Latrell Ryy
@latrellryy.bsky.social
City planner living in Providence. Here for the laughs
USDOT Secretary's office sent an email to DOT agencies instructing them to review competitively awarded—but not yet fully obligated—projects under Biden that include:
—Green infra
—Bike infra
—EV infra
—Project purpose to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
DOT wants to revise project scopes or cancel.
—Green infra
—Bike infra
—EV infra
—Project purpose to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
DOT wants to revise project scopes or cancel.
March 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Heading to Istanbul in a few weeks! If anyone has recommendations feel free to drop them. I’ll be there for a week!
March 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Heading to Istanbul in a few weeks! If anyone has recommendations feel free to drop them. I’ll be there for a week!
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Great news! 177 new homes, including 52 affordable units, and 2 new retail spaces adjacent to the Pawtucket transit center. It's in the transit overlay district which has no parking minimums, so there are only 79 spots included (which is still too many, but way less than normal zoning would require)
Apartments overlooking Pawtucket train station take step forward
PAWTUCKET – A proposal for 177 apartments immediately abutting the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Hub received a key approval on Nov. 19, as the City Planning Commission approved preliminary plans fr...
www.valleybreeze.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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Reposted by Latrell Ryy
E.J. Dionne: "Fall River was once a major player in the nation’s economy, and its cotton mills made it an 'American Textile Colossus.' But the colossus collapsed in the 1920s as the mills headed to the South. The city’s economy never fully recovered."
| My hometown broke its 100-year Democratic streak. What can that teach us?
Gratitude for Fall River, Massachusetts, drives me to learn from what drove its rightward shift, not abandon it.
wapo.st
December 4, 2024 at 3:52 AM
E.J. Dionne: "Fall River was once a major player in the nation’s economy, and its cotton mills made it an 'American Textile Colossus.' But the colossus collapsed in the 1920s as the mills headed to the South. The city’s economy never fully recovered."
Back home. Excited to see my friends and family. I’ve missed Richmond.
November 25, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Back home. Excited to see my friends and family. I’ve missed Richmond.
Reposted by Latrell Ryy
Mayor Wu asked about incoming Trump border chief Tom Homan's comments (which were in response to what she said on WCVB)
Early preview of the next four years, perhaps
Early preview of the next four years, perhaps
November 20, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Mayor Wu asked about incoming Trump border chief Tom Homan's comments (which were in response to what she said on WCVB)
Early preview of the next four years, perhaps
Early preview of the next four years, perhaps
Reposted by Latrell Ryy
NYC is on fire because Eric Adams took a hatchet to the Parks Department budget, firing 51 forestry specialists who remove the dead trees and invasive species most likely to ignite during dry periods.
Eric Adams's Budget Cuts Have Set Up New York City's Parks to Burn
By cutting the exact people meant to keep the city's parks free from fallen, dead trees and keep the forests healthy, the mayor has set up a tinderbox that's already igniting.
hellgatenyc.com
November 16, 2024 at 3:25 PM
NYC is on fire because Eric Adams took a hatchet to the Parks Department budget, firing 51 forestry specialists who remove the dead trees and invasive species most likely to ignite during dry periods.
First blue sky post.
October 11, 2023 at 1:30 AM
First blue sky post.