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💧🌏 Greg CocksGroundwater Pumping Is Contributing To The Subsidence Of Major U.S. Cities -- <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/08/climate/sinking-cities-us-causes-groundwater.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/08/climate/sinking-cities-us-causes-groundwater.html</a> <-- shared media article -- <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00240-y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00240-y</a> <-- shared paper -- <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#groundwater</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/subsidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#subsidence</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/city" class="mention 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Jonathan EmmesediA suburb of Phoenix is not where one might expect to see a residential development based on emancipation from the dominion of the car. Reducing car dependency in Arizona matters beyond the borders of the state. All too often those working for more human and environmentally sound planning and transit policies in the USA are met with a simplistic and thought stopping cry of "It might work in Europe, but our geography makes it impossible!"<a href="https://youtu.be/ljdg11X8YBg?si=Ch4BNepoLbPpiDl3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/ljdg11X8YBg?si=Ch4BNepoLbPpiDl3</a><a href="https://c.im/tags/Tempe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tempe</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CarFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CarFree</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Urbanism</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Culdesac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culdesac</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Planning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Planning</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transit</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Phoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Phoenix</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a>

MConcrete, carbon and fibre coalescing near the salt water. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urban?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urban</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/city?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#city</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sprawl?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/southafrica?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#southafrica</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/settlement?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#settlement</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cityscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cityscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/capetown?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capetown</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/buildings?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buildings</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cities?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cities</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscapephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photooftheday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photooftheday</a>

Now at @aj@gts.sadauskas.id.auAustralian farmers push for "right to farm" legislation in a bid to push back against suburban sprawl: <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-03-03/qld-right-to-farm-push-as-urban-growth-extends-to-farm-areas/104998330" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-03-03/qld-right-to-farm-push-as-urban-growth-extends-to-farm-areas/104998330</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farming</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanism</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/UrbanPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UrbanPlanning</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a>

welshtrollBeen pondering a oneshot of The Sprawl for Christmas, then this popped in my head and was created. <a href="https://gamepad.club/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a href="https://gamepad.club/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://gamepad.club/tags/pbta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pbta</a>

BellingenNSWDeclining reading rates in AustraliaAustralians are reading less than other countries. They are buying and reading fewer books than people in many other countries. Why? Car dependency, sprawling suburbia and a public transport desert do not allow for a culture of reading (while commuting). >> <a href="https://theconversation.com/australians-are-reading-less-than-other-countries-a-new-report-shows-why-243272" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/australians-are-reading-less-than-other-countries-a-new-report-shows-why-243272</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/commuting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commuting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mindsets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mindsets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#harm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#automobility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicTransport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MobilityDesign</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dependency</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/10/18/limiting-housing-is-actually-causing-all-that-traffic" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/10/18/limiting-housing-is-actually-causing-all-that-traffic</a> “It is clear that many of the people who work in Santa Barbara are priced out of the local housing market … I would say that growth control in Santa Barbara has had mixed results … [it’s] contributed, in part, to higher housing costs” <a href="https://cville.online/tags/santabarbara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#santabarbara</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/zoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zoning</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/shortage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shortage</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inflation</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/limitstogrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#limitstogrowth</a>

Cathy TuttleDo you have 22 minutes? Here's a wealth of info on best urban mobility practices from 120 European cities.Highly recommended proven solutions for new policy leaders + their staffs.Karen Vancluysen Secretary-General of POLIS Network, opened the International Cargo Bike Festival <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/ICBF2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICBF2024</a> on personal mobility and urban logistics.<a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/logistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#logistics</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/parking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#parking</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/airquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#airquality</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/congestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#congestion</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resilience</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#safety</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/efficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#efficiency</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/multimodal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#multimodal</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/smartcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartcity</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanism</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3lsGWclom8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3lsGWclom8</a>

BellingenNSWNative freshwater fish at risk of extinction"More than one-third (37%) of our freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction, including 35 species not even listed as threatened...At present, 63 freshwater fish species are on Australia’s national list of species declared as threatened under federal environmental law.""Invasive fish such as brown and rainbow trout are the biggest driver of native fish loss...Australia’s southern states are greatly adding to the problem by releasing millions of trout into waterways each year for recreational fishers...The other major threats facing native fish are agriculture and aquaculture (38%), pollution (38%), hunting and fishing (19%), energy production and mining (17%), and urban development (13%).""In 2022, the Australian government made a commitment to end extinctions. Our study provides a blueprint for how to do that for our overlooked native freshwater fish." >> <a href="https://theconversation.com/troubled-waters-how-to-stop-australias-freshwater-fish-species-from-going-extinct-242950" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/troubled-waters-how-to-stop-australias-freshwater-fish-species-from-going-extinct-242950</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fishes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fishes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rivers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extinction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/trout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trout</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fishing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RecreationalFishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RecreationalFishers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/aquaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aquaculture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mining</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DynamiteBlasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DynamiteBlasting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlerSociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBCAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPBCAct</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IUCN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IUCN</a>

BellingenNSWThe tyranny of automobility and sprawlWhile the Bellingen /Gleniffer area is transitioning from an ‘idyllic tourist town’ into a ‘normal Aussie suburb’ (of Coffs Harbour), road congestion gets everyone stuck in traffic.Car dependent motorists in their SUVs and bloated oversized trucks demand more and wider roads, larger car parking and a right to pothole-free roads for their 'sports utility vehicles’.Extreme commuting for the necessaries of life are conducted in big private vehicles powered by fossil fuel. An aggregate of ugly big-box stores (large format retail, Coffs) with hostile giant car parks deliver what consumers desire. These consumption hubs are mostly inaccessible to pedestrians and can be dangerous ‘non-places’ (Marc Augé).The mobility design of old school traffic engineers responds to the sprawling expansion with more of the same: more roads, wider roads and bypassing the last bypass. They call it ‘upgrades’. As the latest $2.2 billion highway or forest road ‘upgrade/s’ are blasting their way through the landscape, they are silent about the ‘public bads’: the destroyed biodiversity habitat, the downgraded neighbourhoods, the violence and the polluted biosphere.The ‘normality’ of automobility, or the 'car in the head' in petromodernity together with regulatory inertia make a transition to alternative land uses, energy systems, mobilities and ways of being a challenge.<a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/suburbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suburbia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mobility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/JevonsParadox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JevonsParadox</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/externalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#externalities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/automobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#automobility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateExtremes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateExtremes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Petromodernity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Petromodernity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlenifferRoad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CoffsHarbour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoffsHarbour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bellingen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlerSociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/liveability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#liveability</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScarboroughMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScarboroughMaine</a> Town Council rescinds support for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamConnector</a>The 6-1 vote on the resolution follows increasing opposition among town residents to the controversial $331 million, 5-mile highway, which would affect 35 property owners in town. by Drew Johnson 10/2/2024"The vote was not unexpected; a majority of councilors had voiced support for the resolution at a meeting last month."Myles Smith, a member of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainersForSmarterTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MainersForSmarterTransportation</a> group that organized a rally outside Town Hall Wednesday night, commended the council for taking up the resolution. "'We’ve heard a lot of people say, ‘There’s nothing we can do about this project,’ ‘It’s a done deal,’ or ‘It’s decided by the state,’ ' Smith said. 'But that’s not true. When people come together and stand up for what they believe in, and our elected leaders listen to their concerns, we can make changes that people want to see in their community.'"The resolution rescinds the council’s support for the connector, citing the failure of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTurnpikeAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineTurnpikeAuthority</a> to fulfill the terms of its agreement with Scarborough and three other communities, as well as town residents’ widespread opposition to the project. "The resolution is not binding on future councils and leaves open the possibility of collaborating with state and regional transportation groups to resolve traffic issues should such efforts garner significant public support. "The Maine Turnpike Authority, Scarborough, Gorham, South Portland and Westbrook signed an agreement in May 2022 pledging support for the project. While those other communities have not officially considered withdrawing their support, officials in the other municipalities have been watching the Scarborough council’s deliberations closely as public opposition to the project mounts."The project, estimated to cost at least $331 million, was proposed by the turnpike authority to alleviate traffic congestion through the Gorham area and has been contentious from the outset. "The four-lane, 5-mile connector would stretch from Route 114 at the Gorham Bypass into Scarborough with interchanges at County and Running Hill roads before linking up with Interstate 95 at Exit 45 in South Portland. It’s designed to alleviate traffic in other parts of those communities, such as on Route 114 and Route 22, which provide connections to the highway. "According to a turnpike authority presentation to the Scarborough council in February, about 50 landowners would be impacted by the project via easements, 35 of them in Scarborough. The connector also would weave through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wetlands</a> in the northern portion of town, sparking <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a> concerns. "The preferred path also is set to cut through a portion of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmilingHillFarm</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestbrookMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestbrookMaine</a>, a family-owned farm on 500 acres that has been in the Knight family for 13 generations, which spurred widespread opposition to the project. "'I’m hoping today that the Town Council members decide to put a pause on this and to talk to the MTA about finding alternate routes or scrapping this project altogether,' Ben Wallace, a 12th-generation farmer at Smiling Hill Farm, said ahead of the vote."Original article: <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/02/scarborough-town-council-votes-to-rescind-support-for-gorham-connector-project/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/02/scarborough-town-council-votes-to-rescind-support-for-gorham-connector-project/</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.md/dkvkB#selection-2485.0-2541.254" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.md/dkvkB#selection-2485.0-2541.254</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveSmilingHillFarm</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamBypass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamBypass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveSmilingHill</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamSpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamSpur</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RapidTransit</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LightRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LightRail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheFarms</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtectTheForest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InducedDemand</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveRedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveRedBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtectTheWetlands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrookTrout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrookTrout</a>

Mark"Sprawl negatively affects upward intergenerational mobility at the metropolitan level and the census tract level."<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mobility</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08912424241279561" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08912424241279561</a>

BentleyYYC Rezoning🧵 /9If Calgary doesn't enable different housing types within the existing city footprint we'll never break our dangerous <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> habit. Reminder: if you don't like higher taxes you shouldn't support Sprawl, plain & simple. <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yyc</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyccc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yyccc</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HousingCrisis</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Climate</a>

BentleyYYC Rezoning🧵 /8It's not just all those cars travelling increasingly greater distances twice a day to get everybody to work that makes <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> a problem, it's also the damage we keep doing to what few <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wetlands</a> remain. These are "nature's sponges." We more of NEED more of them, not less <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yyc</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyccc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yyccc</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HousingCrisis</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Climate</a>

BentleyYYC Rezoning🧵 /7When you start to see <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> & the <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HousingCrisis</a> as 2 sides of the same coin, you can understand why a great many climate orgs support to ending/reversing the single units only" style of building that got us into this mess in the 1st place <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-governments-must-change-rules-around-housing-to-meet-building-climate/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-governments-must-change-rules-around-housing-to-meet-building-climate/</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yyc</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyccc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yyccc</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HousingCrisis</a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Climate</a>

DoomsdaysCWHow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoisePollution</a> from humans is wreaking havoc on U.S. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>Nation Jul 18, 2017 2:20 PM EDT "As transportation networks expand and urban areas grow, noise from sources such as vehicle engines is spreading into remote places. Human-caused noise has consequences for wildlife, entire <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> and people. It reduces the ability to hear natural sounds, which can mean the difference between life and death for many animals, and degrade the calming effect that we feel when we spend time in wild places."<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/noise-pollution-humans-wreaking-havoc-u-s-wildlife" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/noise-pollution-humans-wreaking-havoc-u-s-wildlife</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamConnector</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveSmilingHillFarm</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveRedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveRedBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheForest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorkingFarms</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTurnpikeAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineTurnpikeAuthority</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InducedDevelopment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamSpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamSpur</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wetlands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Meadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meadows</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalImpact</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheWoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheWoods</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamMaine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScarboroughMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScarboroughMaine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestbrookMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestbrookMaine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AnthropogenicNoise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AnthropogenicNoise</a>

DoomsdaysCWRapid transit plan calls for 10-20 minute service through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortlandMaine</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestbrookMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestbrookMaine</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamMaine</a>Maine Public | By Nicole OgryskoPublished July 28, 2023 "Local officials in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreaterPortland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreaterPortland</a> are considering a system of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RapidTransit</a> bus routes for the region."Under a draft proposal from the Greater Portland Council of Governments, dedicated bus lanes would provide express service through Portland, Westbrook and Gorham more quickly than traditional bus service, with stops along the way."The preferred route would start at the University of Southern Maine campus in Gorham, travel through downtown Westbrook and stop at the USM campus in Portland before heading down Congress Street and ending near the Eastern Promenade."The proposal envisions service every 10 minutes between Portland and Westbrook, and 20 minutes between Westbrook and Gorham."'That's frequent enough that you're not relying on a schedule anymore,' said Andrew Clark, transit program manager for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GPCOG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GPCOG</a>. 'You're no longer planning your day around the bus schedule. You just know you can go out to the station, and the bus will be there in 10 minutes or something like that.'"Clark said service every 10-20 minutes should also lure riders who wouldn't normally consider taking <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicTransit</a>."'I think people understand the role that transit can play in making our cities better, its role in reducing congestion, its role in better climate outcomes, better social equity outcomes,' he said."Greater Portland Metro would operate the proposed route, but the vehicles and stops would have a different look than the service's existing buses, Clark added."The proposed routes are still a long way away, Clark said. The cities of Portland, Westbrook and Gorham will need to decide how much road space can be freed up for dedicated bus lanes. The project will also need to secure federal funds for the new bus lanes and some new battery-powered vehicles."Local officials also eventually envision rapid transit routes to South Portland, Biddeford and Saco, Brunswick and Windham."<a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2023-07-28/rapid-transit-plan-calls-for-10-20-minute-service-through-portland-westbrook-and-gorham" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2023-07-28/rapid-transit-plan-calls-for-10-20-minute-service-through-portland-westbrook-and-gorham</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamBypass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamBypass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveSmilingHillFarm</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheForest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Woodlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Woodlands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Meadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meadows</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InducedDemand</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalImpact</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamConnector</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveRedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveRedBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RedBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreaterPortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreaterPortlandMaine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BusService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BusService</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MTA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectFarmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProtectFarmland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LessCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LessCars</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorkingFarms</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeterMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeterMills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JanetMills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommuterRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommuterRail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RapidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RapidTransit</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreaterPortland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreaterPortland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a>

DoomsdaysCWOpinion: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamConnector</a> plan threatens river <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ecosystem</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeritageTrout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeritageTrout</a>Building a new road along the banks of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RedBrook</a> will render barren a unique stretch of riparian <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/shoreline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shoreline</a> – with all the adverse consequences you might expect.by C. Ian Stevenson February 27, 2024"While proponents tout the toll-road Gorham Connector as promising to shorten commutes and relieve traffic pressure in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreaterPortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreaterPortlandMaine</a>, there has already been substantial pushback to the concept. Regardless of how much (or for how long) travel-based advantage the new roadway might bring, as proposed it will have pronounced, unambiguously negative effects to the area."Maine is known for its sense of place. Many components contribute to what makes the state unique and desirable. Among these is the built environment, such as the 13th-generation Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook, which the proposed route threatens to erode, if not entirely extinguish, as an economically viable vestige of Maine’s once robust agricultural heritage. Others have amply sounded the alarm about this issue."But the route introduces other threats to the more naturalistic landscape. Starting at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmilingHillFarm</a> and running south-southeasterly to I-295 is a five-mile section of Red Brook that mostly nestles in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DenseForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DenseForest</a>. Between County Road and Running Hill Road, in particular, Red Brook occupies one of the few contiguous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/undeveloped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#undeveloped</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Riverine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Riverine</a> stretches in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthernMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthernMaine</a>. While unassuming in scale, Red Brook is nevertheless remarkable for supporting one of the last remaining native populations of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrookTrout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrookTrout</a> in this part of the state."The proposed road will immediately abut the river, sitting nearly on its banks, for as much as a mile south of the County Road Interchange. This will degrade habitat, destroying the trees whose overhanging foliage provides shade and cooling effects for these temperature-sensitive fish and creates shelter from predators. It will make barren riparian shoreline that supports the aquatic and terrestrial insects that provide the primary trout food sources. The road itself will also contribute oil, salt and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#runoff</a> to the river, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polluting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#polluting</a> the water. As a result of these factors, this connector will likely <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/exterminate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exterminate</a> this population of brook trout."Why should we care about a small river and its brook trout? Although this is not the official state fish, the fishing community widely considers it the prize species to catch, with so-called wild populations assuming even more cherished status. Brook trout provide a link across generations and cultural traditions and belong to everyone. Human inhabitants of Maine – from the original <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wabanaki</a> to European colonists to modern Americans – have been catching these 'native' fish for millennia. Other parts of Maine, especially further north and west, have healthy native brook trout fisheries, making Maine highly regarded nationally as a destination to catch them."The fact that Red Brook, in the heart of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreaterPortland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreaterPortland</a>, belongs to this orbit is no small feat. Most of the area’s waterways have already succumbed to habitat loss, development, predatory introduced species, warming temperatures and increased flooding due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>. Red Brook provides an opportunity for future <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mainers</a> who might not have access to brook trout streams further afield to enjoy this natural amenity. Even if you do not care about fishing, this road promises to annihilate a population of one of our state’s heritage species, as well as its scenic habitat that also contributes to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a>’s sense of place."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeterMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeterMills</a>, the executive director of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTurnpikeAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineTurnpikeAuthority</a>, claims his organization has 'gone to great lengths to minimize impacts to Red Brook,' but clearly it hasn’t gone far enough under the current proposal. There are yet solutions."Citizens can express concerns at a hearing planned for March or via the Maine Turnpike Authority’s online portal. If the connector is to be built, planners need to re-route to establish a buffer zone between the connector and river – even a few hundred feet would have a positive impact. While less ideal than a complete reworking of the route, this would at least retain the primary shoreline flora and fauna and allow for run-off infrastructure. And we could re-route the road to save Smiling Hill Farm at the same time. Or better yet, we could re-consider the whole project’s merit entirely."Source: <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/02/27/opinion-gorham-connector-plan-threatens-river-ecosystem-heritage-trout/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pressherald.com/2024/02/27/opinion-gorham-connector-plan-threatens-river-ecosystem-heritage-trout/</a>MTA website (make your opinion known!): <a href="https://www.maineturnpike.com/Projects/Planning/Gorham-Connector.aspx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.maineturnpike.com/Projects/Planning/Gorham-Connector.aspx</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorkingFarms</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sprawl</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamSpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamSpur</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InducedDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InducedDemand</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorhamConnector</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wetlands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Meadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meadows</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalImpact</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Extinction</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ecosystem</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveSmilingHillFarm</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheWoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheWoods</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheFarms</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wetlands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Woods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Woods</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LessCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LessCars</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreLightRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MoreLightRail</a>

BarbChamberlainSeattle, you will recognize yourself in this poem."The Lost Breath of Trees" by Colleen J. McElroy"know that the ghosts of forests reside in every citynow and again a crack in the pavement yields to a sprig with one leaf unfurling to what might have been the lush undergrowth of rainforest or village green"<a href="https://poets.org/poem/lost-breath-trees" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://poets.org/poem/lost-breath-trees</a><a href="https://toot.community/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trees</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poem</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/TodaysPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TodaysPoem</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/PoemADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoemADay</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/UrbanPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UrbanPlanning</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sprawl</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/logging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#logging</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Seattle</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/PugetSound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PugetSound</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ColleenJMcElroy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ColleenJMcElroy</a>

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