Small business owner, housing & economic development consultant. Uses a machete to cut through red tape. Boldness, boldness, ever boldness. This is water.
Flint, MI
Joined April 2012
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Thank you @RebeccaDNELP, @MarcBayard, @KKM_Econ, and @ValerieRWilson for sharing your research and frank critique of which policy metrics need to be focused on and which "interventions" need to go away - 'methodological individualization' blew my mind because it's so pervasive.
I learned more about racial equity during this webinar yesterday than I have, in aggregate, over the past year, and I read a lot of articles on the topic. The panel was amazing - thank you @EconomicPolicy for bringing them together!
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If you’re up for a good cry this morning, here are six times Detroit nearly got a subway. @jcreindl @TheDailyDetroit @DetroitTransit freep.com/story/money/busine…
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People assume your soft heart and gentleness must have come from an easy life. They don't know you walked through the darkness alone & transformed your wounds into wisdom, your pain into power, the mistreatment of others into boundaries, & your generational curses into blessings.
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American cities have grown over time, but at a huge cost. We’ve built wide, dangerous stroads that are too expensive to maintain over time, and we’ve separated residential homes from businesses to necessitate heavy usage of those stroads.
Our car-dependency is bankrupting us.
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Upzoning is a necessary step in building stronger towns, but it isn’t a magic bullet. It’s the first of many locks that we need to remove and should be paired with ending parking mandates, minimum lot size requirements, setback requirements, and more.
strongtowns.org/journal/2023…
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The world needs more car-lite and car-free public spaces that center people walking, rolling, and biking.
ALT people walking in pedestrianized downtown
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How can we make housing more affordable? Or downtowns more walkable? Neighborhood streets safe and accessible? Cities economically productive and resilient so they can fund services and infrastructure? Here are a few ideas to share with fellow residents and public officials! 1/2
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I think this is generally true. Here's the catch for local governments....
Do cars first and accommodate pedestrians second, you'll go broke. Walkability as a side fetish is mostly a financial loser.
Put people first, then accommodate cars, you'll be super wealthy.
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In 2010, Lancaster, CA transformed Lancaster Blvd. from a 5 lane road into a tree lined, 2 lane street.
The positive impact was immediate with 50+ new businesses opening and $273mm in new economic activity and w/ reduced speeds, traffic related injuries plummeted.
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This is your periodic reminder that street design impacts community quality.
Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard
South Bend
2015➡️2023
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Strong Towns is about raising awareness to the issues of North America’s fragile development style and building a bottom-up movement of people empowered to make changes locally so our places become productive, livable, and centered around people before cars again.
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The dark night of the soul is a process many people experience. I hope this thread helps you understand you're on the right path, and more importantly that you're not alone.
Retweet for awareness.
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Do you love city planning and housing development, and want to see tremendous impact of your work? Come work for me at Flint City Hall as my Deputy Director of Community Services governmentjobs.com/careers/c… via @GovernmentJobs
Thanks for sharing @CEDAMinfo @mnolangray @arnoldjoell
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Someone needs to hear this: it’s ok to outgrow people. It’s ok to change your mind. It’s ok to have new values. It’s ok to want different things from life.
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Emotionally healthy people know when to let go. They don’t force. They let behavior speak. They move forward trusting relationships end so that more aligned people can enter their lives.
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You fall in love with people who make you love the person you are when you're around them. Someone who bring the best in you, and make you a better person. You deserve those high vibrational connections that are coming your way. The hard work of your healing journey will pay off.
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I read this quote at 30 and thought it seemed directionally correct.
At 40, I consider it to be one of the most insightful and accurate statements ever made.
