David Dudley
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Writer, editor, and novelty song performer in Baltimore City. Opinions are my own. Also, senior editor @CityLab
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Joined December 2009
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"There’s a lot of history under this bridge." @urbenschneider has an update on the tortured saga of the Claiborne Expressway, which cut a hole in Tremé in the late '60s and is now locked in a local stalemate over its future. https://t.co/tkpmPjz788 via @citylab
bloomberg.com
The Claiborne Expressway in New Orleans has long been a poster child for highway removal. But many members of the community beneath it aren’t ready to tear it down.
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“It's relatively easy to open up a lot of shelters pretty quickly. It’s a completely different thing to keep people there and figure out a permanent option." @patrickcsisson goes inside "Inside Safe," LA Mayor Karen Bass's plan to rein in homelessness
bloomberg.com
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has staked her administration on the Inside Safe initiative, part of a pledge to get 17,000 people off the streets without relying on police sweeps.
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The e-trike approaches a tipping point https://t.co/ATkc1qFxy2 via @citylab
bloomberg.com
Battery-boosted three-wheelers are increasingly popular with older riders. But safety fears and the lack of bike-friendly infrastructure could hold them back.
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“What is more British than a corner shop and a pub you can walk to?” asks an Oxford councillor after the UK city found itself sucked into a maelstrom of far-right conspiracy theories. @FeargusOSull attempts to explain the inexplicable https://t.co/LZZlKAhXMN via @citylab
bloomberg.com
Far-right protesters in the UK claim that Oxford’s traffic-control plan is a part of a global authoritarian plot. What the heck is going on?
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A river that became synonymous with pre-EPA industrial pollution is now the big draw in a $3.5 billion redevelopment project. @vinceguerrieri traces the meandering fortunes of the infamous Cuyahoga https://t.co/aWTKFK0Sac via @citylab
bloomberg.com
An ambitious project promises to transform the Cuyahoga riverfront with a mixed-use development designed by David Adjaye. But the city’s industrial past still haunts the area.
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"No one wanted to invest in a neighborhood that would soon be demolished." @megankimble explores how a freeway that may never be constructed can still hurt a community. https://t.co/VWD8pKuZnk via @citylab
bloomberg.com
In the Louisiana city of Shreveport, residents of Allendale have spent decades fighting a highway expansion. Even if they succeed, the neighborhood is already losing.
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Meet the master of the dangerous (sort of) playground. From @msmimikirk
https://t.co/k6Q8qqqUiU via @citylab
bloomberg.com
Mike Hewson has perfected the art of making spaces for dangerous-looking fun. But the risks they promise are imaginary — and they can help children’s development.
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This wild new apartment in Allentown shows Buffalo's new "Green Code" at work, says Mark Byrnes: no on-site parking, a 'facadectomy' for the historic storefront, and twice the units as the existing building https://t.co/409KDYhJl1 via @citylab
bloomberg.com
The designer of 15 Allen Street needed to navigate neighborhood history and new zoning rules to complete this 12-unit apartment building.
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A new, streamlined version of the Obama-era Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule aims at an elusive goal: erasing color lines in American neighborhoods. https://t.co/joqS6rdnHB via @citylab
bloomberg.com
A civil rights-era fair housing policy is back, with new tweaks aimed at making it easier to snuff out segregation.
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“The technology’s neutral. I can do very good things with it, or now I can do very bad things with it." @patrickcsisson gets a look inside Beverly Hills' police surveillance hub -- and its drone-powered pursuit of "pre-crime" https://t.co/guiaG7bJs1 via @citylab
bloomberg.com
The affluent LA suburb has pioneered an integrated system of cameras, drones and surveillance tech that could soon be coming to a city near you.
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"What had the repeated heartbreak of Bills fandom taught them about football? About life?" This really captures the existential mysteries of the 90s Bills, an entity that seemed to be engineered to illustrate the soul-testing virtues of failure https://t.co/xOtmCPb0zJ
nytimes.com
They said watching the Bills lose four straight Super Bowls taught them about football and life. The Times asked which of those lessons of fandom were worth passing on to their children now that the...
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This is the only Prince Harry content I understand https://t.co/ICQqO0t6a0
washingtonpost.com
Prince Harry can understand what the Spin Doctors were singing about.
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As automotive historian Dan Albert writes, carmakers have hyped "good pickup" since the days of ethyl gas. But the explosive quickness of modern EVs is unprecedented https://t.co/Yx9WU3TdIT via @citylab
bloomberg.com
The electric vehicle revolution has also helped deliver a new golden age of automotive horsepower — and safety regulators aren’t ready for it.
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A report from Valpaiso, Chile, where decay is threatening the city's celebrated historic districts. “It’s enough to make you cry,” says architect Cecilia Jimenez. https://t.co/QLLk2Ykdr2 via @citylab
bloomberg.com
Anti-government protests that exploded in late 2019 hit the Chilean city hard, leaving some stores still boarded up three years later
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A year without traffic deaths: @JohnSurico gets the nitty-gritty on how Jersey City is making its streets less lethal, a process marked by cheap fixes and constant experimentation. https://t.co/1ABRFKbZzz via @citylab
bloomberg.com
This town outside of New York City scored the biggest traffic safety success story of 2022. Here’s how they did it.
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Happy holidays; here are the Christmas monorails you requested
bloomberg.com
For much of the 20th century, monorails were seasonal shopping attractions popular enough to rival Santa.
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Some next-level data journalism in action here from @mariepastora and @ameliajpollard
bloomberg.com
From malls to grocery stores, highly curated playlists of popular holiday music are part of the plan to create the best consumer experience and encourage customers to buy.
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The Mall Santa finds his greatest interpreter in @LangeAlexandra, who offers this delightful explainer in the aesthetics and history of shopping-center Santa-tecture.
bloomberg.com
After several years of pandemic setbacks, holiday-themed attractions and live red-suited Santas have reemerged as major draws in America’s malls.
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