Working for reliable, sustainable, inclusive infrastructure ..typing on behalf of myself..
Portland, Oregon
Joined November 2012
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Climate City Contracts, employed by the European Commission and created based on @ViableCities' model in Sweden, support innovation, collaboration, and engagement through development of commitments with municipalities to deliver on the EU mission for climate neutral cities
Considering the social return on investment of infrastructure projs positions municipalities to better align values (city budgets) with values (eg, climate, equity, safety). I am learning from Sweden the costs and benefits of investing in our future.
@APWATWEETS #JRFellowship
Thank you @SVID for sharing innovative ideas for transforming systems, fostering conversation with community, and planning through change. We look forward to bringing home lessons on co-creating the future our communities envision.
@APWATWEETS @Lmerida23 @cocreate_change
On #Portland: “We don’t often get it right, but we give it a try“
And the solution: “We must do more and do better” -Rukiayah Adams @TEDxPortland
Rukiayah Adams’ moving Love Letter to Portland
= Great cities aren’t inherited, they are made, and remade by successive generations =
youtu.be/5KLndPkbmzU
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The climate & clean energy provisions in the #InflationReductionAct complement the funding & investments of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, and represent the dire need for climate action across all levels of government.
RAISE grants: putting our money where our mouth is!
More than 100 communities will see investment in #sustainable, #equitable, and #safe systems thanks to the #BIL! Complete Streets connect communities, reduce pollution, support economic opportunity, and improve safety!
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WALK/ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY! 😍🛴🛼🚴🏿♀️🚌🚸 So awesome! Estimated 100+ people met at the park and had so much fun getting to our school! ♥️💙💚💛💜 Thank you for promoting this @TigardOR #WalkRollToSchool #Move4May #100FewerCars
ALT Over 100 people walking or rolling to school taking the car lane.
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Nearly everyone can point to the place in their community where American infrastructure is not reaching its potential. Together, the infrastructure bill and @POTUS’ Build Back Better Framework will fix what’s broken and create new, good-paying jobs along the way.
A powerful piece about the psychological toll of car crashes and how quickly world(s) can change theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv… @TheAtlantic
How to find a cool neighborhood in #Austin: youtube.com/watch?v=OHmp5SXx…
Whoops - unaffordable!
<Quietly packs up and moves to Round Rock>
Keep it weird!
How Austin went from #Leslie to outlawing the homeless is quite a journey
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Being homeless is not a crime
Austin has voted to reinstate criminal penalties for behavior related to homelessness. kutne.ws/3ubeRuh
"using public spending to improve people’s quality of life is one area where China has excelled over the past decade. An America that wants to repeat the trick shouldn’t be too proud to learn from that experience." bloom.bg/3e5IWpE
#infrastructure
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You should not be depending on last century’s infrastructure. The #AmericanJobsPlan will modernize 20,000 miles of road across the country and repair 10,000 bridges.
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Our children are counting on us to repair our roads, fight the climate crisis, and ensure equitable access to transportation. @USDOT is ready to meet this moment.
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We reject false choices between fixing the roads we have and making space for alternative modes of transportation. Americans deserve world-class quality and a full range of good options to get where they need to be.
“When I leave this job whenever that is, I want to be able to look back and say my presence here helped make the 2020s a turning point in the story of American transportation to make it more “equitable” and as a primary driver of solutions on climate change." -@SecretaryPete