Telling the Story of Cities
In under four months, the startup Oonee raised over $1 million in small donations on the crowdsource-investing site Republic, becoming one of the first Black-led startups to reach that milestone. Oonee (pronounced “Ooh-nee”) is a social impact company that builds bike parking infrastructure networks made up of secure pods that bikers can unlock for free… Read more Shabazz Stuart and Oonee Do Business Like Urban Planners
There is no comfort that the death of Michelle Alyssa Go, age 40, is a policy failure of the highest magnitude. On January 15th, 2022, Ms. Go was pushed onto the tracks of the Brooklyn-bound R Subway as the train was pulling into Times Square; she was pronounced dead-on-scene. Her alleged assailant has reportedly had… Read more The Infrastructure of Safety – Pricing our Protection
In last December’s mad dash to sew up some last minute accomplishments before leaving office, former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Commissioner Henry Gutman released the NYC Streets Plan. The 96-page document positively outlines the accomplishments of the de Blasio administration’s, particularly relating to Vision Zero, and sets… Read more Three Key Things from the NYC Streets Plan
In the Unconventional City Planners series, Mackenna Caughron will explore three unconventional planners and their machinations of the city. This is part 1 of a 3 part series. Raised in Senegal and New Jersey. Investor in solar energy. Son of a professor/musician and a dancer. He reminisced on his upbringing, “I was that kid you… Read more Unconventional City Planners: Part 1 – Akon City
Seven months have passed since housing authorities across the country received nearly 70,000 vouchers to permanently house people experiencing homelessness. Today, less than 15% are currently in use. While a lack of public funding is often highlighted as a reason for America’s persisting homelessness crisis, the current utilization rate of these unprecedented vouchers reveals that… Read more The Promise and Pitfalls of Emergency Housing Vouchers