#sidewalks — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #sidewalks, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/70263/ WRITE ON: Geneva, repair those sidewalks | Opinion #Geneva #Geneva(city) #MichaelJFitzgerald #NewYork #sidewalk #sidewalks #tree #WriteOn
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🚧ICYMI🚧
MCDOT is rolling out its spring sidewalk construction schedule, with approximately 10 miles of new sidewalks in the active planning or construction phase across #MontgomeryCoMD.
🚧🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/spring-construction-underway-montgomery-countys-annual-sidewalk-programs-0
#VisionZeroMC #mdroads #mdtraffic #sidewalks #MDOT #sidewalks #MCPS #walking -
🚧ICYMI🚧
MCDOT is rolling out its spring sidewalk construction schedule, with approximately 10 miles of new sidewalks in the active planning or construction phase across #MontgomeryCoMD.
🚧🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/spring-construction-underway-montgomery-countys-annual-sidewalk-programs-0
#VisionZeroMC #mdroads #mdtraffic #sidewalks #MDOT #sidewalks #MCPS #walking -
🚧ICYMI🚧
MCDOT is rolling out its spring sidewalk construction schedule, with approximately 10 miles of new sidewalks in the active planning or construction phase across #MontgomeryCoMD.
🚧🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/spring-construction-underway-montgomery-countys-annual-sidewalk-programs-0
#VisionZeroMC #mdroads #mdtraffic #sidewalks #MDOT #sidewalks #MCPS #walking -
🚧ICYMI🚧
MCDOT is rolling out its spring sidewalk construction schedule, with approximately 10 miles of new sidewalks in the active planning or construction phase across #MontgomeryCoMD.
🚧🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/spring-construction-underway-montgomery-countys-annual-sidewalk-programs-0
#VisionZeroMC #mdroads #mdtraffic #sidewalks #MDOT #sidewalks #MCPS #walking -
🚧ICYMI🚧
MCDOT is rolling out its spring sidewalk construction schedule, with approximately 10 miles of new sidewalks in the active planning or construction phase across #MontgomeryCoMD.
🚧🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/spring-construction-underway-montgomery-countys-annual-sidewalk-programs-0
#VisionZeroMC #mdroads #mdtraffic #sidewalks #MDOT #sidewalks #MCPS #walking -
Manila is pretty hostile to pedestrians, but still even when the pavement is busted and dusted (or more often, doesn't exist at all) we walk! #manila #mandaluyong #pedestrians #pavement #sidewalks
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Manila is pretty hostile to pedestrians, but still even when the pavement is busted and dusted (or more often, doesn't exist at all) we walk! #manila #mandaluyong #pedestrians #pavement #sidewalks
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Manila is pretty hostile to pedestrians, but still even when the pavement is busted and dusted (or more often, doesn't exist at all) we walk! #manila #mandaluyong #pedestrians #pavement #sidewalks
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Manila is pretty hostile to pedestrians, but still even when the pavement is busted and dusted (or more often, doesn't exist at all) we walk! #manila #mandaluyong #pedestrians #pavement #sidewalks
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Manila is pretty hostile to pedestrians, but still even when the pavement is busted and dusted (or more often, doesn't exist at all) we walk! #manila #mandaluyong #pedestrians #pavement #sidewalks
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If you missed the Purple Line BiPPA Sidewalk Proposal meeting earlier this week, you're encouraged to provide feedback via the online comment form or by email to the Project Manager at [email protected] by Thursday, May 14, 2026.
▶️ https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-bEBbuWxc0Csl3eAaaCtZLPFvHo8Lq1DoHSGxMGwscdUMDhLSkJVT0IxOTJQNEtNNU9FTDI5SFlJNS4u&route=shorturl #mta #sidewalks #walking #montgomerycountymd #maryland #purplelinemd #transportation #transit #futuretransit -
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If you missed the Purple Line BiPPA Sidewalk Proposal meeting earlier this week, you're encouraged to provide feedback via the online comment form or by email to the Project Manager at [email protected] by Thursday, May 14, 2026.
▶️ https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-bEBbuWxc0Csl3eAaaCtZLPFvHo8Lq1DoHSGxMGwscdUMDhLSkJVT0IxOTJQNEtNNU9FTDI5SFlJNS4u&route=shorturl #mta #sidewalks #walking #montgomerycountymd #maryland #purplelinemd #transportation #transit #futuretransit -
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If you missed the Purple Line BiPPA Sidewalk Proposal meeting earlier this week, you're encouraged to provide feedback via the online comment form or by email to the Project Manager at [email protected] by Thursday, May 14, 2026.
▶️ https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-bEBbuWxc0Csl3eAaaCtZLPFvHo8Lq1DoHSGxMGwscdUMDhLSkJVT0IxOTJQNEtNNU9FTDI5SFlJNS4u&route=shorturl #mta #sidewalks #walking #montgomerycountymd #maryland #purplelinemd #transportation #transit #futuretransit -
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If you missed the Purple Line BiPPA Sidewalk Proposal meeting earlier this week, you're encouraged to provide feedback via the online comment form or by email to the Project Manager at [email protected] by Thursday, May 14, 2026.
▶️ https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-bEBbuWxc0Csl3eAaaCtZLPFvHo8Lq1DoHSGxMGwscdUMDhLSkJVT0IxOTJQNEtNNU9FTDI5SFlJNS4u&route=shorturl #mta #sidewalks #walking #montgomerycountymd #maryland #purplelinemd #transportation #transit #futuretransit -
The #HousingCrisis is very much a #RoadSafety issue. The only way to reduce serious & fatal #traffic #crashes is to reduce the amount of #KineticEnergy being transfered among roadway users.
Best way to do that? Reduce our dependence on big, heavy, fast cars.
Best way to do that? Build #communities & #infrastructure that help people get out of cars and onto #sidewalks, #BikePaths, & #transit.
Best way to do that? Build more housing for more people in more places that don't require a #car. -
Just a city tree (Sketch of the Week for Week 46 of 2025) https://www.davideriknelson.com/sbsb/index.php/2025/11/sketch-of-the-week-city-tree/ #art #cities #cityscapes #drawing #newsD #newsF #sidewalks #sketch #sketching #trees
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From 2024: States Are Restricting Protests and Criminalizing Dissent
United States of Suppression is a series documenting the recent crackdown on dissent and protests in the U.S. This op-ed discusses what happens when protesting becomes a crime.
By Elly Page and Alana Greer
June 26, 2024Excerpt: "Since 2017, 21 states across the country have passed new laws that restrict protests — nearly 50 in total — with dozens more being introduced annually.
"Most of these new laws increase criminal penalties for conduct, like interfering with traffic, involved in some kinds of protests. Under laws passed in states such as #Arkansas, #Iowa, and #Tennessee, protesters can spend up to a year in jail for 'obstructing' public #streets or #sidewalks, even though these are traditional venues for First Amendment-related activities. After protests against the #KeystoneXL Pipeline, 14 states dramatically increased penalties for trespassing, which would usually amount to a petty offense, if protesters enter lands with #pipelines or #pipeline construction sites.
"In many cases, these laws go further than punishing individual protesters to include the people and organizations that support them, putting organizers and community groups at risk. Under a recent law in #Oklahoma, an organization that 'conspires' with people to hold a protest can face felony penalties if the protest is deemed to be an 'unlawful assembly' — which state law defines vaguely enough to include a three-person protest that 'disturbs the public peace.' "
Read more:
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/states-restricting-protests-criminalizing#CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #PipelineProtestors #TrafficInterference #DisturbingThePeace #BogusCharges #Crackdown #SLAPPs #VagueLaws #ProtestOrganizers #ProtestSponsors #ProtestSupporters #FirstAmendment -
State by State Pending and recently passed #AntiProtestLaws: #WestVirginia - Part 2
HB 3135: New penalties for #protesters who block #streets and #sidewalksWould create new penalties for protesters who block streets, sidewalks, and other public passageways. Under the bill, someone who obstructs a highway, street, sidewalk or “other place used for the passage of persons, vehicles, or conveyances,” whether alone or with others, commits a misdemeanor, punishable by at least $500 and one month in jail. A second or subsequent offense would be a felony, punishable by at least $1,000 and at least three months and up to three years in prison. The bill defines “obstruct” to include conduct that makes passage “unreasonably inconvenient.” As such, protesters on a sidewalk who were deemed to have made it “unreasonably inconvenient” for pedestrians to pass could face jail terms. A substantially similar bill was introduced as HB 5446 in 2024.
Full bill text:
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=3135&year=2025&sessiontype=RSStatus: pending
Introduced 4 Mar 2025.
Issue(s): Traffic Interference
HB 2757: Potential "#terrorism" charges for #NonviolentProtesters
Would create several new, sweeping “terrorism” offenses that could cover nonviolent protesters. One new offense, “terrorist violent #MassAction,” is defined to include “violent protests” and “riots” that “appear intended” to coerce or intimidate groups, governments, or societies. The bill provides that participation in a “terrorist violent mass action” constitutes an “terrorist act,” and any entity that uses such actions “to advance its agenda” is a “terrorist group.” “Violent protest” is not defined in the bill or elsewhere in the law, nor does the bill require that a person individually commit any act of violence or property damage to be culpable of “terrorist violent mass action.” As such, someone who peacefully participates in a #nonviolent but #rowdy protest where a few individuals commit #PropertyDamage could conceivably face “terrorism” charges. Likewise, a #NonprofitGroup involved in organizing or supporting such a protest “to advance its agenda” could be deemed a “#TerroristOrganization” under the bill. Individuals and organizations not directly involved in such a protest could also face felony “terrorism” charges for providing protesters with “material support”—broadly defined by the bill as “any property, tangible or intangible, or service.” The bill also creates a new felony “terrorism” offense for “actions… taken for political reasons to bar other persons from exercising their freedom of movement, via foot or any other conveyance.” As written, that could cover a large, peaceful march that even temporarily stops traffic. Meanwhile, the bill provides complete immunity for people who “injure perpetrators or supporters of perpetrators” while attempting to “escape” such “terrorism.” This provision would seem to eliminate consequences for acts of violence against protesters by people whose movement has been blocked by a protest, including drivers who hit protesters with their cars. The bill also creates new felony “threatening terrorism” offenses for a person or group that "for political reasons blockades property containing critical infrastructure,” or that “trespasses for political reasons onto property containing critical infrastructure.” As such, nonviolent protesters who block a road to a pipeline or enter onto pipeline property could face “threatening terrorism” charges, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. A nearly identical bill was proposed in 2024 (HB 4994) and 2023 (HB 2916).
Full text of bill:
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2757&year=2025&sessiontype=RSStatus: pending
Introduced 21 Feb 2025.
Issue(s): #ProtestSupporters or Funders, #DriverImmunity, Infrastructure, Riot, Terrorism, #TrafficInterference, Trespass
#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
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When are #ICEProtests ‘illegal’ in #Texas? Here’s what state and federal laws say
By Tiffani Jackson Updated June 12, 2025
Excerpt: "What are your rights to protest on public or private property? Your rights are strongest in “traditional public forums,” like parks, sidewalks and streets, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. While you generally have the freedom to express yourself on other public land, like plazas outside government buildings, it’s important that your actions don’t block access or interfere with the building’s intended function.
"On private property, the owner has the right to impose restrictions on speech. However, the government cannot limit your speech if you’re on your own property or have permission from the owner. It’s also important to remember that counter-protesters have the same rights to free expression, and police must treat both protesters and counter-protesters equally.
"Is it legal to take photos or video protests, police or government buildings? You are legally allowed to photograph anything in plain view, including government buildings and law enforcement officers, when you’re in a public area.
"On private property, however, the property owner may have their own rules about photography or video recording.
"What is an ‘illegal protest’? Protesting is a fundamental right protected by the First Amendment, but not every demonstration is automatically legal. According to the Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to preserving the First Amendment, the following actions can cross the line and turn a peaceful protest into one that could get you arrested:
- Violence or destruction of property – If a protest turns violent, involves #vandalism, or causes harm to people or property, it’s no longer protected under #FreeSpeech laws.
- Trespassing on private property – Protests are generally allowed in public spaces, like sidewalks and parks. But if demonstrators enter private property without permission, they could face trespassing charges.
- Blocking roads or public services – #Marching in the street without a permit or blocking traffic can make a protest illegal. Many cities require permits for demonstrations, especially those that could disrupt public order.
" 'It can’t be about the content of the speech, because content and viewpoint are protected by the #First =Amendment,' TCU media law professor and First Amendment expert Daxton “Chip” Stewart said. 'It has to be about something else. A protest that #BlocksTraffic, for example, or that arises to violence.' Texas laws about protesting
"According to the Texas Law Library, there are specific restrictions on where protests cannot take place.
"For example, it’s illegal to protest within 1,000 feet of a funeral service from three hours before to three hours after the event, as this could disrupt the service. Likewise, protests at #CriticalInfrastructure sites, like oil pipelines or #construction areas, are heavily regulated, with severe penalties for trespassing or disrupting these facilities.
"Additionally, blocking #highways, #sidewalks or any passageways that are accessible to the public — especially emergency routes—is prohibited, and doing so can lead to felony charges.
"#Protests that turn disorderly or disrupt lawful meetings also fall under legal restrictions. Finally, any actions that involve violence or #loud, disruptive noise are subject to criminal penalties.
"What are your rights if you protest on college campus? In 2019, Texas passed a law that made all common outdoor spaces on public university campuses 'traditional public forums.'
"This means that anyone — whether you’re a student, staff member, or just someone from the community — can express themselves, whether that’s through protests or other demonstrations, as long as it’s lawful and doesn’t seriously disrupt the university’s operations."
Read more:
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article308416530.html#TexasResists #NoKingsEvents
#NonViolentProtests #ProtestLaws #Project2025 #Authoritarianism #AntiProtestLaws #TrafficInterference -
#Sidewalks were built for one purpose in the 1800s, then changed mission in the 20th century. They declined in popularity in one period, only to become popular again… along with a new thing, urban trails. At each turn, gov’t played a big role. http://www.fromthegovt.com/sidewalks-and-trails/ #walkable
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Ever heard of Directional Requirements for biking on sidewalks? We were chatting about that topic with a local attorney, which led to today’s post. Californians, note Spriesterbach v. Holland cited in this post: https://bikemonterey.org/directional-requirements-for-bicycle-riding-on-sidewalks.html
#biking #cycling #BikeCalifornia #MontereyCounty #TrafficLaws #BikeLaws #BikingOnSidewalks #sidewalks
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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🌞 Nine-city study finds richer neighborhoods get more sidewalk shade
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-city-richer-neighborhoods-sidewalk.html
#urban #cities #planning #shade #trees #horticulture #sidewalks #inequality
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City Council adopted an amendment to the sidewalk repair ordinance, formalizing a program that allows the City to complete repairs on behalf of property owners while offering financial assistance and replacing property liens with a standard collections process. Karin K. Jensen shares details. https://alamedapost.com/news/council-updates-sidewalk-repair-policy-approves-project-burger-lease/
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Hype for the Future 108D → Modern Suburban Developments in Smaller Communities
Introduction Though suburban sprawl often dominates in the modern outskirts of major and even minor cities, smaller communities, often of fewer than twenty-five thousand (25,000) residents, may have a more comprehensive sidewalk or related infrastructural network, even in the suburban zones. Within such suburban zones, however, the sidewalk network is often identified in the abstract as substandard, as with the sidewalk networks along major highways in modern suburban […] -
Dear Friends,
It's not too late to shovel snow from sidewalk in front of the business even though it fell two days ago. Better late than never for the benefit of pedestrians and people on wheels! But, for goodness sakes, take it easy and don't overexert yourself. We spoke, he said he was okay.ESM
#LongIsland #NewYork #NYwx
#snow #fog #sidewalks
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"...Hale, an avid city cyclist, has personally painted 14 crosswalks since May, including one at the intersection of South New Hampshire Avenue and 4th Street where a 9-year-old boy was hit and killed.
"I think we want a city that responds to the needs of its people in that sense and prioritizes these things as the way forward," said Hale. "I don't feel L.A. is doing that effectively."..."
#BikeTooter #crosswalks #sidewalks #pedestrians #infrastructure #protests #CivilDisobedience
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Are #propertyowners in #Ohio liable for #injuries on #snow and #icecovered #sidewalks?
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Are #propertyowners in #Ohio liable for #injuries on #snow and #icecovered #sidewalks?
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@ncoca Welcome to the pavements/sidewalks of Malaysia! Malaysia's development overly focuses on roads, to the extent that they forget pedestrians have legs and lives too, and need to walk. Maybe the politicians are enjoying their wealthy life in moneyland while we are all in poverty, and we are blamed for our poverty.
#malaysia #infrastructure #urbanplanning #pedestrians #sidewalks #poverty #injustice #governance #sabah #advocacy #roadsafety #development #walkability
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MCDOT's Sidewalk Program ensures that curb ramps county-wide are ADA-compliant. If there is a curb-ramp in need of repair, please feel free to visit the Sidewalk Program website, where you can request new curb-ramps or repairs to existing ones.
💻Program Website 🔗 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-dte/sidewalk/index.html #montgomerycountymd #maryland #sidewalks -
#Sidewalks were built for one purpose in the 1800s, then changed mission in the 20th century. They declined in popularity in one period, only to become popular again… along with a new thing, urban trails. At each turn, gov’t played a big role. http://www.fromthegovt.com/sidewalks-and-trails/ #walkable
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@jarek @the5thColumnist @mayintoronto Willowdale has so many streets without sidewalk. Some of those street are even leading to a park!
And then in Don Valley North within Bayview Village neighborhood, found 2 instances of sidewalk stopping mid street. Can only imagine residents refusing them. How can they be allowed to refuse I don’t know.
#topoli #sidewalks #walkto #donvalleynorth #bayviewvillage #willowdale
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Ask Wilson why 26.6/day homeless camps are swept like we are trash when Wheeler was sweeping 20/day and where are people supposed to go when they only have about 1/3 of the people a place???
#PDX #Portland #Illegal2BHomeless just like #Trump now. Same rules against #homeless people from #sidewalks to the #federal government.
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Wonder if a Mysstic #Escape Room can save me from #religious #rampant #parking #impunity on #sidewalks, in front of #church and in #crosswalks #parkslope #brooklyn #airquality #climatechange #climate #cars
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Benjamin Wittes, who's been told by authorities that writing or drawing with chalk on sidewalks in DC is illegal, features a photo from a DC sidewalk (see below).
https://www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/the-chalk-crime-revolution-spreads
And Jonathan Cohn reports from Miami,
"A man walking across an intersection in Florida was arrested over the weekend.
His alleged crime? Felonious use of pink sidewalk chalk."
#dictators #authoritarianism #FreeSpeech #sidewalks #chalk #DeSantis
/1https://www.thebulwark.com/p/desantis-declares-war-on-woke-sidewalk-chalk-pulse-nightclub-newton
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It would be so nice if #India (and other developing economies) copies the #EU cities (e.g. #Paris, #Barcelona) with its people-friendly qualities instead of the car-friendly shit.
#walk #bike #bus #train #sidewalks #pedestrians #climatechange #heatwave #drought #flood #hurricanes #justice #humanrights #equity
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I never quite know when my daily poetry-reading practice and my work in transportation will overlap. They do more often than you might think, as with this poem by Maya Stein, "The Sting."
https://mayastein.com/campaigns/view-email/8IlGTYKuxyvQy0hmK3OHEjfOMRdy2x2AQlLIiBWo_WjX5YT_wuZJSPssXttWWIV6xb73h-sYS44F_Np43GkGoPdNtqYuTr-RFcCSGIkjWLBaFmrbLZMO-R9wwYNgTaFXQpcIxhXV9tzTDSlPmDc2a1mWXx1z3hTkNndNFw==?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=68aca675e2f0fd766918dc26&ss_email_id=68ae19d5d2547058f5c7222c&#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #transportation #TranspoPoems #ElectedOfficials #infrastructure #sidewalks #protest #bees #MayaStein #haibun #Basho #MatsuoBasho #haiku
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Deteriorating sidewalks in Indianapolis neighborhood spark community outcry
"The sidewalks along Nowland Avenue are in particularly poor shape, according to locals, who describe the scene as “really bad,” with many curbs missing and weeds growing uncontrollably."
The city's response is that "Repairs are addressed as funding becomes available" which I suspect means "Repairs are not addressed."
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State by State Pending and recently passed #AntiProtestLaws: #NewYork
S 6746: New penalties for protesters who wear a #mask
Would create a new criminal offense, “concealment of identity during a protest,” that would cover peaceful protesters who wear a mask while demonstrating. Under the bill, a person who wears a mask or facial covering that disguises their face “so as to conceal the identity of the wearer” while “involved in a lawful assembly, unlawful assembly, protest, or riot” commits the offense. The bill provides an exception for masks and other face coverings worn as protection from weather, for religious reasons, for medical purposes, or as a costume for a holiday or exhibition. While only a violation, the new offense would restrict individuals’ ability to protest lawfully while remaining anonymous, for instance to avoid retaliation.
Full text of bill:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6746
Status: pendingIntroduced 21 Mar 2025.
Issue(s): #FaceCovering, Riot
S 5911: Heightened penalties for #riot and incitement to riot
Would enhance the penalties for first and second degree "riot" as well as "incitement to riot." Under New York law, "incitement to riot" is broadly defined, and could cover a person or organization found to have "urged" a group of people to protest in a "tumultuous and violent" way that is “likely to create public alarm”—regardless of whether such protest ever takes place or creates “public alarm.” The bill would make the offense a Class E felony, punishable by up to four years in prison, instead of a Class A misdemeanor.
Full text of bill:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5911Status: pending
Introduced 3 Mar 2025.
Issue(s): Riot
S 723: New criminal penalties for masked protesters
Would create two new crimes that could apply to masked protesters and people who support them. Under the bill, a person who is masked or “disguised by unusual or unnatural attire or facial alteration,” who engages in a protest or other public assembly with other masked or disguised people, commits the offense of “deceptive wearing of a mask,” a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail. The offense would likewise apply to anyone who “knowingly permits or aids” masked demonstrators who congregate in public. The offense does not require that an individual act unlawfully or have any intent to engage in unlawful behavior. A second offense, “aggravated deceptive wearing of a mask,” would apply to masked or disguised individuals engaged in a public assembly where property damage or injuries occur; the offense would be a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. (As drafted, the bill does not make clear whether an individual need personally cause the damage or injury, or merely be part of a group where such damage or injury occurs, to commit the offense.) The bill provides exemptions for masks or disguises worn for religious purposes, or in connection with a government-authorized “masquerade party or like entertainment.” If enacted, the bill would give law enforcement broad discretion to arrest individuals who wear masks or other disguise at a public protest, as well as anyone who seemed to be “aiding” them. The same bill was introduced as S 9194 in the 2023-2024 session.
Full text of bill:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S723Status: pending
Introduced 8 Jan 2025.
Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Face Covering
S 534: New penalties for protesters who block #traffic
Would create a new criminal offense that could cover #UnpermittedProtests and #demonstrations on #streets, #sidewalks, or near public buildings. According to the bill, a person participating in a protest without a permit who “obstructs” cars or pedestrians, or prevents people from entering or exiting buildings, commits a new offense of “aggravated disorderly conduct” if they intend “to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm” or are “recklessly creating a risk thereof.” The offense would be a class A misdemeanor, punishable by one year in jail and $1,000. As written, an individual in a spontaneous protest that blocks a sidewalk, “recklessly creating a risk” of inconveniencing people, would be guilty of the offense. The bill would also add the offense to the underlying offenses that can be charged as a hate crime under New York law, and allow individuals arrested for the offense to be held for bail. The same bill was introduced as S 8646 in 2024.
Full text of bill:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S534Status: pending
Introduced 8 Jan 2025.
Issue(s): #TrafficInterference
#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #AntiProtestLaws #PipelineProtests #MaskedProtesters #AntiMaskLaws -
Some of the calçada Portuguesa (the paving done with contrasting limestone and basalt) that make up the older sidewalks and squares in many places in Portugal, from my wife & my recent vacation. They’re lovely, but they can also be a bit slippery even when dry, which combined with hilly cities like Porto and Lisbon occasionally added a little extra excitement to walking around (one of the reasons they are apparently falling out of favor.)
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State by State Pending and Recently Passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Louisiana
HB 737: #Vague ban on #ResidentialProtests
Broadly criminalizes participating in a protest within 50 feet of a residence that “threatens to disrupt, or harasses” an individual’s “right to control or use” their residence. The law does not make exceptions for protests that take place in #PublicParks or on #sidewalks—traditional public forums—that may be within 50 feet of residential buildings. Nor does the law require any intent on the part of protesters to target a specific residence or to harass or disturb specific residents. The law also does not require that a protest actually disrupt an individual's right to use their residence, only that it "threaten" to do so. It is also unclear what would constitute "harassing" an individual's right to use their residence, for the purpose of the law.
Full text of bill:
https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24RS&b=HB737&sbi=yStatus: enacted
Introduced 18 Mar 2024; Approved by House 9 April 2024; Approved by Senate 20 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 18 June 2024
HB 383: Civil immunity for drivers who hit protesters
Limits the civil liability of drivers who injure or kill protesters who were unlawfully in the street. The law provides that if a driver hits someone who was illegally “blocking a roadway,” the driver cannot be sued for any injury, death, or damage if he “reasonably believe[d]” that he was in immediate danger of injury and was trying to “retreat or escape.” The sponsor cited a rise in protests across the country as motivation for the bill.
Full text of bill:
https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24RS&b=HB383&sbi=yStatus: enacted
Introduced 29 Feb 2024; Approved by House 8 April 2024; Approved by Senate 20 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 11 June 2024
Issue(s): #DriverImmunity, #TrafficInterference
HB 205: New #racketeering penalties for protesters
Adds nonviolent protest-related offenses to the underlying crimes that can be prosecuted under Louisiana’s racketeering law, which carries steep penalties. Offenses that are now covered by the racketeering law include “simple #obstruction of a #highway of commerce,” “#riot,” “inciting to riot,” "institutional #vandalism," and “aiding and abetting others to enter or remain on premises where forbidden.” As such, individuals in a protest that merely makes movement on a #highway “more difficult” (a minor misdemeanor offense) could be charged with a violation of Louisiana’s racketeering law if they did so more than once and as part of an enterprise with others. Louisiana law defines “riot” broadly, requiring no actual violence or damage but three or more people engaged in a “#PublicDisturbance” that creates a “danger of injury or damage” by an “imminent threat of tumultuous and violent conduct,” so individuals who participate in tumultuous protests could likewise be charged with racketeering. The law also adds “criminal damage to a critical infrastructure” to the racketeering law, such that certain #CivilDisobedience actions near #pipelines and other #infrastructure, including sites under construction, could be covered as well. Racketeering violations are punishable by up to 50 years in #prison with #HardLabor and a one million dollar fine.
Full text of bill:
https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=245811&sbi=yStatus: enacted
Introduced 26 Feb 2024; Approved by House 2 April 2024; Approved by Senate 14 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 10 June 2024
Issue(s): #ProtestSupporters or Funders, Infrastructure, Riot, #Trespass
HB 127: Heightened penalties for #StreetProtesters and organizers
Increases existing penalties for impeding traffic and creates a new offense that could cover individuals who plan or organize protests that would impede traffic. Under prior law in Louisiana, engaging in conduct that makes movement on any road “more difficult” was a misdemeanor, punishable by six months in jail and $200. The law adds an offense of “#conspiracy” or “aiding and abetting” of others to engage in such conduct. As written, the new offense does not require that that the protest or other act actually take place or that it actually impede traffic. The law also increases the fine for both offenses to $750.
Full text of bill:
https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=24RS&b=HB127&sbi=yStatus: enacted
Introduced 22 Feb 2024; Approved by House 15 April 2024; Approved by Senate 16 May 2024; Signed by Governor Landry 10 June 2024
Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Traffic Interference
HB 727: NEW PENALTIES FOR PROTESTS NEAR GAS AND OIL PIPELINES
Targets protests around gas and oil #pipelines by expanding the definition of "critical infrastructure" and providing for the offense of "unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure." Under the law, "critical infrastructure" is amended to include "pipelines," "any site where the construction or improvement of [pipelines or any other listed infrastructure facility] is taking place," as well as "all structures, equipment, or other immovable or movable property located within or upon" such facilities. Unauthorized entry onto critical infrastructure property as defined above is punishable by imprisonment with or without hard labor for up to five years and a fine of $1,000. As originally introduced, the law included a new crime of "conspiracy to engage in unauthorized entry" of a critical infrastructure facility, punishable by imprisonment with or without hard labor for up to five years and a fine of $10,000, such that individuals who only planned to hold a peaceful protest on infrastructure property could be prosecuted. The amended and enacted version of the bill removed the provisions on conspiracy, however. In addition, prior to the law's enactment, provisions were added to mandate that the law would not apply to "[l]awful assembly and peaceful and orderly petition, picketing, or demonstration for the redress of grievances or to express ideas or views regarding legitimate matters of public interest."
Full text of bill:
https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=18RS&b=HB727&sbi=yStatus: enacted
Introduced 26 Mar 2018; Approved by House 12 April 2018; Approved by the Senate 8 May 2018; Signed into law by Governor Edwards 30 May 2018
Issue(s): Infrastructure, #Trespass
#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #AntiProtestLaws #PipelineProtests #HeatherHeyer #UniteTheRight #DrivingDownProtestors -
#Vancouver #sidewalks a #noMansLand for #ice and #snow removal | Urbanized
When it #snows in Vancouver, the #city’s sidewalks and #bikeLanes can turn into a #patchwork of barely #passable #routes. Why?
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-sidewalks-snow-ice
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I often take a pair of pruners on my walks around town in case there is a stray branch impeding the way, but I may need to start lugging around a machete (yes, I have one). Jokes aside, I wish homeowners would show a bit of respect to the low-vision residents in the neighborhood who have to navigate these obstacles. #swarthmore #walking #sidewalks #plants #walkability #pruning #hedges #yardwork #streets #traffic #pedestrian
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
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The #depaving groups reclaiming #UrbanGreenSpace
by Jennifer Cole, Mar 21, 2026
"It took two years, but finally, in 2025, Jean Norwood’s dream of turning the parking lot at #MorningstarMissionary Baptist Church in #PortlandOR, into a play area for children and a #FoodGarden with #FruitTrees came true. Working with Norwood to bring her vision to reality was #DepavePortland. Since 2008, the Portland-based nonprofit has been digging up paved surfaces, freeing the trapped soil underneath and #regreening the newly reclaimed space.
"There are an estimated 2 billion parking places in the United States, an area comparable in size to the entire state of Vermont. That figure does not include #sidewalks, schoolyards or other paved surfaces, which, along with #CarParks, trap heat, intensifying the urban #HeatIsland effect in some cases by up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared with surrounding areas. '#Asphalt makes your space hotter in the summertime, and colder in the wintertime,' Norwood says.
"When asphalt is removed and the soil beneath is exposed, those dynamics begin to reverse. The ground can absorb and store #carbon, and #rainwater is able to filter into the soil rather than running off into sewers. #Trees and #gardens can be planted that provide shade and a #habitat is created for #birds, #insects and other #wildlife.
"This was Norwood’s dream for the parking lot at Morningstar. Going from concrete to fruit trees, though, takes patience. 'First,' she says, 'there was about six months of planning and submitting requests for permitting.'
"Depave guided Norwood and the church through all of it, even seeking out grants to help cover costs. When it came time to depave the parking lot, volunteers recruited by Depave used crowbars, shovels, bare hands and wheelbarrows to lift out the pavement and daylight the soil beneath. Depave also worked with Morningstar on finding contractors to build the play area and raised #GardenBeds, and on choosing the plants for each newly #regreened space. It’s a process Depave has perfected at more than 82 sites across Portland."
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-depaving-groups-reclaiming-urban-green-space/
#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenCities #GreenerCities #RewildingCities #MoreParksLessParkingLots #WildlifeHabitat
