Olivia Fiol

@livfiol

she/her. public transit, zoning, and food access

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. woman of many hobbies & lactaid enthusiast. views mine!

Joined May 2021

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Susan Popkin

@SJPopkin

Jul 18

Check out the 1st report from Urban's new #Disability Equity Policy Initiative: Meeting the challenge for serving older adults and people w/disabilities in public housing

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Report: Partnerships are key to helping address residents’ diverse needs, & other lessons on serving older adults & people with disabilities in public housing. urbn.is/3aKqrbk

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Jacob Fenston

@JacobFenston

Jul 11

The logic here is amazing: with cars banned from Rock Creek Park during the pandemic, too many people used the park for recreation, harming the environment,

@NatlParkService

says. The solution is to bring back cars for 9 months a year.

dcist.com

Park Service Wants To Ban Commuting Cars From Beach Drive, But Only During Summer Months

The National Park Service will accept comments on their plan through August 11.

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, & Peace Gwam: In DC, fatalities increased by almost 50% for all road users—including drivers, pedestrians, & cyclists—between 2019-2021, & 40 people were killed in crashes last year, according to city data urbn.is/3sszzXK

Line graph showing the despite Vision Zero investments, road fatalities in Washington DC have increased since 2019

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Yonah Freemark

@yfreemark

Mar 17

Rising costs of gas & rent will be particularly difficult for low-income families with transport needs & potential for evictions. We need short & long-term strategies to give people alternatives to driving—plus rent stability. I write

@urbaninstitute

urban.org

What Rising Gas and Rent Prices Mean for Families with Low Incomes

Dramatic price surges have increased the costs of daily life at a quicker rate than wages, and households with low incomes—who are disproportionately people of color—will likely be particularly...

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Abby Williams

@abigail_bw

Feb 17

Tenants are putting in the work 💪 to preserve affordable housing The tenant rights we have in DC, including TOPA, were won by tenant organizers like the Buena Vista residents. I covered their plans to form a co-op for

@streetsensedc

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DCist

@DCist

· Feb 17

The tenants of Buena Vista Apartments in Columbia Heights are forming a co-op — a win for the 21 residents who have been on rent strike since May 2020. (story via @streetsensedc) dcist.com/story/22/02/17

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Jorge Morales-Burnett

@jmoralesburnett

Feb 17

So excited about this new publication. Extreme heat is a growing threat for urban areas, and its impacts are not felt equally. Here, we suggest four dimensions of equity for local governments to consider as they take decisive actions on heat.

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Urban Institute

@urbaninstitute

· Feb 16

From @jmoralesburnett & Rebecca Marx: "Only by prioritizing equity in extreme heat and broader adaptation and mitigation planning will communities be prepared for a hotter future." urbn.is/3oSEyzc

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& I write about the progress US cities are making on investing in protected bike infrastructure. Secure lanes, rather than dangerous sharrows & regular bike lanes, have big safety benefits & lead to more bike use. urban.org/urban-wire/why

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Yonah Freemark

@yfreemark

Jan 31

In a new report published today

& I examine the effectiveness of the

@peopleforbikes

Final Mile program, which used political advocacy & communication to promote bike infrastructure in 5 US cities

urban.org

Making the Case for Improved Bicycling Infrastructure

To stimulate municipal investment in cycling infrastructure, between 2019 and 2021 the Final Mile program funded communications, advocacy, and engineering in five US cities: Austin, Denver, New...

read about how partnerships with child care providers provide an opportunity to expand food access for families with young children by my wonderful colleagues

@guptapoonam5

@kmart_02

, and

@CatherineKuhns_

here: