Mitchell Silver
@mitchell_silver
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Speaker, urban planner, placemaker and professor of practice. Former NYC Parks Commissioner, Raleigh Chief Planner and AICP & APA President.
Raleigh, NC
Joined April 2011
Portland Backs off Plan to Remove Bike Lane Protection After Public Outcry
planetizen.com
The city planned to remove a series of concrete planters that prevent cars from entering bike lanes despite their popularity with pedestrians and safety advocates.
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Thank you Andreas.
Richmond has been a deal-making city. But our future depends on being a plan-making city. My @RichmondBizSense Commentary: https://t.co/lTkbUbjI1m
@mitchell_silver you championed vision-led planning. How do we get more cities to make this shift? #CityPlanning #UrbanInnovation
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You never know what you share can inspire others. I feel blessed and honored. "Richmond is a deal-making city. It’s time to become a plan-making city."
richmondbizsense.com
Deal-making cities react to opportunities and chase projects. Plan-making cities create a vision, align their departments and partners, and then execute it with discipline.
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A 'Grim Diagnosis': Houston's Suburbs are Running out of Water
planetizen.com
Rapidly growing cities are struggling to build out water infrastructure to meet the needs of new residents.
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Class two of Better Block University is in the books! Guest speaker @mitchell_silver joined our "Creating a Framework" session to share powerful insights on placemaking and public space. Watch a clip from his talk and get inspired!
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When the President plays fast and loose with “emergency powers,” it’s small businesses like Learning Resources and @hand2mind that pay the price. As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Learning Resources v. Trump, Chairman and CEO Rich Woldenberg sat down with NCLA’s
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The next chapter begins.
mitchelljsilver.com
Mitchell J. Silver | Speaker and advisor for planning, parks, and placemaking
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Today is my last day at McAdams as I retire from full-time practice. I thank the entire McAdams Team for 4 years of an amazing experience. Thank you for the teamwork, the support, and the memories. "Meaningful experiences through inspired planning and design" - McAdams
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Seattle’s Pike Place Market Leans Into Pedestrian Infrastructure
planetizen.com
After decades of debate, the market is testing a car ban in one of its busiest areas and adding walking links to the surrounding neighborhood.
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Urbanists and city-lovers, have you read this yet? From @APA_Planning. I’m interviewed, along with @Nerd4Cities @mitchell_silver etc. Think about it.
planning.org
Planners are turning to the up-and-coming platform, as well as other social media, to expand their reach and increase community engagement.
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There’s a lot of confusion about this. You do not pay a user charge for city streets. In fact, street maintenance is a municipal expense from the municipal tax base, collected through property taxes. Whether I walk, take transit, cycle, or drive I pay the same amount of tax for
@jen_keesmaat @TorontoStar We already paid for the streets
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One last goodbye to New York City's best, weirdest, most delightful dining sheds https://t.co/Z2IxpvWJV8
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RIP to an era of experimental architecture.Since mid 2020, a fleet of outdoor dining sheds has been holding court in the city’s parking spaces, turning the curb into dining rooms—and a site for...
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Abacus Global Management $ABL Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results Third Quarter 2025 Highlights: • Total revenue for the third quarter grew 124% to $63.0 million, compared to $28.1 million in the prior-year period. The increase was driven by continued growth in Abacus’ Life
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Come support #publicspace from another digital space! Join the growing list of inspiring urbanists. A strong #placemaking conversation and community is also needed there. The placemaking leaders on there so far are in this “Starter Pack”: https://t.co/4eof4MMoJH
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Your new City Council is sworn in and ready to serve! From L to R: Corey Branch, District C Megan Patton, District B Christina Jones, District E Jane Harrison, District D Janet Cowell, Mayor Mitchell Silver, District A Jonathan Lambert-Melton, At Large Stormie Denise Forte, At
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Defunct Streetcar Bridge Could Become Cleveland’s ‘Low Line’ #publicspace
https://t.co/3J7pSDTljk
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The city will develop a plan to transform an unused streetcar deck on the Veterans Memorial Bridge into a connector for bikes and pedestrians as well as a welcoming public space.The long-abandoned …
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Paris continues to lead. Trees to replace parking! @CityLab
https://t.co/afEyOBNls7
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Soon, instead of rows of parked cars flanking Paris’s streets, residents could see more trees. It’s part of the city’s new climate adaptation plan, which continues its efforts to become less …
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The @ATGUSAMade Buddy Sled is a specific solution I kneeded for a school I’ve been helping. For my own workouts, I use the resisted treadmill - and all my shoes and equipment are on sale for the holidays! This video also covers the history of sled dragging:
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The Return of New Localism: the realignment of the federal government will force cities and metros to organize, collaborate, invest and innovate at levels unprecedented in U.S. history … my latest with @FloSchalliol
thenewlocalism.com
“Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.” So famously said Bette Davis’ character in the classic 1950 movie All About Eve. Replace “night” with “four years” and we just begin to have...
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Need inspiration? 100+ of the Best Urban Planning Quotes. #urbanplanning. https://t.co/A3RglD0FvW
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