By Not every body can do every thing. Read that again. Why does our infrastructure have to be so limited, so that it can’t pick up the gaps? Welcome to The Black Urbanist Weekly! I’m Kristen and this is my Black queer feminist take on urbanism and adjacent subjects. I usually
The Map Represents Possibility
This is the map that started it all. Download this year’s version of the NC State Transporation Map. Can we stop calling every map/plan we don’t like or think is impractical, crayonista? Can we acknowledge that the only difference between a transportation plan’s reality and fantasy is political will? Welcome to The
The Real Reason I Don’t Talk As Much About Housing
I’m in root shock. However, I’m no longer in denial, that cities exist because of active development and policy, and what I yearn for is the cultivation and elevation of villages. And yes, my imagination of what that looks like still matters! I was recently asked, as I often am, what
In The Byway of False Independence, Sheltering in My Inner Freedom
The Black Urbanist Weekly for July 4-10, 2022 Welcome to this week’s “holiday” edition, as many of us continue our reflection on this “false” independence we are asked to celebrate today. What’s on my mind this week as many more become aware of how tentative our lives are, especially in
