical events where we study what we think they were thinking: was the reality sometimes much weirder and we'd find it incomprehensible?

Like, what's the 1800s version of "When an assassin's bullet has 'owo notices ur bulge' on it I can tell you that guy was a groyper"

J. C. Cantwell 🌻 @segfaultvicta.aludel.xyz · 26d

i'm a gay furry who grew up in the 90s and has spent most of their life staring into the abyss of the alt-right in horror and fascination, when a right-wing assassin's bullet has "owo notices ur bulge" on it i can tell you with utmost confidence that the guy who fired that gun was a groyper

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 27d

A cool natural experiment using cellphone data finds that, when people relocate to more walkable areas, they walk more and are more active. Why does this matter? Because many related studies were affected by self-selection bias, where people who like to walk might choose to live in walkable places

Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature

By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...

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