I’m a firm believer that transportation is one place where equity can and should be had. At the end of the day, a street is a street, we all have to use them and their presence should not be the signal of gentrification you worry about. It should be the one you champion to get… Continue reading Why Road Gentrification Is Good Gentrification
Month: October 2015
On Mobility and American Expats in America
I believe that a city lives or dies by how much people can move in and out. About four years ago, I reflected on the idea of being an American Expat in America. That idea is that despite the fact I was no longer an active member of my hometown or any town, I could… Continue reading On Mobility and American Expats in America
Reflections on the Fifth Anniversary of the Black Urbanist, from Kristen
I am Kristen Jeffers. I call myself the Black Urbanist. I started doing so five years ago today (October 16, 2010), because I felt like not enough conversations on the built environment, on civic spaces, on transportation, were actually including people like me (Black, young, woman, cisgender, straight, U.S. Southeastern, Christian) in conversations as a… Continue reading Reflections on the Fifth Anniversary of the Black Urbanist, from Kristen