Coby
@Cobylefko
Working on creating better, more beautiful cities & towns to live in. Developer, Writer, Urbanist, Optimist. Check out my writing below!
It's a hopeful work about our ability to create places today that are as good as have ever existed. Our best days are not behind us. All it takes is a little bit of Optimism to get started! Check out the link on Amazon below!! shorturl.at/2sOW0
We have about 2000 in San Diego… that’s not a typo, TWO THOUSAND nonprofits dedicated to ending “people experiencing homelessness”. 40% of the money goes to salaries. Conservatively, San Diego has $500M per year going to nonprofit salaries alone. Crazy to think about…
200 homeless non-profits in San Francisco. That means a lot of duplicative overhead and a lot of people looking for clients.
This is the sort of legislation we need to be pursuing post land use liberalization. Well done @RepLiccardo & @RepGarbarino! wsj.com/economy/housin…
Cities: don't let inane regulations like the width it takes a fire truck to make a u-turn force you to become more road than place. Communities around the world manage just fine with narrow right of ways, smaller fire trucks, and longer hoses!
With help from @Chris_Smeder, @JonathanHillis, @levin_phil, @devonzuegel, @damonhemmerding, @Cobylefko, @jansramek, @AustinTunnell and @davegordon14, I made this wishlist of changes that could make it easier to build more beautiful & walkable places. Somewhat ranked in order of…
We are in sore need of officials who principally view their role as servants to the public and stewards of their cities. Leading with care and approachability, not pride. We need more Martins!
There are public servants who love their job. And then there is Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Martin Maher, who loves his job so much he invites strangers to talk to him about it.
Dresden. Every building pictured dates from the last twenty years, the result of a 2002 municipal referendum in which the city decisively voted in favour of reconstructing its historic centre.