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Howard Blackson

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A new urbanist in San Diego… www.howardblackson.com

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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 8h
Doing "single-stair reform" that requires a second stairway on the outside of the building might be the most San Francisco thing I've ever seen
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 9h
This is the types of thing I do when not on social media or watching Padres games… #LFGJacumba! : www.kpbs.org/news/quality...
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San Diego County Supervisors approve Jacumba rezoning plan
Aguirre and Anderson stated that their proposal "also removes legacy barriers to allow Jacumba to pursue smart growth, expand job opportunities and attract tailored private investment."
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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 13h
I am not an architect, but I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that a five story building with two staircases is not a single-stair building.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I need this drug.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The whole Padres season came down/up to this moment… long enough, but just short.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is when ‘Make America Great Again’ is reminiscing for (demagoguery); it’s what ‘Being Woke’ is making us ‘see’ and resolve; It’s cruel and uncivilized. It’s how the GOP still threatens us Americans. Today, she could be sent to a detention camp, and then inhumanely deported to a random country.
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Tucupita Paisano @planz33.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Damnit (again, for my entire life) Padres!
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On my wall from the 8th grade - freshman year in college.
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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Twice named the "most dismal city in Scotland," Cumbernauld is well known as a brutalist, auto-oriented town-planning disaster. But this week my friends and I discovered it has an entire subdivision called "Carbrain." Yes, #Carbrain. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotlan...
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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 05/10/2026
If you are wondering what progressive policy reforms actually increase housing supply, here are three to get you started: 1️⃣ Charge the right prices for curb parking. 2️⃣ Return the parking revenue to the blocks where it is generated, to pay for public services. 3️⃣ Remove minimum parking regulations.
A PowerPoint slide that reads: 
Three parking policy reforms 
1. Charge the right prices for curb parking.
2. Return the parking revenue to the blocks where it is generated, to pay for public services.
3. Remove minimum parking regulations.

Source: Professor Donald Shoup, University of California Los Angeles
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And shitty people in San Diego will still vote for this Shitbird.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Unbelievable that someone votes and cheers for this troll.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We have 7 of the top 10 wealthiest corporations in the world to show for it.
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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some advice from SF: 1) Don't let perfect be enemy of good 2) Start with quick-build 3) Focus on all aspects of delay and reliability, esp congestion, signal and dwell delay, plus headway management 4) Make continuous progress Links: www.sfmta.com/projects/mun... www.sfmta.com/reports/fast...
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Muni Forward
Muni Forward improvements make transit service more reliable and safer.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As an urban designer, proud that my world traveling daughter seeks out Italian Rational-Fascist Architecture (Palazzo della Civilta, Rome) … and looks cool doing it.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tonight at at San Diego Architecture’s Orchids and Onions, expect Jacumba Hot Springs to win multiple Orchid awards… a magical place (despite the Starlink space trash in the night sky).
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Sam Gould @form67.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This building going up in San Jose is so funny. It's like if you stretched a standard 5 story apartment building up another 20 floors. As one commenter said, the final boss of massing breaks and facade articulation. sfyimby.com/2026/10/new-...
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let’s honestly acknowledge that Americans aren’t the smartest nation of people in the world, but neither is anyone else. So here we are… watching the promise of civilization enrich a few sociopaths at Nvidia, Wal*Mart/Amazon, UnitedHealth/CVS, Apple/Alphabet, Exxon/Shell/Aramco who only produce GhG.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I appreciate that we give Trump the latitude to be the worst person/President in our history… because we actually voted for this terrible person. He’s legitimately our crappiest President. We have to own him.
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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FERNANDO TATIS JR. ARE YOU SERIOUS?!
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Corey Stewart @coreyastewart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Can’t lose with Steve Poltz in the building.
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Streets For All @streetsforall.org · 29/09/2026
AB 1976 is signed! California cities can now build the safe streets projects they've already approved, while keeping community input where it matters most.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Last night’s home field winning game.
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commonedge.bsky.social @commonedge.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
#AndresDuany on the legacy of #LeonKrier. With tributes from #WitoldRybcznski, #GerhardWMayer #JamesHowardKuntsler and #JeffSpeck. bit.ly/40jCqn5
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Andrés Duany and Others on the Legacy of Léon Krier
With tributes from Witold Rybczynski, Gerhard W. Mayer, James Howard Kuntsler, and Jeff Speck.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don’t assume anything, Alberta. Vote against the Russian and American-fuelled separation self-sabotage. Send a strong message to the rest of Canada that we’re in this together. Foreign actors want you to vote for your own Brexit or Trump… or to help them win by just staying home.
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US and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report says
Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity".
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 25/09/2026
“Streets and their sidewalks, the main public places of a city, are its most vital organs.” - Jacobs “If you want to know what a culture values, look at what it builds. Our cities and towns are some of the greatest works of human civilization. They all began with their streets.” - Dover+Massengale
A paperback book, “Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns” sits in the middle of a brick paved and tree lined street in Delft, The Netherlands.
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Padres Twitter Bot @padres-bot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@973TheFanSD tweeted These two need a nickname 🤔 t.co/8T5skOIknO
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@973TheFanSD tweeted These two need a nickname 🤔 https://t.co/8T5skOIknO
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Dodgers suck
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An aside, but when you talk of Conan, I think of John Milius, his movie Big Wednesday, and both Conan and BW started the great surfer, Gerry Lopez.
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Pr Carlos Moreno - IAE Paris1 Sorbonne University @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
At the White Horse Tavern, Jane Jacobs' neighbourhood headquarters, we sat at the bar with John Massengale, Karen Christensen and Catherine Gall, holding an archival photo of her sharing a drink with Richard Sennett.
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A Meatwad on Elm Street @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
State funding is WAY down for this year and it’s probably not going to get better in the near term. Federal funding for active transportation at the moment is basically a nonstarter. We need a lot of things to change
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Who is leading the strategy to fix what has been broken in just two years? How do we reclaim the wealth transferred to the wealthiest? Reinstate protections, standards, oversight, as well as competency in Depts/Courts? Global Trade? DC buildings? Pursue justice for obstruction, ICE, & GOP crimes?
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Aww, Jeez! - Parks And Recreation
ALT: Aww, Jeez! - Parks And Recreation
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I do miss getting updates on the water color of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. Any real-time updates are appreciated.
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Patch Zircher @patrickzircher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A brushy sketch of Kambei Shimada from Seven Samurai.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thank you everyone for taking your Sunday morning to discuss the future of our downtown San Diego. Your passion and tenacity is inspiring. Cheers!
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Jomboy Media (Unofficial) @jomboymedia-mirror.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"LET'S FUCKING GO SAN DIEGO"
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Let’s talk designer stuff in a fun SDAF PechaKucha event in Mission Valley in 4 hours! sdarchitecture.org/event/pechak...
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PechaKucha Night - San Diego Architectural Foundation
PechaKucha Night San Diego is a high-energy evening of rapid-fire storytelling, bold ideas, and creative inspiration. Designers, artists, architects, and innovators take the stage to share their work ...
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Let’s talk about how to revitalize San Diego’s downtown (again) for Design Week on Sunday, 9/20, 9am UCSD @ Park. sddesignweek.org/programs/des...
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Designing Downtown, District-by-District; A San Diego Case Study. A design discussion led by Howard Blackson, urban designer. - San Diego Design Week
Today, downtowns are paying for their suburban mistakes between the 1950s – 80s. San Diego’s Horton Plaza, Seaport Village, and B Street Central Business Districts are obsolete and proving to be diffi...
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So the government builds the roads, via gas taxes, and we pay for cars, a public-private partnership. Transit is fully subsidized (taxes and fares)… how do we balance these 2 different financing models? The tradeoff is time in exchange for personal expense.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A favorite architectural critique of Sir Norman Foster’s gherkin in London.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
SAN DIEGO activists at Otay Mesa Concentration Camp‼️
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026
Yikes! That ballroom isn’t going to complement the White House. It’s going to overpower it. Look at the scale of this thing. The people’s house is being swallowed by one man’s monument to himself.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is cool— apparently @adamtranter.bsky.social transformed a street parking space into a parklet (mini park/public space), but the municipality removed it because it wasn’t a mother vehicle. So he did this. Nice job. And dumb interpretation by city hall. Via Marco Te BrommelStroet on LinkedIn.
Pictures of a mini trucka-like vehicle with a little park/park bench on the flatbed in the back. So essentially a mini park on top of a vehicle.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
East county San Diego, the old Bathouse ruin, now music venue in Jacumba Hot Springs, is magical.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is one of my favourite podcast interviews in recent years. Partially because I just felt “on“ that day. But mostly because of the importance of the subject matter — the connection between better city-building and real climate action. We connect the dots with bike-lanes, 15 minute cities, etc.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I don’t use this platform to celebrate the life I get to live in San Diego enough (posted the day after a week of oppressive heat that I had cursed daily).
View of Balboa Park from our front porch.
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Howard Blackson @hblackson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My wife and I walked from church to church in OB (San Diego) to find one that was open to sit in to try to make any sense of the horror. But the planes stopped rumbling directly overhead for 3 days, making our janky, loud beach neighborhood a really wonderful place. Mysteriously, giveth and taketh…
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