Rik Adamski
@rikadamski.bsky.social
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Dallas-based Downtown and Neighborhood Planner. I help communities push past planning paralysis and make real progress towards their goals. President of ASH+LIME, www.ashlime.com. Cofounder, Storefront Renaissance League.
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Rik Adamski
@rikadamski.bsky.social
· Nov 27
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
People somewhat reasonably assume that the rules governing our built environments are built on careful assessment of the best available science and rigorous analysis of tradeoffs but in reality it's like 85% vibes.
Good review of the new game Subway Builder. Warning: The game is not based on real US construction costs, because, in the designer's words, "it would have made the game unplayable." www.fastcompany.com/91421609/thi...
This addictive game is like ‘SimCity’ but for transit nerds
The goal of ‘Subway Builder’ is to move people from A to B. Some believe it might just start a transit revolution in the process.
www.fastcompany.com
Released on this day in 1989, "Pretty Hate Machine" is the debut album by #NineInchNails.
It's been twenty-two months since a driver took out the bus stop at the very heavily used Denny and Stewart 8 stop and it still looks like this.
Abusing the Americans with Disabilities Act to bring your pet into bars, restaurants, and grocery stores is tacky. sfstandard.com/2025/10/08/d...
Dogs in restaurants? It’s getting hairy
In a city where canines aren’t just pets but children, the opinions over where they belong is fierce.
sfstandard.com
really enjoyed this discussion hitting on the 'international' code council (🫠) that touches on how US is outlier in denser buildings costing more per SF than detached houses
This was a fun one! Check out our episode with @jessezwick.bsky.social about the organization responsible for US building codes, the 'International' Code Council. This conversation will leave you fired up to *entirely* rethink our approach to building standards. www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/10/08/9...
The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh
Listening to Federal Way's traffic engineer explain why a speed limit reduction isn't likely on a street next to a school after a serious crash - on a street where drivers are exceeding the 35 mph limit.
"It was a tragic situation that occurred out there...but realistically it's an outlier."
"It was a tragic situation that occurred out there...but realistically it's an outlier."
Imagine if a water pipe broke and the water department had to ask city council whether to fix it and then spend 12 months asking everyone on the street their opinion of how to fix it before they could start work.
That's how cities manage curbs.
That's how cities manage curbs.
This is the process chart for the City of Bellevue's potential plan to add parking meters.
Rik Adamski
@rikadamski.bsky.social
· Sep 28
Rik Adamski
@rikadamski.bsky.social
· Sep 28
“‘I’ve lived in the South Loop. Renters destroy, renters do not build up,’ said an Edgebrook resident who identified herself as a police officer.
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‘There’s no high-end renter,’ Vanna said.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/26/g...
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‘There’s no high-end renter,’ Vanna said.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/26/g...
Ald. Gardiner Rejects Apartment Building Pitched For Edgebrook After Tense Meeting
Some neighbors said the 48-unit project could help revitalize downtown Edgebrook, but Ald. Jim Gardiner backed others who said the five-story building wouldn't fit the neighborhood and would worsen tr...
blockclubchicago.org
Rik Adamski
@rikadamski.bsky.social
· Sep 25
Some sort of “limitations and local review” and a union labor requirement for an ADU (lol) sounds like, in effect, Chicago has chosen to not allow ADUs
Compromise ADU ordinance PASSES City Council in a 46-0 vote, ending a 7-year legislative battle over a modest affordable housing tool already common elsewhere in the country. Story TK
Rik Adamski
@rikadamski.bsky.social
· Sep 24
Rik Adamski
@rikadamski.bsky.social
· Sep 24