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Grant

@nerdyurbanist.bsky.social
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Urbanism with a focus on affordable housing, financing the green transition, pedestrian friendly spaces, and the intersection of new tech in public places.

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Grant @nerdyurbanist.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Got to take the southwest chief from Chicago to KC. Honestly impressed by the experience, whilst the train was slightly old. The train was clean, modestly fast, and had much more comfortable seats. Hope to see #amtrak further expanded. Would love to see KC as a hub.
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Mayor Q @mayorq.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
The four-legged stool of a successful American city is: ➡️ Investment ➡️ Infrastructure ➡️ Education ➡️ Security Kansas City has made exceptional strides in recent years on the first two. Looking forward to my time today with @kcpublicschools to discuss progress on #3 ahead.
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Grant @nerdyurbanist.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Great to see dense brownfield development in KC
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Grant @nerdyurbanist.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Incredible idea!
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Grant @nerdyurbanist.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
An underreported element of climate finance particularly for cities or regions is that whilst the availability of fundable projects is great oftentimes the cities don’t have the capacity or in some instances capability to build the cases for funding or investment.
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 17/11/2024
That is an incredibly good state policy for transportation safety!
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Grant @nerdyurbanist.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Devastatingly terrible choice, it’s clear that many people don’t realize that irregardless of the morality of continuing and increasing usage of fossil fuels, that it’s also a terrible financial move and will be subsidizing stranded assets that will need to be depreciated over decades.
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
What a chart. www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Grant @nerdyurbanist.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Amidst a scandal ridden COP29, a leaving of the Paris agreement by the newly reelected Donald Trump and possibly also Argentina’s Milei. It’s clear that government action is not going to be the silver bullet towards solving the crisis. We must pivot towards consumers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Human rights groups raise alarm on crackdown by COP29 hosts - BBC News
Human rights groups have called for a review of how countries are chosen to host the COP climate summits.
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Grant @nerdyurbanist.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
When people talk about housing affordability, it can refer to either buying or renting accommodation. The below graph demonstrates the ratio between annual salary and home price.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/11/2024
EVERYTHING IS ABOUT HOUSING
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Grant @nerdyurbanist.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Democrats are facing significant headwinds if they don’t start building housing asap. The cost of housing has not only pushed people out of democratic states but is also turning them off of democratic governance.
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