Trump Independence Arch dwarfs landmarks
President Donald Trump announced plans to build a monumental "Independence Arch" in Washington, claiming it would be the world's largest, while urbanists warned it would overshadow historic landmarks.
With posts by 🎓Jason Lyall +4 more scholars.
President Donald Trump announced plans to build a monumental "Independence Arch" in Washington, claiming it would be the world's largest, while urbanists warned it would overshadow historic landmarks.
With posts by 🎓Jason Lyall +4 more scholars.
Trump Independence Arch dwarfs landmarks
Replies by 🎓Jason Lyall, 🎓James Goodwin, 🎓Elizabeth Saunders, 🎓Brian Jm Quinn, 🎓Timothy D. McBride
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February 2, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Trump Independence Arch dwarfs landmarks
President Donald Trump announced plans to build a monumental "Independence Arch" in Washington, claiming it would be the world's largest, while urbanists warned it would overshadow historic landmarks.
With posts by 🎓Jason Lyall +4 more scholars.
President Donald Trump announced plans to build a monumental "Independence Arch" in Washington, claiming it would be the world's largest, while urbanists warned it would overshadow historic landmarks.
With posts by 🎓Jason Lyall +4 more scholars.
race traitors (urbanists)
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
race traitors (urbanists)
If you take north american suburbs as they are, EV's and even self-driving EV's, would be a huge improvement: because the baseline is using fossil burning pickup trucks to take the kids four blocks to school. For urbanists, this is dystopian... maybe it's a local maximum?
February 2, 2026 at 12:59 AM
If you take north american suburbs as they are, EV's and even self-driving EV's, would be a huge improvement: because the baseline is using fossil burning pickup trucks to take the kids four blocks to school. For urbanists, this is dystopian... maybe it's a local maximum?
Many, many municipalities in the Midwest have made these kinds of third spaces illegal. And while we’re lucky to have so many left, it’s often next to impossible to re-open them once they’re closed. Urbanists need to have serious conversations about bars and nightlife if we want to save cities.
These kinds of human scale, mixed-use Midwest dive bars are illegal to open and operate in most American neighborhoods.
February 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Many, many municipalities in the Midwest have made these kinds of third spaces illegal. And while we’re lucky to have so many left, it’s often next to impossible to re-open them once they’re closed. Urbanists need to have serious conversations about bars and nightlife if we want to save cities.
Sydney residents, urbanists and transport enthusiasts - come join us for an action day to call on the NSW government to reopen the Glebe Island Bridge!
And because this is Australia, of course there's a free BBQ, register here so we know how much food to buy: www.kobishetty.org.au/reopen_glebe...
And because this is Australia, of course there's a free BBQ, register here so we know how much food to buy: www.kobishetty.org.au/reopen_glebe...
Free Community BBQ: Help Reopen the Glebe Island Bridge
Join us for a free BBQ picnic and community day of action to push the NSW Government to reopen the Glebe Island Bridge.
www.kobishetty.org.au
February 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Sydney residents, urbanists and transport enthusiasts - come join us for an action day to call on the NSW government to reopen the Glebe Island Bridge!
And because this is Australia, of course there's a free BBQ, register here so we know how much food to buy: www.kobishetty.org.au/reopen_glebe...
And because this is Australia, of course there's a free BBQ, register here so we know how much food to buy: www.kobishetty.org.au/reopen_glebe...
Did I think that when I became an adult, that I would have a favourite architect? Definitely not. But then I came across the amazing work that Naama Blonder is doing and well, now, I apparently have a favourite architect. Check out Naama's latest blog post here. 43783945.hs-sites.com/urbanists-se...
Urbanist's Secret Club / Top 5 Vol 2.1
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February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Did I think that when I became an adult, that I would have a favourite architect? Definitely not. But then I came across the amazing work that Naama Blonder is doing and well, now, I apparently have a favourite architect. Check out Naama's latest blog post here. 43783945.hs-sites.com/urbanists-se...
All Bay Area fans of towers in a park might then be able to retrofit the modernist attempts at it, like Embarcadero Center's elevated walkways, to make them wheelchair accessible. Traditional urbanists could build something taller than just pretty sprawl...
February 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
All Bay Area fans of towers in a park might then be able to retrofit the modernist attempts at it, like Embarcadero Center's elevated walkways, to make them wheelchair accessible. Traditional urbanists could build something taller than just pretty sprawl...
I don’t get the urbanists/ architects still on the other site. They are getting shoveled shit every day and pretend everything is normal, still posting about how to make deals and giving advice to robots.
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I don’t get the urbanists/ architects still on the other site. They are getting shoveled shit every day and pretend everything is normal, still posting about how to make deals and giving advice to robots.
Where are all my urbanists and urban planners at??
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Where are all my urbanists and urban planners at??
Funny how republicans are never expected to coddle liberals, urbanists, city dwellers, and non-drivers.
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Funny how republicans are never expected to coddle liberals, urbanists, city dwellers, and non-drivers.
i support urbanism, not urbanists hah
January 31, 2026 at 8:06 PM
i support urbanism, not urbanists hah
Very Clever Boys
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Know More Than You Dos
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January 31, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Know More Than You Dos
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Urbanists
Know More Than You Dos
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Urbanists
Relevance for urbanists: foreign FDs can buy smaller vehicles, more specialized equipment (e.g., for window rescues in 1-stair bldgs), since they can have room for it. But that's much harder tiny single-bay stations – trucks must be one-size-fits-all. www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/the-fire-sta...
Is a 47-Bay Fire Station Too Small?
Welcome to Germany, where fire stations with more than 30 bays are common. PAUL FRENZEL
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January 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Relevance for urbanists: foreign FDs can buy smaller vehicles, more specialized equipment (e.g., for window rescues in 1-stair bldgs), since they can have room for it. But that's much harder tiny single-bay stations – trucks must be one-size-fits-all. www.fireapparatusmagazine.com/the-fire-sta...
Sweet ass, 🆓 #urbanist course catalogue from #edX 🚇🚍🪐
Urbanists will be the next hippies! Bikes, messenger bags, #Zyns the size of Master Locks
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Urbanists will be the next hippies! Bikes, messenger bags, #Zyns the size of Master Locks
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January 31, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Sweet ass, 🆓 #urbanist course catalogue from #edX 🚇🚍🪐
Urbanists will be the next hippies! Bikes, messenger bags, #Zyns the size of Master Locks
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open.spotify.com/track/4W6K0J...
Urbanists will be the next hippies! Bikes, messenger bags, #Zyns the size of Master Locks
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I've had a bunch of friends who are staunch urbanists and big on the benfits of license plate cameras. They're right they're more fair than cops and deter reckless driving.
They're wrong that the risk tradeoff is worth it though.
Case in point: happening in Silicon Valley right now:
They're wrong that the risk tradeoff is worth it though.
Case in point: happening in Silicon Valley right now:
Amid immigration crackdown, Mountain View discovers unauthorized access to license plate data
Despite repeated assurances of strict protocols and privacy safeguards, the Mountain View Police Department disclosed this week that it had inadvertently violated its own policies and allowed hundreds...
www.mv-voice.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I've had a bunch of friends who are staunch urbanists and big on the benfits of license plate cameras. They're right they're more fair than cops and deter reckless driving.
They're wrong that the risk tradeoff is worth it though.
Case in point: happening in Silicon Valley right now:
They're wrong that the risk tradeoff is worth it though.
Case in point: happening in Silicon Valley right now:
I think most urbanists agree with you, just that we build too many of them.
January 30, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I think most urbanists agree with you, just that we build too many of them.
And it's not like you're on a detour here. You're connecting the dots in ways many of us find helpful, necessary really.
Some of us are trying to do the same. I wrote this article because I wanted urbanists to think more about the relevance of Palestine and the world system for mobility issues.
Some of us are trying to do the same. I wrote this article because I wanted urbanists to think more about the relevance of Palestine and the world system for mobility issues.
Mobility Justice and the Big Ride for Palestine
With a focus on how anticolonial social movements can pose solutions to multiple contemporary problems, this essay takes up the Big Ride for Palestine. The principal argument – that the Big Ride co...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
And it's not like you're on a detour here. You're connecting the dots in ways many of us find helpful, necessary really.
Some of us are trying to do the same. I wrote this article because I wanted urbanists to think more about the relevance of Palestine and the world system for mobility issues.
Some of us are trying to do the same. I wrote this article because I wanted urbanists to think more about the relevance of Palestine and the world system for mobility issues.
For any engineers or urbanists that quote Bent Flyvbjerg: don't.
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Bent Flyvbjerg is the Oxford academic said to have raped colleague | Good Law Project
Professor who is reported to have raped a junior academic still holds position at the university' Said Business School
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January 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
For any engineers or urbanists that quote Bent Flyvbjerg: don't.
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Urbanists, musicians, educators, librarians, company CEOs...
Everyone should be raising their voice!
Everyone should be raising their voice!
January 30, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Urbanists, musicians, educators, librarians, company CEOs...
Everyone should be raising their voice!
Everyone should be raising their voice!
I’m aware that some are unfollowing me because I’m posting “political” things (that’s a bizarre word for the evil and insanity that’s happening).
To each their own.
I find it surreal that other urbanists are just posting normal city-building content like everything’s normal. It sure as hell isn’t.
To each their own.
I find it surreal that other urbanists are just posting normal city-building content like everything’s normal. It sure as hell isn’t.
January 30, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I’m aware that some are unfollowing me because I’m posting “political” things (that’s a bizarre word for the evil and insanity that’s happening).
To each their own.
I find it surreal that other urbanists are just posting normal city-building content like everything’s normal. It sure as hell isn’t.
To each their own.
I find it surreal that other urbanists are just posting normal city-building content like everything’s normal. It sure as hell isn’t.
Looking for something to do Sunday evening without any football to watch? Join us at the Dallas Urbanists January Mixer (now in February because of the storm)! www.meetup.com/dallasurbani...
Dallas Urbanists January Bimonthly Mixer, Sun, Feb 1, 2026, 5:00 PM | Meetup
**ABOUT THE BIMONTHLY MIXER**
Looking to get more involved in local advocacy? This event is the perfect way to get a clear picture of who's doing what in our community. We'
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January 30, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Looking for something to do Sunday evening without any football to watch? Join us at the Dallas Urbanists January Mixer (now in February because of the storm)! www.meetup.com/dallasurbani...
They brought the overcompensation trunk to fortnite.... why.
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM
They brought the overcompensation trunk to fortnite.... why.
Urbanists: Know someone who'd love to work for @DoverKohl & Partners - Town Planning? We are interviewing candidates for a new creative, production-focused position! Please pass the word. Details: doverkohl.com/blog-/were-gro… Resumes and portfolios to [email protected]
January 30, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Urbanists: Know someone who'd love to work for @DoverKohl & Partners - Town Planning? We are interviewing candidates for a new creative, production-focused position! Please pass the word. Details: doverkohl.com/blog-/were-gro… Resumes and portfolios to [email protected]
His pod with two urbanists (Michael Schneider of Streets For All and Eli Lipman of MoveLA) are what got me suspect. Dude was grimacing at the idea of less cars and more transit during some points as if these are unprecedented infrastructure ideas :/
January 29, 2026 at 10:19 PM
His pod with two urbanists (Michael Schneider of Streets For All and Eli Lipman of MoveLA) are what got me suspect. Dude was grimacing at the idea of less cars and more transit during some points as if these are unprecedented infrastructure ideas :/
After months of local urbanists being attack as outsiders for advocating for more housing in their city, ABQ City Council's land use committee scaled back its planned expansive family-forward zoning change to the praise of Texan transplants bragging about buying into a historic neighborhood in 2018.
January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
After months of local urbanists being attack as outsiders for advocating for more housing in their city, ABQ City Council's land use committee scaled back its planned expansive family-forward zoning change to the praise of Texan transplants bragging about buying into a historic neighborhood in 2018.