John Bela
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Plywood Gourmet via @curbed.
curbed.com
How thousands of restaurants speedily, messily, and probably permanently took over the street.
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Thank you @GavinNewsom for signing #AB2011 #AB2097 and other crucial housing legislation backed by @cayimby this year! Thank you also to the pro-housing voters, advocates, and elected officials who are helping make CA for everyone! đď¸đď¸đď¸.
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The downtown area, the cityâs primary economic driver, has been teetering on the edge since the pandemic and is facing challenges greater than previously known, new data shows.
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switching the fuel source of our automobiles is not enough to meet our goals for emission reductions to combat climate change. Combating climate change also requires Americans to drive less and walk and bike a lot more than we do now. via @NYTOpinion
nytimes.com
Bicyclists and pedestrians are dying at alarming rates. Do we have the courage to remake our car-centric streets?
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Arnold speaks the truth! Putin, you can stop this war in Ukraine!.
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New California âStrike Forceâ Gives Teeth to State Housing Laws
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No more butt sliding: Muni will roll out trains with redesigned seats in early 2022 via @sfchronicle.
sfchronicle.com
The slippery bench seats on Muni train cars will one day become extinct. The next...
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âMy dream is that 20 years from now we will look back at 2021 and see it as the beginning of a massive cultural paradigm shift around fire in the westâŚto heal the land and mitigate wildfire disastersâ - UC Merced fire scientist Crystal Kolden
latimes.com
The new law limits the liability of private landowners and public agencies that use prescribed fires under specified conditions.
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Parklets, Patios, Social Infrastructure and the Public Realm
spur.org
Once the COVID-19 pandemic was upon us, municipalities around the world began to reformulate their paved spaces with intentionality almost overnight, pivoting streets and sidewalks to better accomm...
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Controlled burns can help eliminate conditions that supercharge fast-moving blazes, while leaving older trees alive. Much of Californiaâs woodlands are thickly overgrown, making them vulnerable to megafires, especially in the midst of a severe drought.
bloomberg.com
Islands of green trees near Lake Tahoe survived the fast-moving flames of the Caldor Fire, thanks in part to earlier controlled burns and other treatments, officials say.
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In 2007, the country began a $2.7 billion project called Room for the River that has pursued more than 30 projects along the Maas and Rhine Rivers to control flooding by creating catchment areas that often mimic the natural flood plains.
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âFor a long time we have worked against nature. The river is telling us it needs more space. We shouldnât fight that. We should cooperate with nature.â via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
Extreme rainfall is causing deadly and destructive floods globally. The Netherlands averted disaster this summer by creating flood plains.
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Glad to see Nordhavn coming into the spotlight. It may be my favorite new urban neighborhood!
bloomberg.com
Nordhavn, a former industrial shipyard on the cityâs northern edge, is becoming the coolest place in townâand the future of urban planning.
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