Steve Baty (He/him)
@docbaty
Public prosperity through strategic design, policy and advocacy. Public spaces, public infrastructure, public services, and nature. Co-author: Designing Tomorrow. 2nd book underway Wangal country Interests include: policy, cycling, bonsai, Design
Full draft manuscript goes off to the publisher this evening. Roughly 66,000 words + references, tables and diagrams. Here's the back cover blurb: [Note - book title may change prior to publication!]
Heat waves depicted as a fun day at the beach. Associated Press edition
These three headlines all speak to the authoritarian decline of the US
Sydney doesn’t care that the Socceroos lost to Egypt. Still looking glorious.
I love that you can only choose 1 category of problem ads to block.
Per Bloomberg, US spending on data centers now exceeds spending on public transport infrastructure. Guess which one of those is proven to deliver economic, environmental and health benefits; and which one does not…
Chili seedlings sprouting from seeds that were germinated from a chili that I grew myself. If they survive it apparently makes me a farmer.
As predicted, the ALP are increasing spending on the military (announced last week) and cutting spending on NDIS. Chalmers was also talking about reducing governance and compliance costs - i.e. 'cutting red tape'; and I feel like I'm in a game of Neoliberalism Bingo
Took this shot on my ride this morning around 6:30am dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net/Cdx_1D-87Xgt...
Just looking at these routes at a high level, Sydney to Canberra and then Melbourne; then connect that to Brisbane and only at the end built a connection to the central coast and Newcastle - but come it from the west rather than the south. media.caapp.com.au/ptrymo
The US is not a serious country. The number of different ways in which this elected official is emblematic of that fact blows the mind.
As climate patterns shift, rainfall patterns change with them creating all sorts of challenges for rural communities. And all at once. Queensland getting another deluge while Victoria suffers with drought.
I did this today (for my birthday) Those are my kids, from a photo taken 12 years ago
i.pinimg.com/736x/51/37/1... This, but for Carbon Capture and Storage
Another day of catastrophic heatwaves, another ‘day at the beach’ photo from the ABC. (And I can tell you, that is a very sparse crowd at Bondi, but nice use of the telephoto lens to make it seem more closely packed.)