When Indiana banned light rail, Indianapolis built a great BRT system: https://loops.video/v/gGLQzV-yL2
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MattCaff
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Q and Kay’s dad, Tasha’s husband, and Swing Left Director of Organizing. Ohio State, Environment Ohio, Obama 2012, Enroll America, and Civic Nation alum.
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Hey American #urbanists - what do you think of #Indianapolis? I’m finishing up a video and I want to hear about what people’s “starting place” is when they think about the city.
I set up an account on @loops - it seems nice but could use the ability to follow hashtags! @heartlandurbanist@loops.video
Sharing a couple of photos from the campaign trail for #NatashaForOhio - get involved at https://natashaforohio.com!
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@ianrbuck@mspsocial.net Primary for Ohio Senate District 3! https://NatashaForOhio.com
Another fun family canvassing day talking to our neighbors about why their mom, Natasha Wheatley Caffrey, will be an amazing State Senator! Get involved to help us flip this seat: http://natashaforohio.com
Happy #NoKings Day from a few hundred patriots in LaVale, MD!
#NewVideo on the plans to expand #PassengerRail in the #Midwest, and especially #Ohio. Yeah, I’ve heard the skepticism and I understand it - but the momentum behind expanding #train service is unstoppable. https://urbanists.video/w/s8YEdbATRx1rc16xjG5hsY
New video!
Milwaukee may be America's most underrated urbanist city. The video covers MKE’s "Sewer Socialist" history, its modern transit innovations (and struggles), and affordablity.
Watch here: https://urbanists.video/w/uST3RybwqGm5meYPdvSZgA
#Milwaukee #MKE #Urbanism #PublicTransit #Cities #Midwest
Milwaukee - a great urbanist city you almost never hear about but can actually afford.
From: @heartlandurbanist
https://urbanists.video/videos/watch/e9da87fb-1cde-461a-855a-6687542da16c
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Look, it's not about forcing everyone to be #carfree, it's about building cities where families have real choices. Thanks to @OhTheUrbanity for starting the conversation. We're adding our perspective with three kids and from the Midwest: https://urbanists.video/w/cWVTCWiA95KwgubeL2ZqSW
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But there are joys too. We love riding our bikes to the baseball game or museum, using our bike trailer as a stroller, walking to the neighborhood ice cream shop with our baby in a wearable, etc.
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That isn't to say there aren't challenges. The biggest are:
- the "biking black hole" during a baby's first year
- streets that are hostile to pedestrians (especially toddlers), and
- the lack of family-oriented #housing.
We've lived it, moving from #DC to #Columbus when we wanted to have a second kid and couldn't find a three bedroom apartment we could afford.
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What's missing from most #urbanist content? Kids and families. In our new video, we dive into the blind spots: https://urbanists.video/w/cWVTCWiA95KwgubeL2ZqSW
Here's a preview🧵on #FamilyUrbanism. 1/5
New video!
We love @OhTheUrbanity@mastodon.social’s car-free baby video. But what happens when you have three kids in a city that isn't Montreal? We break down the reality of urbanist family life—the gear, the challenges, etc. WATCH: https://urbanists.video/videos/watch/60bfe660-94fc-443b-a1dc-236666f76aa2