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Alessandro Rigolon

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Associate prof of urban planning. Research on green space equity, green gentrification, climate adaptation, and health equity. Love SLC, my family, and the great outdoors. Opinions (good or bad) are my own 🇮🇹🇺🇸 🌩️👀 rJgnW3igNgz7 .. more

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · Nov 18

My older daughter learned to ride a bike today. She was so happy. As she was riding, she said, “I feel free.” My heart is full.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 5h

- was pretty amazed by how close beautiful nature is to the city
- “does anyone live here?” Not used to seeing how quiet single family neighborhoods are
- “do any Black people live in Utah?”
- “what do you mean that most restaurants close at 9 pm?”
- surprised by how many people drive huge trucks

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 5h

My “normie”, non-urbanist cousin is visiting SLC from Rome and made a few interesting comments:
- he felt that bike infrastructure is good here. Would bike here and doesn’t in Rome. But ebike is definitely needed in SLC
- the city, including downtown, feels clean and orderly. Not much homelessness

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 6h

As expected, the first 9 compacts were a trial run.

They have now come for all of us.

And each of us, and all of us, should say no.

Scoop via @liamknox.bsky.social at Bloomberg:

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT

The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in re...

www.bloomberg.com

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 6h

We have always been at war with Eurasia

Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 7h

Just so we’re clear…

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 7h

Just so we’re clear…

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

I doubt that NIMBY groups do regular happy hour events. Imagine meeting up to complain about new neighbors and traffic

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

Some thoughts on SB 79 and how YIMBYs finally did it: publiccomment.blog/p/happy-hour...

Happy Hour Power

Why YIMBYs just won big in California

publiccomment.blog

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

Some thoughts on SB 79 and how YIMBYs finally did it: publiccomment.blog/p/happy-hour...

Happy Hour Power

Why YIMBYs just won big in California

publiccomment.blog

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

PAM, WHO WAS PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLED THE FBI ON JAN 6, 2021?!?!?

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d

A snapshot of a beautiful fall day after the storm

School grounds with snow covered mountains in the background and fallen leaves

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Awful, awful throw. Thank goodness our TE can play DB

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Cities cannot be true grounds of resistance without overcoming local NIMBY and car-centric politics

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

To be honest, the previous first down spot was also really generous. Starting to see a bit of a pattern

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Looks awful out there. Feel bad for the fans at the stadium

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Fall is here

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Pogacar has now won 10 Monuments. Still a long way to go to catch Merckx. If I had to guess, he cares more about Monuments than winning more grand tours.

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

2021, the first Tadej won

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Respect for Fausto Masnada, please

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Tadej Pogacar, the first ever rider to podium all five Monuments in the same season (and won 3 for good measure)

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Not really. There was more uncertainty than what many expected, thanks to Simmons. It’s hard to compare performances on a climb like this in a one day race vs a grand tour stage. On the latter, Simmons would probably pay 4 minutes + from Pogacar on a climb like this

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

In the end, Pogacar is going to gain more than 3 minutes on Simmons on the Passo di Ganda. So yeah, UAE had their math right

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

They might have underestimated the break a bit, especially Simmons. I still think they’ll catch him. Maybe not drop him on this climb but likely on Bergamo Alta

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Awful to see

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Normally, Simmons should lose at least 2 minutes from Pogacar on a climb like Ganda. So let’s hope UAE has something left in the tank and can gain 1 minute in the flat before the climb

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah I’m not ready for a MAGAt to win Il Lombardia

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 2d

It’s Utah

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3d

Yes indeed. Overnight

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3d

Salt Lake City, Utah

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3d

Lol, they think that the small purple bubbles outside of downtown San Francisco constitute evidence that multi-family housing is being built elsewhere in the city. Sure, Jan, but disproportionately less so.

dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 4d

People Powered Media report on SF housing production 2015-2022

Key Finding 3, p. 6: "developers are building multi-unit throughout SF contrary to the common narrative that SF has not built housing outside of the eastern areas of the City"

Figure 3, p. 13:
www.peoplepowermedia.org/ppm-report

Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3d

I heard rumblings that Texas might be in, or at least they’re considering