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Alessandro Rigolon

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Associate prof of urban planning. Research on green space equity, green gentrification, climate adaptation, and health equity. Love SLC, my family, and the great outdoors. Opinions (good or bad) are my own ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€ rJgnW3igNgz7

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Anakin and Padme meme:

Safety is our first priority
Higher than LOS, right?
...
Higher than LOS, right?

Anakin and Padme meme: Safety is our first priority Higher than LOS, right? ... Higher than LOS, right?

Me talking to the city engineer about the new Vision Zero plan.

27.02.2026 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 114    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The only true bipartisan issues in the U.S. are the love for cars and suburbanism

01.03.2026 00:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œI hate cities and I definitely never go there because theyโ€™re dangerous and woke, but donโ€™t they dare build traffic calming so that I need to slow down in my large vroom vroom.โ€

01.03.2026 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œWe have a climate emergency and I want the government to take urgent action. But I donโ€™t want my city to convert space for cars into bike lanes, and God forbid my city lets developers build more housing near transit.โ€

01.03.2026 00:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œI want a small government that endlessly funds freeways so I can drive my car from my suburb to the city. And a small government that uses zoning to force my neighbors to build large homes on large lots.โ€

01.03.2026 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ugh, that stinks

28.02.2026 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unfortunately, state see cities (especially blue cities in red states) as dumping ground for all the bad stuff, including highways. Even small incremental progress such as the Reconnecting Communities program is now gone (or at least I canโ€™t find recent updates)

28.02.2026 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Downtown highways are a quintessentially North American scar. Their negative economic impact is enormous, and the sooner we get rid of them, the better off weโ€™ll be.

28.02.2026 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Itโ€™s crazy how many points these races give

28.02.2026 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Salt Lake foothills with single track trail and blue skies

Salt Lake foothills with single track trail and blue skies

Morning mountain bike ride

28.02.2026 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The fact that transit doesnโ€™t work for everyone in every circumstance does not means we shouldnโ€™t build homes near transit. It does work for many

28.02.2026 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

28.02.2026 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20854    ๐Ÿ” 7311    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 222    ๐Ÿ“Œ 267
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Here you go

28.02.2026 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heโ€™s definitely not in top shape. If he were, heโ€™d be solo by now.

28.02.2026 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

While weโ€™re all watching Omloop, Paul Seixas is riding away solo with 40+ km to go at the Faun-Ardรจche Classic. Pogacar style, at age 19. More total domination. Letโ€™s hope to see him race against Tadej soon.

28.02.2026 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah MvdP about to drop everyone on the Berendries. Wonโ€™t wait until the Muur

28.02.2026 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm feeling quite confused at the moment

27.02.2026 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ig post by heal Utah

Ig post by heal Utah

โ€œThere might be times when the sound science is still wrong.โ€ That sums up current Republicanism pretty well, especially the Utah GOP

27.02.2026 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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U.S. Cities Building the Most New Housing [2025 Edition] Analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Zillow, researchers identified the U.S. metros and states that are building the most new homes.

Not really. The LA metro is around number 40 for new homes built per 1,000 existing units nationwide. Itโ€™s not a place that builds a lot of housing for its population

27.02.2026 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Respectfully, I don't need to explain to a random person on the internet without a real name what I do or don't do. Have a good day

27.02.2026 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lots of people do. And the train stops are already there. Thereโ€™s good demand for walkable and transit oriented communities

27.02.2026 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I teach and research urban planning I Utah. What financial interest would I have? Itโ€™s honestly ridiculous. And this is a CA state law so LA shouldnโ€™t be special or different and follow state laws

27.02.2026 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is not about the city building affordable housing directly. It's about zoning that can allow denser and more affordable housing

27.02.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I didn't have MvDP FOMO-ing in my bingo card

27.02.2026 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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State law puts more homes near train stops. If LA wants to delay that, it must pick areas to upzone L.A. leaders opposed SB 79. Now that itโ€™s law, the city is scrambling to delay some of its provisions until 2030.

The elected officials in the City of Los Angeles never fail to disappoint. The lengths they'll go to stop denser and more affordable housing near transit is beyond me. If you build transit, you need to build dense housing around it.

27.02.2026 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1224    ๐Ÿ” 238    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Americans are experiencing some sort of collective hallucination wherein if you expand highways and introduce autonomous vehicles, traffic congestion will magically decrease. A dose of reality: congestion will only go down if we all drive less

27.02.2026 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New meta-analysis of 26 published studies concludes that AVs will lead people to use cars a lot more โ€” which would thicken congestion and worsen pollution (even if AVs are electric).

"AV deployment is anticipated to lead to an overall increase in Vehicle Miles Traveled."

doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...

27.02.2026 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 193    ๐Ÿ” 99    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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State lawmakers, Ivory Homes target Summit County in bill encouraging urban development - Park Record State lawmakers and Ivory Homes are seemingly targeting Summit County in a new bill focused on urban growth and development.

After taking control of SLCโ€™s streets, the Utah legislature seems to be forcing Summit County to let Ivory Homes build a luxury mountain community. Apparently, โ€œlocal controlโ€ only applies to conservative suburbs, not to blue cities and counties

27.02.2026 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interested in making the Wasatch Front more affordable and livable? Apply to be a member of the Board of Directors with WALC. Iโ€™m a Board member and would be happy to answer any questions

27.02.2026 00:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Print this poster and hang it in every city council and state legislature room

26.02.2026 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 82    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0