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Yellow cargo bike with big yellow bucket in back in front of Shell gasoline sign showing gas prices fo 3.48 - 4.49.
Beat rising gas prices with this one weird trick.
“Monte Anderson divides large houses into multiple homes. He turned an old Ace Hardware into a market. He builds housing in what used to be grocery store parking lots. These are not miracles so much as they are replicable moves.”
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“The good ideas are the easy part… it’s how you actually make the good ideas happen that differentiates the practitioners that are actually doing something useful and those that aren’t.” @brenttoderian.bsky.social
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You’re so kind!
Is it ever gonna be enough?!! - Metric (do I get points for giving a Canadian band?!)
Listening to @brenttoderian.bsky.social is inspiring me, as a trained urban planner but working in buildings / preservation, to stay focused and keep my eye on the prize. Working in Buffalo has deep challenges but is worth investing love and time into.
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Infill small scale development talk !
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Love him.
Photo of Jon Jon Wesolowski featured as a speaker for the 2025 Strong Towns National Gathering in Providence, Rhode Island from June 9-11.
Graphiuc featuring the bio of Jon Jon Wesolowski as a speaker for the 2025 Strong Towns National Gathering in Providence, Rhode Island from June 9-11.
Time to meet your movement! The 2025 Strong Towns National Gathering has a packed schedule of speakers who share your vision. Here’s one: Jon Jon Wesolowski!
Get your tickets before they’re gone! buff.ly/FpjKP7U
Curious on knowing more about the buffalo green code? Tomorrow there’s a virtual talk with Chris Hawley and I from 12-1pm EST.
🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#BuffaloGreenCode #UrbanPlanning #LunchAndLearn #BuffaloNY
Venn diagram of the three words “what,” “the” and “fuck.”
You know I love a good Venn Diagram. Been seeing this one around lately. Seems to sum up the times.
Let’s pay the bills using good urbanism.
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Awww
American housing policy in four words:
Not. One. Homeless. Automobile.
I emailed my senators …. and texted my state assemblyman asking him to get nys to be its own country. Wish I was joking.
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
Making the case for Buffalo: Buffalo Bills Edition
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Gotta say the Dutch really snapped naming their bike/pedestrian safety movement “Stop de Kindermood” (stop the child murder) instead of something more polite like Vision Zero.
Front and back cover of the book
Have you read this important book yet? “The 15-Minute City” by @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social building on his groundbreaking work advising Paris and its inspirational Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social. Honoured to be on the back cover with other passionate urbanists. #UrbanismBookClub
I am not praising myself when I say this but using it as a reminder: instead of buying a boxset online via Amazon or b&n, I took the time to call my local bookstore. A human picked up, it took 3 min to order and will be here in a few days. Take the extra five minutes of time to SHOP LOCAL.
Hear my perspective about Niagara Falls looking for developers for over a dozen historic buildings. What an opportunity for local ownership and small businesses!
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Wow, we have an entire Main St. for sale in Niagara Falls and locally owned, small scale developers are the answer. See details here.
open.substack.com/pub/bernicer...
This happens to me sometimes!
I switched to my content harder because I wanted to get the F off of politics
Highly recommended.
I basically left X a while ago but check in for weather / snow things here in Buffalo. But I will be deleting it asap - that I promise. Just need to remember my PW to do it. 🙃
Small scale developers need support - not just $$ but a “hug” of support as they put their limited money & time they have into a risky situation. It’s why we (NEVO) wrote a workbook & work with communities to build the ecosystem. Here is a success in Lafayette! Gigi and her hubby saved this cutie. 🩷
Buffalo is launching a strong towns chapter - with me leading the effort. any advice / words of wisdom you want to give on start up? Organizing?
Graphic with the words "It's all local now" and the word "local" is spelled out in Scrabble tiles.
Remember: it’s all local now.
Everything you are passionate about at the national level has a local analog that needs your attention.
The time and effort you put into making your place stronger and more prosperous will make a huge difference.
Agree. He knows what he’s doing.