@philmyrick.bsky.socialThrough My Lens: Art can enhance nature's natural sense of mystery. I’d love to see more such moments in our urban environments. Where does mystery show up in your city? #urbandesign #urbanplanning #placemaking #publicspace #citylife
@robertcfried.bsky.social
The image you shared is **advocacy**: it urges a “yes” vote on all five. It identifies the general subjects, but leaves out some important changes to public hearings and City Council oversight. Here is a more neutral explanation based on the city’s published ballot questions and the commission’s report. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/html/coge-adopted-final-report-2026.html)
## 1. Public-space approvals
### What would change?
This proposal would simplify permissions to use public streets and sidewalks for features such as accessibility ramps, planters, benches, and outdoor cafés. These permissions are called “revocable consents”—the city can withdraw them. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/html/coge-adopted-final-report-2026.html)
The amendment would:
- Remove mandatory public hearings, while retaining opportunities for community input.
- Remove the City Council’s power to disapprove sidewalk-café applications.
- Combine sidewalk and roadway outdoor-dining applications into a single process and modernize public-notice requirements. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/html/coge-adopted-final-report-2026.html)
### What do yes and no mean?
- Yes: Adopt the streamlined approval process.
- No: Keep the existing process, including mandatory hearings and Council review of sidewalk cafés. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/downloads/pdf/2026/appendix_a_poposed_ballot_questions_20260723.pdf)
### What should voters weigh?
The intended benefit is faster, less expensive approvals for businesses and property owners. The tradeoff is that …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:3epzqefaicyxkh2z3fywbmy5/bafkreigmakdkqt2ga4uuhsg4nezceuntzqj65dukdmorkkkwhidwdw4bca@jpeg)
@timeline-cleanse.bsky.socialBy: Lina Bob
https://unsplash.com/photos/people-walking-in-long-city-shadows-uufJb6SRLDg
📸 FUJIFILM, X-E5
23.0mm ƒ/8.0
1/1700s
ISO 640
#green #orange #purple #walking #silhouette #sunlight #streetPhotography #goldenHour #cityStreet #shadows #pavement #publicSpace #dramaticLighting
@philipthalis.bsky.socialPier Paolo Tamburelli - in his far-ranging book ‘On Bramante’ - displays an extraordinary critical capacity to relate history to contemporary questions.
From the towering figure of the great Renaissance architect, to today’s of commodification of ‘space’ & the impact on #publicspace
@elonovo.comMuseums, lobbies, retail—Xproline kiosk apps lock down Macs without ugly hacks.
#PublicSpace #Elonovo #Swift #Apple #Kiosk
@gerbenhelleman.bsky.socialThe Helen and Peter Bing Children’s Garden invites #kids of all ages to splash in water, #play among topiary animals, make music with pebbles, dance under rainbows, discover fairy doors, and hold the magic of magnetic forces in their hands. #outdoorplay #publicspace #nature
📹: Chasing Adeline
@rescreativa.bsky.socialA city’s public places express what—and whom—it chooses to sustain.
www.thanksgiving.org/visit-the-sq...
#thanksgivingsquare #dallasarchitecture #publicspace #preservation #dallas
@elonovo.comPlanning a pilot? Every Xproline app has a trial. Browse the catalog.
#PublicSpace #Apple #DigitalSignage #Kiosk #Trials
@philmyrick.bsky.socialThrough My Lens: Temporary events leave lasting impressions. Memory often forms in moments like this. Is your city or town taking full advantage of creating these memories? #urbandesign #urbanplanning #placemaking #publicspace #citylife
@placemaking-canada.bsky.social
@erisfior.bsky.socialBecause the tiny stuff matters.
A one-person-wide path, a shop facing a junction, a bridge over a nala, a cluster of shared open space, these things can explain how a neighborhood works better than a clean zoning diagram ever could.
@polisnetwork.euThe second episode of the #POLISPodcast is out 𝙣𝙤𝙬🎙️
Ahead of #POLIS26, @karenvancluysen.bsky.social, talks with @elkevandenbrandt.bsky.social, Brussels Mobility Minister @mobilite.brussels, about how the Belgian capital is rethinking #mobility, #PublicSpace, and liveability🚶🚲
🔗 shorturl.at/xjtKK
@chunkycholoaudits.bsky.socialMASK + NO ID = CALL 911 😂
CONCERNED KAREN LEVEL: EXPERT #publicspace #privacy
@chunkycholoaudits.bsky.socialCLOWN SHOW IN PUBLIC! CONSTITUTION GETS A LECTURE, CAR TRIES TO ESCAPE! 😂 #publicspace #rights
@chunkycholoaudits.bsky.socialCONSTITUTION SAYS I CAN FILM, KAREN! 🐻😂 #publicspace #rights #filming
@superframe.bsky.socialThe Sheer Truth: Bianca Censori, the Lucas Museum, and the Battle Over Who Gets to Belong
www.boredpanda.com/bianca-censo...
#BiancaCensori #KanyeWest #LucasMuseum #FashionPolitics #BodyAutonomy #PublicSpace #CulturalCritique
@philipthalis.bsky.socialActually it’s a positive that our regional cities around Sydney - Newcastle. Wollongong & Gosford - strengthening their centres & increasing their populations in compact form.
Need better design - only Newcastle bringing quality buildings.
Need major improvements in #publicspace & facilities
@philmyrick.bsky.socialThrough My Lens: Marks accumulate. People pass through. The place keeps the record. Do you know other examples similar to this gum wall in. Seattle? #urbandesign #urbanplanning #placemaking #publicspace #citylife
@sgbv.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gyFound this on reddit 'r/Dogfree' and I agree.
#dogs #doglovers #dogfree #dogculture #publicsafety #publicspace #socialcontract #dogowners #consent
@timeline-cleanse.bsky.social