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 🇮🇹🇺🇸 🌩️👀 rJgnW3igNgz7https://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtpt3ttvz22bI used to feel compassion for those people. As the incredible harm that this administration is inflicting on Americans and people worldwide keeps increasing, and their base is OK with that harm, I have lost the capacity to have that feeling. It’s sad, but it’s what it is. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpt3ttvz22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtpqpgkaqs2nTwo words I never thought I’d say together: Utah wine It’s actually pretty good23 Aug 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpqpgkaqs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtp7vcgq6c2qRanchers and farmers around the country are having the day they voted for. And yet, they’ll likely keep voting the same way22 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp7vcgq6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtp4tfgb5c2eJust like a La Planche des Belles Filles in 2020, today, Tadej Pogacar won an ITT when Primoz Roglic was the last rider to start22 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp4tfgb5c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtopgfpkdk2pNeighborhoods aren’t “destroyed” by multifamily or mixed use developments. They’re destroyed by freeways and stroads.22 Aug 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtopgfpkdk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtopcdwuls2pDefending single-family zoning means defending a policy enacted by white people to exclude Black people migrating to cities from the rural South [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtopcdwuls2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtop73jqlc2pMorning ride. So lucky to live here22 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtop73jqlc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtmnkmhtus2jWe keep being "profoundly shocked" and yet do nothing about this issue. A little bit about Sen Collins being "concerned" about what the president does. https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/we-are-profoundly-shocked-two-collegiate-cyclists-killed-by-driver-several-more-injured21 Aug 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmnkmhtus2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtmbkzwf4c2wAdd this to the examples of car bias shown by business owners in SLC: “surviving restaurants have exhausted their reserves and don't believe the new road configuration has helped with traffic.” Maybe if we tear down all buildings and build an 8-lane freeway, business will be better https://www.ksl.com/article/51611893/proposed-sugar-house-business-district-receives-pushback-from-businesses21 Aug 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmbkzwf4c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtk4gb2b4k2iL'Equipe reports that Julian Alaphilippe is retiring. So it seems pretty official. I'll miss Loulou. Thanks for the memories. https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Julian-alaphilippe-prend-sa-retraite-avec-effet-immediat/171239520 Aug 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk4gb2b4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtjc3by6d22aThe average American seems to really hate real estate developers. There’s a gut reaction to “developers making money.” Why don’t they have the same reaction towards other for-profit businesses? Like car makers? Grocery stores? Homes are a primary need, just like food.20 Aug 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjc3by6d22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtffctkejs2fWe’re number one! Again! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtffctkejs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtedqhhfos2zA broken clock is right twice a day [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtedqhhfos2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtddgqepbc2yThe mainstream media is so unbelievably carbrained. There’s nothing “militant” or “radical” about providing more transportation options, reducing crashes, and reducing emissions. If at all, the status quo is militant and radical [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtddgqepbc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtd4wnq25c2gIt was parents orientation night at my kids’ school. And like every year, most parents had questions about that one thing. And nothing else. You guessed it right: it’s the school carline.18 Aug 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtd4wnq25c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtcrkimd4s2bShould urban neighborhoods near NFL stadiums provide enough parking for tailgating? For something happening 8-10 times a year? The answer is obviously “no” from an economics, walkability, and heat perspective. But football fans love tailgating, despite the impacts of those parking lots year round [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcrkimd4s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtckao4orc2qSocial, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences are obviously absent from this. And this isn't "new". It's money that Congress had already appropriated and included funds for SBE. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtckao4orc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtchi5ppxc2qI feel this news flew under the radar in the higher education space and the mainstream media. Capping international student visas to 4 years is going to significantly harm doctoral programs in the U.S. The average time to finish a PhD program in the U.S. is 5.5-6 years. https://www.highereddive.com/news/trump-administration-caps-student-visa-stays-at-4-years-under-final-rule/825475/17 Aug 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtchi5ppxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mtc4l24xu22fThe moral and political case for quitting X [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc4l24xu22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mt6fpfcud22dBrunchification?16 Aug 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6fpfcud22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mt63e2sho22cLots of people smarter than me in this starter pack, but for some reason, Brent and Katherine included me. Highly recommended (for the other people, not me 😅) [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt63e2sho22chttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mt5wgyvuzc2qkinda chic to have a little bar next to the playground so the parents can hang out16 Aug 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5wgyvuzc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mt5w4juqts2qDefinitely not an endangered species. Actually, an invasive one that needs to be rooted out. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5w4juqts2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alerigolon.bsky.social/post/3mt5tq7xuzs2vI saw the new National Parks pass with the face of you-know-who on it, and it’s even more hideous than I imagined15 Aug 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:2clbcftlrvnd7edcmd4s5c4i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5tq7xuzs2v