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Urban apartment dwellers: I see 100s of recommendations for things you can do if you have land or live in a whole house. Many of us are not on the ground floor. What are some of your urban apartment living solarpunk hacks?

Mine is not having a fridge and having a zeer pot on the balcony instead

I first encountered in Dozois' Year's Best collections (which I SO miss). A physics & environment professor, she writes deeply poetic speculative - sometimes science, but not only - fiction, often rooted in Indian mythology.

My favorite in this collection is "Indra's Web" is somewhat different: pure & : something small that will ripple around the world and feels truly reachable already today. Read it on a dark day. Hope.

My hand holding Vandana Singh's boom "Ambiguity Machines" out of the window. In Background Cape Town's Signal Hill in beautiful reddish morning light.

Perhaps the most ambitious car-free scheme in North America, Montréal has pedestrianized 11 commercial arteries—totalling 9.4 kilometres—in seven boroughs this summer. A pandemic-era initiative pushed by chambers of commerce, they have quickly become cherished destinations for locals and tourists alike.

Montréal City Hall invested $12-million between 2022 and 2024 to open the streets in front of 2,100 local businesses: “The boroughs, business owners, residents, customers, passers-by, and tourists appreciate the quality of life offered by pedestrianization projects.” - Mayor Valérie Plante.

Ultimately, these car-free streets are built on the recognition that shopping districts can either attract cars or people. They can’t successfully do both. And in an age of online retail, these brick-and-mortar businesses realize that they really can’t compete on expedience—so they must compete on experience.

Via: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbruntlett/

#Urbanism #Cycling #TheWarOnCars #Montréal #ClimateAction #SolarPunk #Walk

People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.
People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.
People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.
People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.
People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.
People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.
People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.
People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.
People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.
People out and about, walking and cycling on Montreal's car free streets.

It's a very special Repair Café for August as we have a special team of doctors and nurses from the toy hospital visiting 👩🏽‍⚕️!

You'll be able to spot the toy hospital team as they'll be wearing their scrubs and lab coats ready to operate on your toys 👨🏻‍⚕️

Please spread the word so we can make this a really special event for all the children in and around Barry.

🗓️ Saturday 3rd August.
10am til 1pm at Barry Library.

@wales

A poster with striped red background and text overlaid reading "Barry Repair Cafe presents, Barry Toy Hospital. Teddy tinkering and robot repairs. Saturday 3rd August 2024. 10am until 1pm. Barry Library, CF63 4RW." A selection of toys are in the centre of the text including a dinosaur, car, fire truck and aeroplane.

The new @TheWarOnCars series is so irritating 💕

I may have just discovered why some condescendingly dismiss new bike lanes bc they feel confident assuming "you wouldn't even use them." 😡 Like wtf, if you knew me, I illegally 🚨 🚓 bike on sidewalks to avoid cars

Do these pick-me vehicular cyclists realize that no amount of ingratiating BS will keep a multi ton vehicle from flattening you and your bike bc you called it a "vehicle"? WTF is this insanity??

The Utopia On the Tabletop book just dropped. You can download the pdf for free.

https://ping-press.com/2024/02/23/utopia-on-the-tabletop/

There was a jam that got designers creating games that might be included in the book, and I didn't win any of the jam prizes, but then my submission is one of just two games that got picked for the book alongside the academic articles.

It's called How To Ooze Charm In the Future. Check it out.

The cover of Utopia On the Tabletop. There's no text on it other than the title. The art is a numberless icosahedron with swirly pastel color effects.

So my local library's makerspace offered a free event where they brought in a bunch of old tower computers, printers, game consoles, etc., - laid out a bunch of iFixit toolkits - and let everyone (kids and adults alike) take everything apart!!!

One kid was hesitant because they didn't want to break anything and the library staff were like, none of it works. We're recycling and throwing everything out afterwards! Go hog wild, you won't get in trouble! You're meant to break it and take it apart!

The kid was absolutely enthusiastic and went to town!

I got to be a kid again and go into detail about all the computer parts and what each of the hardware did. It was awesome watching my children and other kids and adults interact, share tools, show off what they found.

I spoke with the organizer afterwards and asked if this was a …

A group of people sitting around a table with electronics in various states of disrepair.
A shot later on where the table is completely covered with PCBs and various electronics all taken a part in a wonderful joyous mess.