@willstartsmall

Educator

 New York, NY
Joined July 2008
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Tried to give @NJTRANSIT a chance coming into NY and again it fails me. This is why I take the @PATHTrain —I have options and don’t need a schedule.
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Oped on How @SoFiStadium & @IntuitDome can pay their fair share to Inglewood & LA County. Instituting Value Capture tools on infrastructure developers profits from— can make development more fair in historically excluded African American communities. @TheOpEdProject
Next City@NextCityOrg23 Jan 2024
The Tools That Will Bring the Value of Public Investment Back to the People nextcity.org/urbanist-news/t…

The Tools That Will Bring the Value of Public Investment Back to the People

Op-ed: When our public tax dollars go toward building stadiums, land value capture can recover that investment – and reinvest it for the people. Here’s how.

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My piece on how value capture can assist community’s in getting their fair share from development.
Next City@NextCityOrg23 Jan 2024
The Tools That Will Bring the Value of Public Investment Back to the People nextcity.org/urbanist-news/t…

The Tools That Will Bring the Value of Public Investment Back to the People

Op-ed: When our public tax dollars go toward building stadiums, land value capture can recover that investment – and reinvest it for the people. Here’s how.

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The Black Los Angeles I grew up with is slipping away - by @willstartsmall in @latimesopinion latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Opinion: The Black Los Angeles I grew up with is slipping away

For my parents, L.A. was a place of progress and opportunity. But today, especially for poor and working-class Black people, it's a disappointment.

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"The choice of living in the exurbs of Los Angeles or the South for L.A.’s Black population harms the cultural richness of the city." latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Opinion: The Black Los Angeles I grew up with is slipping away

For my parents, L.A. was a place of progress and opportunity. But today, especially for poor and working-class Black people, it's a disappointment.

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The Black Los Angeles I grew up with is slipping away (via @latimesopinion) latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
HIGHLAND PARK-CA-JUNE 2, 2023: A mail truck passes Avenue 50 in Highland Park on June 2, 2023. Many residents in the area have been receiving unwanted Uber Eats orders. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

ALT HIGHLAND PARK-CA-JUNE 2, 2023: A mail truck passes Avenue 50 in Highland Park on June 2, 2023. Many residents in the area have been receiving unwanted Uber Eats orders. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

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Thank you for sharing and thank you to the @TheOpEdProject for encouraging me to write it.
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If Fenway Park had to adhere to Wichita Kansas’ parking requirements. Source: @the_transit_guy
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Thank you sharing Dr Neal I have been an informal student of yours now for probably over a decade! Also thank you @TheOpEdProject for supporting my journey!
SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026)
@NewBlackMan26 Nov 2023
"In many major US cities, the Black working poor are being moved to the hinterlands...the Black working and middle class have been given the message to just move back to the South." -- @willstartsmall The Black Los Angeles I grew up with is slipping away latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Opinion: The Black Los Angeles I grew up with is slipping away

For my parents, L.A. was a place of progress and opportunity. But today, especially for poor and working-class Black people, it's a disappointment.

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Thank you for reading. Also. your book on adoption seems fascinating. I will definitely check that out!
NefertitiAustin 💕💚📖@NefertitiAustin25 Nov 2023
The Black Los Angeles I grew up with is slipping away latimes.com/opinion/story/20… @willstartsmall Your article brings back memories. Both of my grandparents worked at World Way Post Office for decades. I spent many years there as a child/teen.

Opinion: The Black Los Angeles I grew up with is slipping away

For my parents, L.A. was a place of progress and opportunity. But today, especially for poor and working-class Black people, it's a disappointment.

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Using “populist” instead of more accurate but also stigmatising terms such as “far-right” or “racist” acts as a key legitimiser of far-right politics. ~ @aurelmondon theconversation.com/look-to-…

Look to the mainstream to explain the rise of the far right

Extremists are not ‘capturing’ our systems – they are part of them.

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I'm truly delighted to have just received the Galbraith Award 2023, even though I don't deserve the very generous citation.
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And instead of directing energy & ire at creating (and enforcing laws) against this, YIMBY want our energy and electeds focused on deregulating real estate claiming doing so advances racial justice. 🙄
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Corey Arnold... climate crises bears occupying Lake Tahoe Cabins at the Biomass show Portland Pearl District curated by myself & Jeff Jahn. 12-5 pm Mon-Sat. Glisan Stop on the B Loop @trimet
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Remember #ABS2023 when you get home write @oregoncc a letter explaining why the #hervoicemvmt was a problem. Write an op-ed —let the world know this is problem. Science IS political. It is imperative that we are involved in advocating for prosocial behavior & denouncing hate.
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Oh, Bay Area, be still my heart. #bikebus!
Sam Balto@CoachBalto31 Aug 2022
All smiles this morning on the first Alameda #BikeBus of the school year.
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The @orpearldistrict board meeting is today at 5:30 via Zoom! Visit their website to learn more! #pearldistrictpdx #pdxpearldistrict #community #pearldistrictneighborhoodassociation shha.re/uICT9

About | Pearl District

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Jokes #ABS2023 titles that didn’t happen but should have: Cougars of Los Angeles: Cautionary tales for young male field assistants
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Giving an art talk of the Biomass Art Show I co-curated with Jeff Jahn editor of Port and art writer. #abs2023 #Portland
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