Alabama Urbanists Coalition
@alurbanists.bsky.social
Birmingham upping it's Bike Lane game...
April 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Birmingham upping it's Bike Lane game...
Some rare sense when it comes to discussing the hiding crisis - more housing = more affordable housing
www.al.com/politics/202...
www.al.com/politics/202...
We already know why Alabamians pay too much rent: op-ed
It is a shame that so much time, effort, and taxpayer money were wasted when the real solution was staring at us in the face all along: build more housing.
www.al.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Some rare sense when it comes to discussing the hiding crisis - more housing = more affordable housing
www.al.com/politics/202...
www.al.com/politics/202...
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Bicycles aren't inconvenient; they have been inconvenienced.
Cars aren't convenient; they have been convenienced.
Cars aren't convenient; they have been convenienced.
January 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Bicycles aren't inconvenient; they have been inconvenienced.
Cars aren't convenient; they have been convenienced.
Cars aren't convenient; they have been convenienced.
It turns out when you type "City" a lot, semantic satiation gets interesting...
December 17, 2024 at 4:24 PM
It turns out when you type "City" a lot, semantic satiation gets interesting...
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them: why do you care so much about building abundant housing and wanting everyone to have affordable options for transportation?
us:
us:
December 11, 2024 at 1:31 PM
them: why do you care so much about building abundant housing and wanting everyone to have affordable options for transportation?
us:
us:
We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow and safe travels.
To celebrate our communities, we put together a survey to collect thoughts on what they're thankful for and a small change you would like to make in your community.
forms.gle/fUWr1ZCkaFZj...
Happy Thanksgiving!
To celebrate our communities, we put together a survey to collect thoughts on what they're thankful for and a small change you would like to make in your community.
forms.gle/fUWr1ZCkaFZj...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Survey
Short questionnaire about what we love, and what we want to change, in our communities.
forms.gle
November 30, 2024 at 4:37 PM
We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow and safe travels.
To celebrate our communities, we put together a survey to collect thoughts on what they're thankful for and a small change you would like to make in your community.
forms.gle/fUWr1ZCkaFZj...
Happy Thanksgiving!
To celebrate our communities, we put together a survey to collect thoughts on what they're thankful for and a small change you would like to make in your community.
forms.gle/fUWr1ZCkaFZj...
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Funny how the "but what about emergency services" argument never gets brought up here.
The result of that one bike lane going in that the angry guy at the community meeting warned us about.
November 27, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Funny how the "but what about emergency services" argument never gets brought up here.
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Ah yes, "cyclists should just take the roads that run parallel to the main arteries"
November 23, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Ah yes, "cyclists should just take the roads that run parallel to the main arteries"
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Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.
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Zoning is the most perfect form of segregation: a technocratic, class-based form of apartheid that somehow manages to position itself as merely an extended form of property rights.
It often seems to go this way with transformative rezonings and infrastructure investments:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/n...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/n...
November 24, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Zoning is the most perfect form of segregation: a technocratic, class-based form of apartheid that somehow manages to position itself as merely an extended form of property rights.
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Parking costs a lot of money, and it always has. If your apartment has “free” parking, that just means that everyone who lives in the building is paying for it whether they have a car or not. It can be shocking to pay the actual cost b/c we’re so used to non-drivers subsidizing other people’s cars.
Workers, renters actually need better transit. Not parking. (31 percent of rental households in Seattle don’t have cars, compared to 4 percent of households that own their home)
www.seattletimes.com/business/sea...
www.seattletimes.com/business/sea...
Seattle renters, workers need parking, but its cost can be shocking
Many Seattle residents need a car to get around, whether they like it or not., but parking costs can take a significant bite out their income.
www.seattletimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Parking costs a lot of money, and it always has. If your apartment has “free” parking, that just means that everyone who lives in the building is paying for it whether they have a car or not. It can be shocking to pay the actual cost b/c we’re so used to non-drivers subsidizing other people’s cars.
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Very important line here from Transport Secretary Louise Haigh on road safety:
"We treat road safety in a way as if it is somehow a natural accident. If the number of people being killed or seriously injured on our roads, were being killed in any other way, we'd be treating it as a pandemic."
"We treat road safety in a way as if it is somehow a natural accident. If the number of people being killed or seriously injured on our roads, were being killed in any other way, we'd be treating it as a pandemic."
November 13, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Very important line here from Transport Secretary Louise Haigh on road safety:
"We treat road safety in a way as if it is somehow a natural accident. If the number of people being killed or seriously injured on our roads, were being killed in any other way, we'd be treating it as a pandemic."
"We treat road safety in a way as if it is somehow a natural accident. If the number of people being killed or seriously injured on our roads, were being killed in any other way, we'd be treating it as a pandemic."
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Going onto trauma surgery rotation, I expected to see lots of gun violence injuries.
However I did not prepare myself for the number of traffic violence injuries: pt after pt arriving to the ED from car crashes, ped vs auto, auto vs auto.
The injuries are devastating and life-altering.
However I did not prepare myself for the number of traffic violence injuries: pt after pt arriving to the ED from car crashes, ped vs auto, auto vs auto.
The injuries are devastating and life-altering.
November 13, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Going onto trauma surgery rotation, I expected to see lots of gun violence injuries.
However I did not prepare myself for the number of traffic violence injuries: pt after pt arriving to the ED from car crashes, ped vs auto, auto vs auto.
The injuries are devastating and life-altering.
However I did not prepare myself for the number of traffic violence injuries: pt after pt arriving to the ED from car crashes, ped vs auto, auto vs auto.
The injuries are devastating and life-altering.
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Once you see it, you can't unsee it
November 11, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Once you see it, you can't unsee it
Fortunately someone has already done a deep dive on the impact of the I-20/I-59/I-65 interchange in Birmingham that @nerd4cities.bsky.social mentioned (appropriately dishonorably), so we don't have to: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/af13...
Changes in Birmingham Following the Interstate Highway
Demographic and land use, land cover changes show the effects
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 7, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Fortunately someone has already done a deep dive on the impact of the I-20/I-59/I-65 interchange in Birmingham that @nerd4cities.bsky.social mentioned (appropriately dishonorably), so we don't have to: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/af13...
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One house turns into two houses in Los Angeles. (2014➡️2019) Each home has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, so effectively 10 SRO units.
November 7, 2024 at 4:15 AM
One house turns into two houses in Los Angeles. (2014➡️2019) Each home has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, so effectively 10 SRO units.
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We can prevent road violence.
Source footage: Dr. Jeffrey Lawson
Source footage: Dr. Jeffrey Lawson
November 4, 2024 at 1:17 PM
We can prevent road violence.
Source footage: Dr. Jeffrey Lawson
Source footage: Dr. Jeffrey Lawson
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I do wonder if EVs are simply going to cement homeowners’ perceived dominion over the curb zone outside their house.
November 4, 2024 at 4:57 AM
I do wonder if EVs are simply going to cement homeowners’ perceived dominion over the curb zone outside their house.
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Happy Halloween! Your yearly reminder that today is the day with the highest number of children killed by drivers. If you really have to drive tonight, always assume that kids will jump out in front of your car at any moment. Keep them safe
October 31, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Happy Halloween! Your yearly reminder that today is the day with the highest number of children killed by drivers. If you really have to drive tonight, always assume that kids will jump out in front of your car at any moment. Keep them safe
As Japan celebrates 60 years of high-speed rail, Alabama forges ahead with the $5 billion "Northern Beltline"highway to nowhere - we will have only plowing through natural wonders, an asphalt ribbon for nearly noone, and enriching landowners and contractors at the expense of the future to show
October 22, 2024 at 1:03 AM
As Japan celebrates 60 years of high-speed rail, Alabama forges ahead with the $5 billion "Northern Beltline"highway to nowhere - we will have only plowing through natural wonders, an asphalt ribbon for nearly noone, and enriching landowners and contractors at the expense of the future to show
Boom! Jefferson County Commission bid to (temporarily) block apartments and this drive up the cost of living was withdrawn. Stay frosty.
www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/n...
www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/n...
www.bizjournals.com
October 13, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Boom! Jefferson County Commission bid to (temporarily) block apartments and this drive up the cost of living was withdrawn. Stay frosty.
www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/n...
www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/n...
With City of Birmingham in the process of rezoning the city, our book of the month is @mnolangray.bsky.social's "Arbitrary Lines" - a reflection on zoning, its impact, and how to fix the problems it has caused.
October 4, 2024 at 12:42 AM
With City of Birmingham in the process of rezoning the city, our book of the month is @mnolangray.bsky.social's "Arbitrary Lines" - a reflection on zoning, its impact, and how to fix the problems it has caused.