Mattcaff

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Can Cleveland go from urban decay to transit Haven? in c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml
[–] Mattcaff@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah… there’s certainly some progress in the works and the mayor in particular seems to get it. But I wouldn’t bet on Cleveland becoming Amsterdam either.

Can Cleveland go from urban decay to transit Haven? in c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml
[–] Mattcaff@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I remember how funny I found that video the first time I saw it (when it was new). It has not aged well... 🫣

Can Cleveland go from urban decay to transit Haven? in c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml
[–] Mattcaff@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I remember how funny I found that video the first time I saw it (when it was new). It has not aged well... 🫣

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Can Cleveland go from urban decay to transit Haven? (urbanists.video)
Cincinnati was once one of the largest and densest cities in the country—before highways and sprawl tore it apart. I made a video about how it can get back on the right track - literally 🚋! in c/urbanism@slrpnk.net
[–] Mattcaff@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Very cool. Yeah, Cincinnati’s sprawl is crazy - but there’s a lot of opportunity for transit oriented development so I guess that the optimistic perspective.

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Cincinnati was once one of the largest and densest cities in the country—before highways and sprawl tore it apart. I made a video about how it can get back on the right track - literally 🚋! (urbanists.video)
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With streetcar ridership setting records, where should Cincinnati go next to improve transit and reduce car dependency? I made a video with some ideas and I'd love to hear y'all's thoughts. (urbanists.video)
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How Indianapolis advocates use Public Health to advocate for better transit and urbanism (urbanists.video)
 

This is my full interview with Kim Irwin, the Executive Director of Health By Design about her work advocating for expanded transit and other urbanist policy in Indianapolis. It was a great conversation. Check out the more polished version of the video here.