patrick.kennedy
@thedotcity.bsky.social
Cities for choice in housing, neighborhood, transpo; universal access, opportunity & upward mobility.
Prof of Sustainable Development @SMU; Board of Directors Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Founder: THE.City & the American Dream
Prof of Sustainable Development @SMU; Board of Directors Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Founder: THE.City & the American Dream
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patrick.kennedy
@thedotcity.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Great Idea: Freeways Without Futures
Reducing state and federal infrastructure costs while boosting local economies by strengthening urban places is a win-win from in-city freeway transformation.
www.cnu.org
Read my interview for CNU's 25th anniversary compendium of Great Ideas (posting to pin basically). www.cnu.org/publicsquare...
when everything is deregulated these are the monsters to emerge from the primordial soup.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
when everything is deregulated these are the monsters to emerge from the primordial soup.
Looking at the State Farm office complex at CityLine. Doesnt look like the tops of these garages ever see much utilization.
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Looking at the State Farm office complex at CityLine. Doesnt look like the tops of these garages ever see much utilization.
Considering doing a remote work-from-the-train day in the near future.
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Considering doing a remote work-from-the-train day in the near future.
Ever get the feeling that too many of one generation learning to code will compel the next generation to learn to farm, hunt, craft, fix, make fire...
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Ever get the feeling that too many of one generation learning to code will compel the next generation to learn to farm, hunt, craft, fix, make fire...
Reposted by patrick.kennedy
A website showing the impact of building highways through the middle of US cities, measuring things such as air pollution, property taxes lost, and more.
Many of these mid-20th century mistakes can, and should be reversed.
Many of these mid-20th century mistakes can, and should be reversed.
The C's and D's are up now on the Atlas of Inner City Highway Impacts: www.thehumanecosystem.city/portfolio-1/...
Find Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Des Moines, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Durham, Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, etc etc.
Find Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Des Moines, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Durham, Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, etc etc.
The Atlas of Inner-City Highway Impacts — The Human Ecosystem: a Planning and Urban Design Practice in Conjunction with AmericanDream.City
www.thehumanecosystem.city
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A website showing the impact of building highways through the middle of US cities, measuring things such as air pollution, property taxes lost, and more.
Many of these mid-20th century mistakes can, and should be reversed.
Many of these mid-20th century mistakes can, and should be reversed.
I would love if more of these local stories popped up in the commentary.
where in the 1960s (population ~90-100,000) a hispanic neighbourhood was demolished for I-380 and an off-ramp www.thegazette.com/history/litt...
December 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I would love if more of these local stories popped up in the commentary.
Reposted by patrick.kennedy
where in the 1960s (population ~90-100,000) a hispanic neighbourhood was demolished for I-380 and an off-ramp www.thegazette.com/history/litt...
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
where in the 1960s (population ~90-100,000) a hispanic neighbourhood was demolished for I-380 and an off-ramp www.thegazette.com/history/litt...
Sharing because Sesame Street was foundational for my love and fascination with cities.
How about you?
open.spotify.com/episode/5Px5...
How about you?
open.spotify.com/episode/5Px5...
U Is for Urbanism
open.spotify.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sharing because Sesame Street was foundational for my love and fascination with cities.
How about you?
open.spotify.com/episode/5Px5...
How about you?
open.spotify.com/episode/5Px5...
Thank you, majority of Addison city council. Except for this guy. Buddy, we just opened a $2 Billion rail line specifically for you and Richardson. www.keranews.org/transportati...
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Thank you, majority of Addison city council. Except for this guy. Buddy, we just opened a $2 Billion rail line specifically for you and Richardson. www.keranews.org/transportati...
SMALL TOWNS SHOULD NOT SPEND MONEY ON DOWNTOWN PLANS.
Mineral Wells could be the new Waxahachie if they play their cards right (and ignore the downtown plans that suggest tens of millions of public real improvements).
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
SMALL TOWNS SHOULD NOT SPEND MONEY ON DOWNTOWN PLANS.
I have a theory. We should be entering into a golden age for small Texas towns. Why? this house in Mineral Wells is $433k. My dirt costs more than that in Dallas.
December 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I have a theory. We should be entering into a golden age for small Texas towns. Why? this house in Mineral Wells is $433k. My dirt costs more than that in Dallas.
Tear out the highway and redevelop the lakefront.
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tear out the highway and redevelop the lakefront.
Cities A thru D, now in the thread.
Posting Atlas of Inner-City Highway Impacts now available: Akron
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Cities A thru D, now in the thread.
The C's and D's are up now on the Atlas of Inner City Highway Impacts: www.thehumanecosystem.city/portfolio-1/...
Find Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Des Moines, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Durham, Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, etc etc.
Find Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Des Moines, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Durham, Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, etc etc.
The Atlas of Inner-City Highway Impacts — The Human Ecosystem: a Planning and Urban Design Practice in Conjunction with AmericanDream.City
www.thehumanecosystem.city
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The C's and D's are up now on the Atlas of Inner City Highway Impacts: www.thehumanecosystem.city/portfolio-1/...
Find Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Des Moines, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Durham, Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, etc etc.
Find Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Des Moines, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Durham, Cedar Rapids, Charlotte, etc etc.
Taps the sign: for the cost of 1/10th of the interstate system that was wrongly used to demolish inner-city nhoods we could have built 36! Paris metro systems for the cost Montreal built its initial metro system.
This can be rectified.
This can be rectified.
US public transit advocates: Don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada.
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Montreal's New Rail Line Is the Future - Macleans.ca
Canada has forgotten how to build fast, cheap transit. A new megaproject has the fix.
macleans.ca
December 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Taps the sign: for the cost of 1/10th of the interstate system that was wrongly used to demolish inner-city nhoods we could have built 36! Paris metro systems for the cost Montreal built its initial metro system.
This can be rectified.
This can be rectified.
Reposted by patrick.kennedy
Posting Atlas of Inner-City Highway Impacts now available: Akron
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Posting Atlas of Inner-City Highway Impacts now available: Akron
Reposted by patrick.kennedy
this is going to be quite the resource.
Posting Atlas of Inner-City Highway Impacts now available: Akron
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
this is going to be quite the resource.
Posting Atlas of Inner-City Highway Impacts now available: Akron
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Posting Atlas of Inner-City Highway Impacts now available: Akron
Denver (orange) has "better bones" than Dallas (blue).
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Denver (orange) has "better bones" than Dallas (blue).
This appears to be the remnants of a car driving into a building. Do not talk to me about distracted walking.
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This appears to be the remnants of a car driving into a building. Do not talk to me about distracted walking.
Three train lines now run to the airport.
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Three train lines now run to the airport.
Going to just throw this out there: anybody suggesting bailouts of AI investments will be committing political suicide.
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Going to just throw this out there: anybody suggesting bailouts of AI investments will be committing political suicide.
Losing your clients' money thru arrogance, ignorance, or greed are all bad looks and should follow these companies/individuals forever.
I am not sure whether it is worse to take the commission and fees knowing the project is not real and not advising your paying client against burning $ or buying into the make believe. They all should be tarnished either way.
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Losing your clients' money thru arrogance, ignorance, or greed are all bad looks and should follow these companies/individuals forever.
This one should be upzoned in particular.
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This one should be upzoned in particular.
