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Joe Batcheller

@joebatcheller

Advocate // community builder // nonprofit leader // placemaker // planning, policy & design nerd // urbanist

Joined July 2012
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The combined effect of shading sidewalks & humans, + evapotranspiration transforms a walk in hot weather (in other than beach attire) from something 10% of the people can tolerate to something 90% can tolerate, making street trees a Walk Appeal superfood. buff.ly/3kOofQl

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That time Michael Scott threw an interception… #Jets #AaronRodgers #Horrifying

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No @jordanbpeterson it is not. Gridlock is all part of jevon’s paradox. #NotADeathMetalBand youtu.be/sTE4H-2oecY?si…

The gridlock is all part of the war on cars



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“Over the course of a month, a cyclist or pedestrian will spend 40% more than a motorist. Improvements to the public realm that facilitate pedestrian or cyclist access can increase retail sales by as much as 30%.” Debunking 3 big bike-lane myths, via @TVO tvo.org/article/debunk…


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Did you know that 99% of the registered businesses in South Dakota are considered small businesses? Small Business Saturday is technically this coming Saturday, but be sure to support our great small business community year round! 🙌🏻 #ShopLocal

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A little bit of paint and a whole lot of community helped reduce crime. Last year, we worked with Child Poverty Action Lab in Dallas, who used their risk-terrain modeling to identify this lot in need of intervention to help reduce crime in the area #BetterBlock #UrbanPlanning


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Tell me this isn’t the best “traffic” you’ve ever seen. A school “bike bus” planned each Friday in Barcelona a few years back, grew from an initial 5 kids when it started. Safety in numbers — do you think you could do this in your city? Via @lljunca


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As people gather to protest this evening, remember this. Tyre Nichols would not want to be remembered by violence, destruction or riots. Here is how he’d want to be remembered. Share this video. Not the other one:

From Ben Crump

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Some aerial footage that we shot this morning around Sioux Falls, SD


The plan for tomorrow is to build an arc with ginormous skis. #Snowmageddon #WinterIsComing

Here's the weather snapshot for Tuesday: It's all about a massive storm in the Central and Southern U.S. - Heavy snow, blizzard conditions and a wintry mix are likely in the north-central Plains and Upper Midwest - Severe storms with all hazards in the Lower Mississippi Valley

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This is what #resilience looks like… Baker Flipping Mayfield. Unbelievable! @bakermayfield

BAKER MAYFIELD MASTERCLASS



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If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via @thediscourse study. This isn’t just about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath

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If you're spending one day downtown this month, make it First Friday! Shops are pulling out the stops with extra events, specials, and more. Some highlights:


Tyler Adams mispronounced Iran and was called out by an Iranian journalist - who followed up with a question on discrimination in the United States. His response: An all time classy answer- Captain & Leader. #USMNT 👏



I like big tracts and I cannot lie.

Census Tract 305.30, Collin County, Texas

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And the next #JamesBond will be… *drum roll* #HenryCavill


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“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”

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“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” scoop.me/housing-first-…


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