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Christian AlvarezAn intersection in a neighborhood of Philadelphia called "Gayborhood". February 2025. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Philly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Philadelphia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philadelphia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhiladelphiaPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhiladelphiaPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pennsylvania?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pennsylvania</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PennsylvaniaPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PennsylvaniaPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/neighborhoods?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/streetphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streetphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/streetphotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streetphotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urbanphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urbanphotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanphotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Gayborhood?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gayborhood</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nightphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nightphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nightphotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nightphotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travelphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travelphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travelphotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travelphotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TBT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TBT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ThrowbackThursday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThrowbackThursday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a>

Otis WhiteMake cottages cool again: 1. We need <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/affordablehousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#affordablehousing</a>. 2. We need it in <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/suburbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suburbs</a> as well as cities. 3. Some of it needs to be <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housing</a> people can buy, not just rent. (For all its faults, homeownership builds wealth and makes <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> more resilient.) How could we get all these things? By returning to an old concept, the “starter home.” <a href="https://ggwash.org/view/99926/how-re-legalizing-starter-homes-cuts-new-house-prices" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ggwash.org/view/99926/how-re-legalizing-starter-homes-cuts-new-house-prices</a>

Otis WhiteSeattle has effectively ended single-family <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/zoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zoning</a> everywhere in the city. From now on, developers can build up to four units on suitable tracts, six if they’re close to transit or include affordable units. But will this really change Seattle’s <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a>? Depends on what developers do. Most likely: more townhouses. <a href="https://www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/06/seattle-upzoned-single-family-neighborhoods-what-will-get-built/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/06/seattle-upzoned-single-family-neighborhoods-what-will-get-built/</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housing</a>

Knowledge ZoneAre <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trees</a> the Key to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Protecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Protecting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vulnerable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Vulnerable</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Neighborhoods</a>? : MediumIn <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Harvard</a>’s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Archives</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#British</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Scholars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Scholars</a> find a lost <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MagnaCarta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MagnaCarta</a> : Wash Post<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Perseverance</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mars</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Rover</a> becomes 1st <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Spacecraft</a> to spot <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Auroras" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Auroras</a> from the surface of another world : Space.comCheck our latest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KnowledgeLinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#KnowledgeLinks</a><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks</a>

Rafagas LinksWikibarrio allows interactive exploration of Spanish sociodemographic data from 2022 at the neighborhood level, with many different indicators <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a><a href="https://www.wikibarrio.es/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wikibarrio.es/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseScientific Data: City-Defined Neighborhood Boundaries in the United States . ” Researchers lack widespread but locally-sourced data on neighborhoods, and instead often adopt widely available but arbitrary Census geographies as neighborhood proxies. … We address this tension between scale and precision by collecting, cleaning, and providing to researchers a new dataset of city-defined […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/21/scientific-data-city-defined-neighborhood-boundaries-in-the-united-states/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/21/scientific-data-city-defined-neighborhood-boundaries-in-the-united-states/</a>

Otis WhiteBook of the Week: “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World” is one of those books that makes the obvious apparent. The obvious thing: In the past century, cars with their insatiable appetite for <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/parking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#parking</a> have changed our <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/downtowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#downtowns</a>, <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> and <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/suburbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suburbs</a> in many bad ways. The book offers ways of ending the plague of parking. <a href="https://www.atlantaurbanist.com/book/paved-paradise/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.atlantaurbanist.com/book/paved-paradise/</a>

Christian AlvarezTownhomes in an area of Philadelphia called Rittenhouse Neighborhood. Taken in February 2025. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Philadelphia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philadelphia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhiladelphiaPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhiladelphiaPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/buildings?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buildings</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/houses?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#houses</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/architecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/architecturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/streetphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streetphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urbanexploration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanexploration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urbanphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/streetphotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streetphotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pennsylvania?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pennsylvania</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PennsylvaniaPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PennsylvaniaPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/neighborhoods?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/shotoniphone?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shotoniphone</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photodaily?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photodaily</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Historical?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Historical</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/RittenhouseNeighborhood?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RittenhouseNeighborhood</a>

Otis WhiteIf you’ve read Carlos Moreno’s book, “The 15-Minute City,” you know his notions about proximity aren’t just a planning concept but a data project as well. Moreno’s work in Paris helps <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> identify what residents can do within a short walk or bike ride of home … and what they can’t. Can you find similar data projects in the U.S.? Why, yes, including one in D.C. <a href="https://ggwash.org/view/99723/new-data-tool-reveals-access-to-built-environment-features-across-dc-neighborhoods" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ggwash.org/view/99723/new-data-tool-reveals-access-to-built-environment-features-across-dc-neighborhoods</a>

Otis WhiteIf you despair that cities have made so many bad decisions in the past that they simply cannot be fixed today, then know that cities are ever-changing places. They regularly present opportunities for creating mixed-use, mixed-income <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a>. Oh yeah? Like what? Like at all those dying shopping malls … <a href="https://denverite.com/2025/05/26/northfield-mall-denver-rezoning/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://denverite.com/2025/05/26/northfield-mall-denver-rezoning/</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CRE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CRE</a>

Otis WhiteChicago’s <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> are good places to learn about social problems. In 2002 sociologist Eric Klinenberg published “Heat Wave” about how some parts of Chicago navigated public health threats better than others. Now there’s a book about neighborhoods and violence. The books point to the same things: Design can facilitate social connections; connections can solve problems. <a href="https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2025/04/21/definitely-a-cause-for-hope-uchicago-economist-says-of-new-book-on-causes-of-gun-violence" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2025/04/21/definitely-a-cause-for-hope-uchicago-economist-says-of-new-book-on-causes-of-gun-violence</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicsafety</a>

Otis WhiteDetroit’s turnaround has been historic, from bankruptcy to vibrancy in a bit more than a decade. The mayor who guided the way isn’t running for a fourth term. So, what’s the next challenge for Detroit? A local think tank says the city must grow its middle class, which means more middle-class families living and not just working there. And more middle-class <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a>. <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2025/04/17/detroit-future-city-brief-grow-middle-class-duggan/83139187007/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2025/04/17/detroit-future-city-brief-grow-middle-class-duggan/83139187007/</a>

Otis WhiteIn 2007, the Univ of Chicago started its Crime Lab to study violent crimes and how they could be reduced. What has it learned in 15 years? Among its findings: Mixed-use <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> produce less crime … as Jane Jacobs predicted. Most gun homicides are not connected with other crimes; they’re impulsive. And prevention works better than punishment. <a href="https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2025/the-science-of-making-communities-less-violent/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2025/the-science-of-making-communities-less-violent/</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicsafety</a>

Kyiv Independent Daily HeadlinesTuesday, April 22 The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] Russia’s war against Ukraine Children splash water in the city fountain on the square in front of the Opera House on Wet Monday in Lviv on April 21, 2025. The day after Easter, many Christians in the region celebrate Wet Monday. (Michael Sorrow/Anadolu via Getty Images) 'No NATO, US recognizing annexation of Crimea' — Washington awaits Kyiv's response to ceasefire pitch, WSJ reports. Among the most controversial elements is the suggestion that the […] <a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/tuesday-april-22/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/tuesday-april-22/</a>

Otis White<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neighborhoods</a> “are the heart and soul of a city,” a S.F. writer once enthused. She was right. Healthy neighborhoods bring people together to care for public places like parks, playgrounds, community centers … or the plantings alongside a public stairway. Let’s stop by and chat with some neighbors who are pulling weeds … on S.F.’s hilly Esmeralda St. <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/nativeson/article/little-things-make-biggest-difference-san-20240871.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/nativeson/article/little-things-make-biggest-difference-san-20240871.php</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️][Community-building] Stoop Coffee: How a Simple Idea Transformed My Neighborhood ☕️ <a href="https://supernuclear.substack.com/p/stoop-coffee-how-a-simple-idea-transformed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://supernuclear.substack.com/p/stoop-coffee-how-a-simple-idea-transformed</a> <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43473618" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43473618</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityBuilding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coffee</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanFrancisco</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neighbors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighbors</a>

Regina KammerJimmie Robinson, professional illustrator and comic book artist, also bringer of magic to a neighborhood in Northern California. And, I'm proud to say, my friend. <a href="https://www.kqed.org/news/12030231/point-richmonds-fairy-houses-miniature-worlds-of-whimsy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.kqed.org/news/12030231/point-richmonds-fairy-houses-miniature-worlds-of-whimsy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FairyHouses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FairyHouses</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/StreetArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StreetArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Artists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Comics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Fairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fairies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PublicArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GraphicArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GraphicArtists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neighborhoods</a>

Otis WhiteA key for urbanists in creating good public policies is winning the battle for public opinion. Good news: A recent poll in MD shows strong support for more <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housing</a> … and an understanding that more neighbors make better <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a>. This shows the urbanist message on housing is getting through. Now, let’s work on growing public support for transit, shared streets, mixed-use and mixed-income neighborhoods. <a href="https://ggwash.org/view/98610/2025-maryland-housing-for-jobs-poll-wes-moore" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ggwash.org/view/98610/2025-maryland-housing-for-jobs-poll-wes-moore</a>

Dr Pink<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> related <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wikipedia</a> article created 10 hours agoThe Run, Los Angeles<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Run%2C_Los_Angeles" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Run%2C_Los_Angeles</a> The Run is a gay village in Downtown Los Angeles<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Central" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Central</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neighborhoods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Downtown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Downtown</a>

Otis WhiteS.F. has a 311 complaint system. It also has lots of sidewalk trash cans, some of which are overflowing. So where are there the greatest number of 311 calls about trash cans? Not in the poorest <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/neighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neighborhoods</a> nor in the wealthiest … but in places where wealth and poverty rub up against one another. In other words, gentrifying neighborhoods. Why? Not clear. <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-trash-cans-overflowing-map-data-20148945.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-trash-cans-overflowing-map-data-20148945.php</a>

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