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Heather Boyer

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Fabulous book event for Unfinished Metropolis by @benschneider.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social

22.10.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out our awesome new book by @malgeo.bsky.social front and center at Barnes and Noble in Brooklyn @islandpress.bsky.social

20.10.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A person on a bus holding a book "When Driving Is Not An Option" by Anna Letitia Zivarts with a drawing of people waiting at a bus shelter with a bus pulled up at the curb. A person driving a Subaru is in the background of the photo

A person on a bus holding a book "When Driving Is Not An Option" by Anna Letitia Zivarts with a drawing of people waiting at a bus shelter with a bus pulled up at the curb. A person driving a Subaru is in the background of the photo

On the 🚌 opening up my newest book by @nondriver.bsky.social I love to see how they connect climate and transportation.

"we know that if we don't act to reduce emissions now, the disruption our children will have to survive will be even worse."

17.10.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜New York’s Secret Subway’ Review: Tunnel Visions An inventor in 19th-century New York had been dreaming about a subterranean railway for decades. He’d have to break a few rules to build it.

Read about @malgeo.bsky.social Matthew Algeo's "delightful" new book, "New York's Secret Subway" in the WSJ www.wsj.com/arts-culture... @islandpress.bsky.social

25.09.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Call it a comeback': Manhattan foot traffic finally tops pre-pandemic times Visits to office buildings in the city’s commercial districts were up 1.3% last month compared to July 2019, data shows.

Strange, I was told congestion pricing would turn Manhattan into a ghost town

14.08.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 895    πŸ” 182    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 14

There is still time to read the great selections on the summer reading list from @sightline.org including Arbitrary Lines by @mnolangray.bsky.social and Bet the Farm by Beth Hoffman @islandpress.bsky.social @emilyturner2000.bsky.social

05.08.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Surdna hosted a wonderful book event for THE BANKS WE DESERVE by @oscarthinks.bsky.social. Learn more about the book @islandpress.bsky.social @donchen.bsky.social

28.07.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can Americans Just Stop Building New Highways? A new book argues that the expansion of the US roadway network has exacted social and environmental costs that far outweigh the benefits.

Great @davidzipper.bsky.social interview with Erick Guerra on Overbuilt. To read more, get the book from @islandpress.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

08.07.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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NYC's Upset Election Was Drawn Along An Odd Line: Car Ownership - Jalopnik Car ownership and transit ridership serve as a shorthand for someone's entire living situation β€” and, apparently, their politics.

"...the data backs up the vibes. The less time you spend in a car, the more likely it is you backed Zohran Mamdani."

25.06.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 554    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 10
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Amazing closing plenary by Charles T. Brown @nacto.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social

30.05.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey, @nacto.bsky.social Designing Cities attendees, you can get your hands on a free copy of ARRESTED MOBILITY by Charles Brown, closing plenary speaker, if you can get to this Little Free Library first. It is wishing 1/2 mile of the conference. @islandpress.bsky.social

29.05.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Planners and Policymakers Must Address Structural Barriers to Mobility Arrested mobility, coined by author Charles T. Brown, threatens the ability for Black people to move freely in public.

An exciting new book from Charles Brown! nextcity.org/urbanist-new... @islandpress.bsky.social

21.05.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Disorder in the Court: U.S. DOT Lawyers Upload Memo Admitting Their Congestion Pricing Case is Weak - Streetsblog New York City Lawyers advising U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy make it clear: His case to end congestion pricing is weak.

Own goal nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/24/d...

24.04.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congestion Pricing Will Live On for Several Months After Court Agreement State and federal officials agreed to a timeline in their court dispute over the tolling program that is likely to leave it in place until the fall. Other threats to the program still loom.

When we fight, we win.

08.04.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Want to join me for this Transportation Alternatives event?

06.04.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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People have the power to take our democracy back. This right here helps to prove that after Musk quite literally tried to buy votes yet again to manipulate our government.

02.04.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 227    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Definitely calling 311 on this parking situation.

01.04.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@islandpress.bsky.social books in Oslo (with IP author Dan Piatkoswki)

30.03.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😍😍😍 @islandpress.bsky.social

25.03.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop Everything You're Doing and Build a Bicycle Sidecar for Your Dog Momentum Mag is closed for the rest of the day, something came up.

Stop Everything You’re Doing and Build a Bicycle Sidecar for Your Dog.
momentummag.com/stop-what-yo...

20.03.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Promotional image for National Transit Employee Appreciation Day on March 18, 2025, featuring six cartoon-style employees, smiling and dressed in uniforms.

Promotional image for National Transit Employee Appreciation Day on March 18, 2025, featuring six cartoon-style employees, smiling and dressed in uniforms.

It is National Transit Employee Appreciation Day!

We've achieved record on-time performance while delivering exceptional customer service, and it is all thanks to the hard work and dedication our employees bring every single day.

18.03.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You get a $4.99 @islandpress.bsky.social ebook, and you get a $4.99 Island Press ebook wherever ebooks are sold until midnight March 2. Get great new releases including THE BANKS WE DESERVE by @oscarthinks.bsky.social and BUILDING FOR PEOPLE by @holz-bau.bsky.social

26.02.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Short Policy Reading List: Housing, Planning, and Transportation I recommend these 14 perspective-shifting books, + newsletters, video shorts, organizations, and conferences

Great reading list with a number of @islandpress.bsky.social books @mnolangray.bsky.social, @jeffspeck.bsky.social , @humantransit.bsky.social , @mikelydon.bsky.social , @copenhagenizers.bsky.social

mryangorman.medium.com/a-short-poli...

24.02.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congestion pricing makes NYC safer Just more than a month ago, crossing the chaotic streets of Manhattan with my daughter meant taking a chance with her life, especially as she’s a toddler who would rather run free. We live in the g…

Congestion pricing makes NYC safer www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/22/c...

24.02.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What a strange time for a book to come out, especially one that’s a lot about racial justice and racial equity and inclusion and the interplay between public policy and private sector. And yet. Today is publication day for my first book, The Banks We Deserve.

Buy it now: https://buff.ly/4gn36It

04.02.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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Tuesday's Headlines: Is Congestion Pricing Finally ... Popular? - Streetsblog New York City Earth to President Trump: Don't cancel congestion pricing! Plus other news.

A new poll by Morning Consult shows that 59 percent of voters say Trump should β€œallow congestion pricing in New York City to continue,” the polling company said in a statement.

04.02.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8
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These Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain Why In Pacific Palisades and Malibu, some houses with fire-resistant designs remained standing amid neighborhoods of destruction.

Interesting article that heavily features the great Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

13.01.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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In uncertain times, it’s important to remember that we have the power to make a difference. Whether you’re looking to transform your community or advocate for sustainable practices, our books offer the tools you need. This week, enjoy 50% off all Island Press books! Use code HALF at checkout!

20.11.2024 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

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