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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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Theyโ€™re gonna say that splitting SLCo is an emergency and call a special session

07.03.2026 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

lol this is going to mean my productivity goes down, thanks!

07.03.2026 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Utah legislature tried more last-minute shenanigans to split Salt Lake County (the main Dem county in the state) but failed by 5 seconds. Karma

07.03.2026 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A $77 lunch for a family of four at Shake Shack. Thanks, Trump

07.03.2026 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Itโ€™s the headline about โ€œcondos that most Utahns canโ€™t affordโ€

07.03.2026 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s Small Lake, and I think I know who youโ€™re referring to - probably also a property owner of several historic homes

07.03.2026 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œMaserati sells new car that most Utahns canโ€™t afford.โ€ โ€œRolex sells new watch that most Utahns canโ€™t afford.โ€ โ€œSpecialized sells new bike that most Utahns canโ€™t afford.โ€

07.03.2026 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

6 years in the making to be precise. Itโ€™s beautiful and Iโ€™m glad itโ€™s preserved

07.03.2026 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This isnโ€™t โ€œgentrificationโ€ because 9th and 9th is already an upper middle class area. Stuff like โ€œthere goes the neighborhoodโ€ for building rehabs like this just donโ€™t make any sense

07.03.2026 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, rehabbing a 110+ year old building is really expensive. So the choice was luxury housing or the building gone. But the Trib apparently canโ€™t get these nuances

07.03.2026 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Breaking news: new housing in desirable neighborhoods is expensive!

07.03.2026 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These headlines suggest that leaving the building empty is a better outcome than adaptive reuse into expensive condos. Fear mongering about โ€œluxury housingโ€

07.03.2026 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is real ciclismo

07.03.2026 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People need to know that this kind of cheating will keep happening until the GOP has a super majority. This is what we can expect every year, and the only way to change this is voting differently

07.03.2026 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course he did. Changing the rules while theyโ€™re playing the game and losing. Worse than toddlers

07.03.2026 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Paul Seixas cooking Del Toro on Via Santa Caterina after Del Toro did pretty much nothing all day is probably even a bigger story than Pogacar winning. The 19 year old kid is special

07.03.2026 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Doing shady stuff right before the end of the session, when nobodyโ€™s watching. Very on brand for the Utah legislature

07.03.2026 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

lol

07.03.2026 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t think this yearโ€™s route of Strade Bianche is โ€œtoo hardโ€, like MVdP said. With all due respect, Gianni Vermeersch and Greogoire are in group 2, and theyโ€™re not climbers. Itโ€™s just that Pogacar is too good on this terrain

07.03.2026 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wonder when Del Toro will decide that heโ€™s had enough, drops everyone and takes 2nd place at Strade Bianche

07.03.2026 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Group 2 syndrome. Others wonโ€™t commit with Del Toro there

07.03.2026 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So he doesnโ€™t have to race (and lose) Dwars Door Vlaanderen?

07.03.2026 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Once in a while, there are rumors that RCS might add a climb to Milano San Remo to make the race more exciting. They probably wonโ€™t. But I wonder if theyโ€™ll ever remove Monte Sante Marie from Strade Bianche to avoid an 80km+ solo by Tadej Pogacar

07.03.2026 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s on purpose. The Utah League of Cities and Towns is very powerful and behind these poison pills. Cities can do better, and some will

07.03.2026 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s nice of Tadej Pogaฤar to let others join his training ride. He could be waiting for them, though.

07.03.2026 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He got too close to the sun and got a little burnt

07.03.2026 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My younger daughter: โ€œmaybe the other ones should ride more faster.โ€ Sheโ€™s not wrong

07.03.2026 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the nick of time, Utah did pass a detached ADU bill. It has several poison pills (10,000 sqf minimum lot size requirement, parking mandates), but it is a start and foundation.

07.03.2026 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Death, taxes, and Tadej Pogacar dropping everyone on Monte Sante Marie

07.03.2026 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Utah is not faring much better: We only have 28 affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter household

07.03.2026 04:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0