From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...

This is supremely fucked up. I mean, I read about this earlier, but to see it in writing is devastating.

There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure.

“This study adds to a growing body of research that suggests that even the hardest to serve in our communities can be successfully housed and that housing with supportive services not only leads to better outcomes for individuals BUT IS CHEAPER FOR THE COMMUNITY.” www.fastcompany.com/3028384/hous...

Tree is up and decorated. Christmas music playing. Now we just need some snow.

Table For One Please.

Can we all agree that minimum parking requirements for bars should be 0 everywhere like yesterday? If a bar wants parking, ok sure whatever, but mandating it is just insane.

I really think we are in a gilded age a City building. We are running towards a fiscal cliff and keep papering over the obvious issues. Particularly difficult problem because citizens think that things like wide roads, single family neighborhoods, and drive throughs are a sign of success. It’s bad.

An annual U.S. Thanksgiving reminder that you’re not “stuck in traffic,” you ARE traffic.

Happy #Thanksgiving.

The biggest challenge for small Cities is to stop losing money. That starts with actually being honest about long-term costs.

The second biggest challenge is making density desirable. Current densification efforts are viewed negatively. Hint: Allow cities to build more of the places people visit.