Alessandro Rigolon
@alerigolon
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
Madrid, shaded courtyard at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Not a shade structure, but social mention to El Bosque de la Alhambra
Shade structures in Spanish cities, a thread: Màlaga, Calle Lario. This one’s branded
A few snapshots of "gross trees" in blue cities. 1. New York City. 2. Los Angeles. 3. San Francisco. 4. Seattle
The new mural on the 9th and 9th Whale. My kids are not stoked: “we need to save the whale.”
Very proud of our undergraduate student researchers at the U of Utah. So much cool research happening despite the challenging times. Gives me hope for the future
Death Cab for Cutie and Mother Nature both with a great show tonight
My Senator (the least bad one) seems to think that killing Native Americans and taking their lands are “universally American” values. Sadly, he’s probably not wrong.
I agreed to a book club for this book, and now I have mild regrets
Happy Pie and Beer Day, Salt Lake! It’s great to be home after a long trip in Europe
Imagine replacing a football stadium surrounded by a massive parking lots with a taxpayer-subsidized, $3b stadium with an even bigger sea of parking around it
Bike lanes save lives and provide important mobility options, despite whatever this word salad is
At least the intermediate sprint in stage 21 should be in play for Philipsen. Even if Lidl-Trek fully sends it on the Pave des Gardes, I don't see Philipsen getting fully dropped
Can you imagine the police rushing to exonerate someone who’s on a crime scene before conducting an investigation? “Person A was on site but we think they’re not at fault.” Amazing how biased toward drivers both the police and media are
Really hoping that nobody in Utah loses their home this weekend due to illegal fireworks
The same kind of people are generally ok with the soulless rendition of suburbia below
Epic mountain bike loop in Summit County. Enjoyed the cool weather and the views