Alessandro Rigolon

I have never required it, but I have considered requiring attendance at an SLC planning commission meeting (which streams on Youtube too) + writing a reflection. I teach urban planning, so it's important for students to experience what a planning commission does

Now that the Utah legislative session is basically over, it's clear I was wrong (overly optimistic?) about the GOP taking housing affordability seriously:
- Bills about small lot homes and detached ADUs did not pass committees
- No bill about parking minimums
The League must be proud

That is really great to hear. I wonder if a professor is requiring students to attend as an assignment or extra credit

YouTube video by Small Lake City Podcast The Best Coffee Shop in Salt Lake Is Inside an Apartment

They say "hipsters" are no longer a thing. I have evidence of the contrary

Overview - The Nature Record The opening chapter distills the assessment’s central story: how nature supports the health, prosperity, and identity of people in the U.S., how those connections are changing, and what risks and oppo...

Here's the link to the first draft naturerecord.org/chapters/ove...

Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently

Grateful that the NYT is covering the Nature Record, which I have the honor to co-author with many incredible scientists. The first draft is available for the public to review! (Gift link).

The five Monuments are at least 113 years old. Let’s wait a hundred years and see if Strade is still around, then we can call it a Monument

What about #carryshitolympics riders?

This is beyond problematic.
www.denverpost.com/2026/03/04/b...

Trail with snow around and valley view

Frosty morning for a hike

you're absolutely right. I was just guessing they might market Southern Utah's dirt, not ours in the Wasatch Front

It's a really good album. Glad to listen to a Utah-based artist

Why is riding a bike dangerous, Donna? Please explain

Infographic about unusually warm winter in Utah

Utah is soon going to change its slogan from “The Greatest Snow on Earth” to “The Greatest Dirt on Earth” thanks to climate change www.kuer.org/science-envi...

"The oil is beginning to flow."

Under nine minutes 👀

Map of Utah's Beehive Bikeways

I love the idea of Utah's Beehive Bikeways Vision Network. It's a great statewide initiative. Unfortunately, SB 242 is going to make it really difficult to build many of these bike trails in Salt Lake City. experience.arcgis.com/experience/d...

Streetview with townhomes and bike lane

Gabbott's Row, one of the best recent residential projects in Salt Lake City. These townhomes should be the building block of our city, yet they're illegal to build on 80+% of our residential land.

sharks in water City hands out goggles, flippers and shark repellent yet still Swim To School Day not getting the numbers they hoped.

"City hands out goggles, flippers and shark repellent yet still Swim To School Day not getting the numbers they hoped."

Unfortunately true

Traffic on a stroad

“Those gosh darn bike lanes are causing this traffic,” a GOP state legislator in Utah, probably

It’s really hard to go 0-12 on sponsored bills if your party has a supermajority

Not-so-fun fact: this state legislator harassed me on Twitter 3 years ago over LGBTQ stuff, claiming that every professor at my university is trying to turn kids gay or trans. One of the reasons why I’m no longer there.

Couldn’t have happened to a worse legislator and, judging by his online behavior, person

I hate to be that guy, but promising over-compliance didn’t work. Mayor Mendenhall can say that SB 195 was worse than SB 242, but in both cases, UDOT takes over the design of arterial and collector streets in SLC

Wow: In the early vote, it's a blow-out *so far*.

Rodney Sadler, the progessive pastor and activist, leads state Representative Carla Cunningham 75% to 18%.

(Stay tuned as we see how the Election Day vote compares, but that's an ominous start for the incumbent.)

Context:

The term you’re looking for is “lived experiences” of fire marshals

I don't know Utah politics so well, and I don't know whether what she did today is good or not. I just don't feel represented when she welcomes the legislature taking over our city

YouTube video by Faded Paper Figures - Topic Red State

Today, as many other days, "I will be blue, in a red state."

SB 242, the Utah bill that takes over SLC's ability to design its own streets, passed the House Transportation Committee. It's a damn shame, and it's even more of a shame that Mayor Mendenhall spoke in support of it. This is because she likely fears retaliation from the Utah legislature.