"Faced with a drop in ridership that it expects to never fully recover, BART likely will need to overhaul its funding model. Fares and parking fees once paid for 70% of operating costs before Covid, but now, they cover only 25%." WOW! www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Yellowhammer Fund is operating again, which will help Alabama women get the reproductive care that they need, despite the state's abortion ban. @followers #abortion #abortionrights @yellowfund.bsky.social reprorights.substack.com/p/alabama-ab...

Well, that's an interesting decision. www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/inglewo...

it’s not an important point at all, but I just can’t get over the fact that these people apparently believe they’d do well in a “meritocracy” after failing upwards their entire lives

This former plantation in Louisiana focuses on the truths of slavery and the experiences of people who were enslaved. This history is so important to tell and preserve. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This type of grant has suffered huge cuts and received less attention than others, despite being no less crucial for addressing the housing crisis: technical assistance for nonprofits, tribes and housing authorities. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

BlocPower promised to help electrify Ithaca. Now it has ended its support. The company ended its collaboration with the city in New York after completing the electrification of only 10 buildings. grist.org/buildings/bl... #GreenSky #Climate #NewYork #Ithaca

What a strange time for a book to come out, especially one that’s a lot about racial justice and racial equity and inclusion and the interplay between public policy and private sector. And yet. Today is publication day for my first book, The Banks We Deserve. Buy it now: https://buff.ly/4gn36It

Just to be clear, because the NYT doesn't spell this out in the article: This is clearly an effort to defund, and therefore destroy, our nation's public broadcasters. At a time when the information ecosystem is crumbling under the weight disinformation, this effort could not be more nefarious.

Oh hey btw have I said on here that I wrote a book? It's about why banking should be much more locally-owned & -controlled. Kind of like it used to be in this country but definitely not exactly like it used to be. Like, no redlining. But definitely much more local. Out 2/4. Or pre-order now.

In some cases, the street sprawl is due to the topography. In other cases, it was a design choice. This means that planners can make different choices during the rebuilding phase instead of merely repeating the mistakes of the past. #urbanplanning

A statement from the Washington Post Guild on today's unconscionable layoffs.

Op-ed: Black urban farmers are healing Baltimore’s wounds by helping address racial injustice, cultural disconnection and environmental degradation. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Necessary disclaimer that building housing is good but the 18% increase in homelessness year over year can not be explained away as a housing supply issue especially since multifamily housing construction hit a 50 year peak in 2022

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Feels like required reading for anyone who cares about democracy.

White people, it’s not enough to not be racist. Y’all need to HATE racism like Kendrick Lamar hates Drake. Commit to the goddamned bit.

another woman is dead because doctors refused to give her standard medical care AFTER SHE ALREADY MISCARRIED. abortion bans are killing women even if they don’t need one. porsha ngumezi should be alive.

It is so discouraging to see that the media hasn't learned a single thing over the past decade. They normalize the absolutely insane things Trump and his surrogates do and treat them as legitimate.

News has moved on, but here in Asheville it's been almost 7 weeks since Hurricane Helene knocked out drinking water for over 150,000 of us. At this point, we're hoping we'll be off bottled water by Christmas and more businesses can reopen.

really want to encourage all our new friends to turn on the toggle in accessibility settings and start providing alt-text. it really does help everyone understand what's going on. takes like 20 extra seconds.

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