Alessandro Rigolon
Associate prof of urban planning. Research on green space equity, green gentrification, climate adaptation, and health equity. Love SLC, my family, and the great outdoors. Opinions (good or bad) are my own 🇮🇹🇺🇸 🌩️👀 rJgnW3igNgz7
- And yet, Republicans will pass cuts to Medicaid and magically pay no electoral consequence for that decision.
- A dude on Facebook is trying to explain to me that driving a fuel efficient car is more environmentally friendly than biking because *wait for it* biking requires eating more and the environmental impacts of those calories outweigh the impact of producing, transporting and fueling a car. Amazing
- Good news for Utah urbanism. Vernal, a rural town, updated its zoning code to make it easier to build denser mixed use buildings downtown. Fun fact: I saw a Vernal delegation visiting downtown Holliday a few weeks ago. Seeing good examples from other cities matters.
- Everybody I know at a research university works at a department that lost federal or state money in the last 5 months. The destruction of higher education is occurring at a scale and speed that nobody could imagine
- Cool yard sign seen on my way home
- The Conclave just started ("Extra Omnes"), and the Giro d'Italia starts on Friday. Me following all possible Italian news media:
- Reposted by Alessandro RigolonBrutal account of what it’s like to teach at the University of Florida right now in the NYT—extraordinary climate of fear. People afraid to say intersectional and talk about lynchings. Fake students trying to entrap Muslim faculty or just making things up altogether. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...
