We each have our own burden to carry. Sometimes it's visible, other times it's concealed.
Milan, Italy

Blocked

#photography #urban #winter #sign #found #street

I was interviewed about the public toilet situation in Portland.
Let's convene designers and communities -- again -- to pull together the best ideas in public restroom design, and put them to work.
20 years ago, PHLUSH was born in the collective effort that created the Portland Loo, now installed all over the world.
Post-pandemic -- post public trust -- are there better models?

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/12/health-advocates-say-portland-needs-more-public-toilets/
#dysentery
#sanitation
#publicrestrooms
#sanitationjustice
#portlandoregon
#urban
@opb

July 2023

Orange glow

#photography #urban #fence #light #architecture #digicam

#Introduction

We are a new collective of practical ecologists and arboriculturalists from North/East London bringing nature recovery to urban London.

We specialise in building sustainable, long term habitat restoration from the bottom up to enhance local wildlife. Based on local knowledge of an area we create and manage woodlands, waterways and grasslands to boost existing populations and create space for other species to return.…

https://renatureldn.uk

#ReNature #Urban #London

A thread

A slightly better shot of #mercury & #venus and an almost-full #moon over #Belfast from my #kitchen window this evening.

Are you a PhD or early-career researcher working on #urban #inequalities and related themes? Join us for the Emerging Urban Inequalities #Conference in Sheffield, UK on 26-27 June 2025. Submit your abstract by 25 April. More info at: https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/emu-conference #urban #sociology

Hello

#photography #graffiti #graffitiart #urban #digicam #blackandwhite #MonochromeMonday

Bigger #cities, bigger #wealth gaps? New research suggests #inequality isn’t just historical or cultural, but inherent to urban growth itself - & that understanding these long-term dynamics could help us chart a course toward a fairer #urban future.

https://nature.com/articles/s44284-025-00213-1 @NatureNewsteam