Happy 30th Critical Mass London! This Sunday, hundreds of cyclists are expected to ride. Just like in 1994, the rolling demonstration will reiterate a message that cyclists have an equal right to use the road and that they should be able to ride in safety. theguardian.com/environment/bi…

Only 7/1,000 tallest buildings are in the EU. Why? The tallest skylines worldwide are in N. America, China and the Middle East. No European city is close to the Top 20. Why this lack of love for skyscrapers? Historical buildings provide some answers..... bbc.com/reel/video/p0h…?

Urban agriculture has rekindled the imagination of city residents and advocates across the US. This volume explores the opportunities and quandaries in addressing questions of equity in the research, pedagogy, and practice of planning for urban agriculture
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🏙️ The latest Cities@Tufts podcast episode with Karin Bradley explores how local governments can work with grassroots initiatives for sustainability transitions.

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Join Cities@Tufts this Wednesday, April 10 at 12 PM ET for 'Consuming the Creative City' Gastrodevelopment in a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy,' with Eden Kinkaid (they/them)!

The event is free, virtual, and open to all. Sign-up ⤵️
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Benches for every body? In cities like Boston, the age-friendly bench initiative emerged in 2019 through multi-partner collaborations involving the City of Boston’s Age Strong Commission, WalkMassachusetts and Boston’s Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

Fantastic UEP@50 celebration yesterday at Boston Museum of Science. 300 alumni from the 1970s to today gathered, reminisced and plotted a more just and sustainable future. I’ve been Urban + Environmental Policy + Planning for 25 of those years 😎Tufts University Tufts Alumni The Tufts Daily Tufts Environmental Studies

A Boston Food Co-op Is Testing a New Approach to Equitable Community Solar. An 81 kw project on the roof of the Dorchester Food Co-op in which residents will be able to buy/earn ownership stakes will test a community ownership model that may be scalable. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

Cheesy photo time with the great ⁦Julian Agyeman⁩ from last night ⁦Initiative on Cities⁩ 10 year party - 2 Brits view Boston

'Moon Train'?
Seriously!? How about investing in our inadequate US railways?!
'The US Dept of Defense has contracted with defense and aerospace company Northrop Grumman to build a lunar railway in preparation for a permanent human colony on the Moon.' planetizen.com/news/2024/03/1…?

Universal Basic Food is not just a utopian idea. It’s a tangible solution that empowers communities to transform their food systems, determining the unique food values most important to them, paving the way for a healthier, more just food future. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…?

Book early!

When research is reclaimed/redesigned to put community knowledge/collective liberation at the center, it looks different in each place/time. Here we pull together underlying principles, practices, processes, and examples that can help guide new efforts. belonging.berkeley.edu/transformative…?

🏙️ Cities@Tufts continues!

Join us & Urban + Environmental Policy + Planning on Wednesday, March 27 at 12:00 PM ET as we welcome Karin Bradley for 'How Local Governments Work w/ Grassroots Initiatives for Sustainability Transitions.'

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Missing the point? Why should a mature urban tree be cut back so severely that it may never regenerate/blossom? The council claims the tree is “in decline” but many urban trees have elements of fungal/other diseases and can live for years if well treated. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Racial covenants historically discriminated against certain groups can be turned around, and used as a tool to close the racial wealth gap. They could be used as legal/political justification to create loans with better interest rates for people of color. bostonglobe.com/2024/03/11/met…

NEW Cities@Tufts episode featuring Mark Roseland on 'Advancing Urban Planning with the Community Capital Compass' 🏙️

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30 Green Corridors: Medellín’s temps fell by 2°C in the first 3 years of the program, and a further decrease of 4/5°C is expected over the coming decades, despite climate change. This will minimize the need for energy-intensive air conditioning. reasonstobecheerful.world/green-corridor…

My next talk! I will be sharing my research on food culture, place, race, and urban development in the Cities@Tufts series. April 10 at 12 eastern. Register here: bit.ly/3T8hlaw.

Intergenerational sharing: SpacesShared, a home-sharing startup is pairing students with seniors in Toronto. These are seniors motivated less by the rent check and more by their desire for companionship to beat loneliness suffered by 20% of those over 65. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…