Advocates for a safer, greener, healthier, and more walkable City of Arlington.
Arlington, TX
Joined July 2021
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🧵THREAD: We're Walkable Arlington, a grassroots effort of students, locals, and changemakers who want a safer, greener, healthier, and more walkable Arlington, TX. star-telegram.com/news/local…
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Taco Bell but make it walkable (@CarFreeAmerica)
Come join us this Thursday from 4-5 PM for our final general body meeting of the semester as we cover a wide variety of topics! This is one you’ll surely not want to miss!!
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Did you know that when the canopies of trees grow enough to touch over a street or sidewalk, that’s often nick-named a “kissing canopy?” It creates a beautiful, comfortable & cool street condition, but it ONLY happens when the right decisions are made. #StreetsAreBetterWithTrees
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The Shorthorn Editorial Board encourages Arlington to develop feasible plans and work with TxDOT to combat more walkability issues in areas around campus. theshorthorn.com/opinion/edi…
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Hey, remember when car and oil companies successfully lobbied governments to create car dependent cities and suburbs, and once we became almost completely car dependent, WE became the loudest, angriest champions of unhindered road space for cars only, cheap gas, and free parking?
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Getting to share this moment with these two students on the @bicibuseixample was worth traveling around the world for. The #BikeBus is joy and freedom!! #BikeBusSummit #BiciBus – at Barcelona, Spain
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Arlington Water Utilities informed residents about an issue with a water pipeline that brings water from the Cedar Creek Reservoir to the John F. Kubala Water Treatment Plant this morning.
Here’s what residents should know while repairs are being made. ⬇️
Join us for our next General Body Meeting this upcoming Thursday!! We’ll be discussing a variety of topics that are very important, so this is a meeting you don’t want to miss. We hope to see you there!
Thanks so much to The Shorthorn for covering our recent Walk Audit!
Morning Mavs!
Here's what to expect today:
High of 85° 🌤
Walkable Arlington held its UTA walk audit to gather information about the walkability of streets surrounding the university. ⬇️
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Early cherry blossom in dc this year & some neighborly posts at my fav coffee shop.
#cherryblossom
#placemaking
#eviction
Our second general body meeting will be next Thursday, February 23! Everybody is welcome, so make sure to join us if you can!
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"If you invite more cars, you get more cars."
"If you make more bicycle infrastructure you get more bicycles."
"You get what you invite." - Jan Gehl
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Too often, we call streets “closed” when cars are removed, instead of OPEN to people and all the things that streets can be.
Does taking away cars make this street seem open or closed to you?
5th in NYC, 2021 video via my friend @ebkent #OpenStreets #NYC
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New from me: #ArlingtonTX received a $50k grant to identify walkable routes to healthy food options and city programs--and conduct "Walk audits" like the ones @WalkableA have conducted for years. @keranews @Report4America
keranews.org/health-wellness…
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Mavericks, continue to stay weather aware of all roadways and walking surfaces as the ice melts over the next few days.
As a reminder, UTA will continue remote operations through the end of Thursday, Feb. 2.
Aerial photos provided by @El_Rayo_Que_Fue of @UTARadio.
ALT Evening drone photo of the Cooper St. bridges that was captured this week.
ALT Evening drone photo of UTA's SEIR building that was captured this week.
ALT Evening drone photo of UTA's Texas Hall that was captured this week.
Our first general body meeting was a huge success! Thanks so much to everyone who came out to join us- we hope to see you again soon!
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It's not about whether you personally want to or need to drive. It’s about understanding the simple truth that in cities, if everyone tries to move by car, no one moves much at all. So the more of us that are enticed to walk, bike & take transit, the better it is for EVERYONE.
