Urban Planner, Partner in Speck Dempsey, author of Walkable City, Walkable City Rules, and other stuff I'd like you to read. https://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mue2j3ipbc2hWTF Google?31 Aug 2026 04:20 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mue2j3ipbc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mrbkpmuk222mGreat review of Straphanger by @taras-grescoe.com by @eiturbanmobility.eu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPxWS9-trPc23 Jul 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbkpmuk222mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mqaw3xdjo22hThis is heartbreaking news. Louisa was a gift to Boston. She will not be forgotten. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaw3xdjo22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mpdyuehdvk25Thanks @nyt for putting #trafficviolence on the front page.28 Jun 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdyuehdvk25https://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mp724ivla226The destructiveness of automobiles is much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building. - Jane Jacobs26 Jun 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp724ivla226https://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mnzqu7qxh225We'll be presenting our plans to remake MCI #Concord tonight at 6 eastern. Here's the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W52MZikOb5A11 Jun 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzqu7qxh225https://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mndodml7hk2pThe archetypal American landscape… https://time.com/collection/our-america-250/2026/american-buildings-and-monuments/02 Jun 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndodml7hk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mktnt5ubik2jI love this messaging! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktnt5ubik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mjwgqvuxuk2pWill this be enough evidence for @volts.wtf to finally invite me on his awesome show? [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwgqvuxuk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mjwgkdy7ds2pMy annual 2-day class at Harvard is coming up soon. Come work, walk, and talk with me this May! Any questions about it? https://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/programs/walkable-city/20 Apr 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwgkdy7ds2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mjhpbdlsu22tHello, #Columbus! I'm giving a talk tonight in #Dublin. . . Hope to see you all there! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-more-walkable-dublin-tickets-198540424153214 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhpbdlsu22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mg7aa26p6c2mIN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Comparison #2 Please help contribute to this real dataset. Look at these two slides. Just take a wild guess as to the average home value on each street. Reply with two dollar amounts, Street 1 and Street 2. Your input matters. Thank you!04 Mar 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7aa26p6c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mfssb6iyic2xI got a great reception in Sacramento this week. It didn't hurt that I was following in the footsteps of @brenttoderian.bsky.social 's Downtown Livability Strategy! Check it out: https://www.downtownsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSP_Livability_FINAL-Digital.pdf27 Feb 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfssb6iyic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3meqxd2oows2yMy best dressed fans last night in #austin. @thewaroncars.bsky.social @parkingreform.org13 Feb 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqxd2oows2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3megwawgeyk2jLost in the culture war surrounding rainbow crosswalks: they save lives. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/02/09/traffic-safety-or-culture-war-trumps-desire-to-own-the-libs-undermines-safety09 Feb 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3megwawgeyk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mdwdnsndus26ACTUAL RESEARCH: Comparison #2 (This is a new one.) Please help contribute to this real dataset. Look at these two slides. Just take a wild guess as to the average home value on each street. Reply with two dollar amounts, Street 1 and Street 2. Your input matters. Thank you!03 Feb 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwdnsndus26https://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3mdwdnsndus26ACTUAL RESEARCH: Comparison #2 (This is a new one.) Please help contribute to this real dataset. Look at these two slides. Just take a wild guess as to the average home value on each street. Reply with two dollar amounts, Street 1 and Street 2. Your input matters. Thank you!03 Feb 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwdnsndus26https://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3md56vrm3c22qSpeck Dempsey is hiring! www.speckdempsey.com/joinourteam https://www.speckdempsey.com/joinourteam24 Jan 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3md56vrm3c22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3m6ndaqksrs22Sad to read this today. Deep condolences to all his RAMSA colleagues, friends, and family. Bob Stern was both a true scholar and a captain of industry. I got to work with him in the 90s and was touched by how solicitous he was of this nobody’s opinions. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/arts/design/robert-am-stern-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share27 Nov 2025 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ndaqksrs22https://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3m4tz7ui47c2tWe are growing a great data set. Anyone else want to weigh in? [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Nov 2025 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tz7ui47c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3m4gp4zfpic2hFree talk tomorrow. . . Hope to share with you the amazing story of downtown OKC. Also, I'm giving away my slides at the end. Enticed? https://gatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HC9Es8ZkSUyNtI7kP2sxpw?mc_cid=d9de25587e#/registration30 Oct 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gp4zfpic2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3m2njj2eogs2lHave you been taking my courses on @planetizen? Try it, you'll like it! Walkable City 6, The Interesting Walk just dropped today: https://courses.planetizen.com/courses/the-interesting-walk08 Oct 2025 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2njj2eogs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeffspeck.bsky.social/post/3lynfk2pbpk2rTHIS IS WHAT HAPPENS when you run for mayor on a "pull out the bike lanes" platform in Boston. Yay @wutrain ! @bostonbikeunion @MassBike @WalkMass https://apnews.com/article/election-2025-boston-mayor-b00593fa6dc837dab4ca3dc8da76abeb12 Sep 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:qjjyapsv5af2rugdkheaoc2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynfk2pbpk2r