Anonymous #1 19w

We’re def like the sunniest major city. Phoenix. I feel like Phoenix and Seattle are opposites of each other, there are so many Washington license plates here

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Anonymous OP 19w

Phoenix is terrifying to me. Like how long until u run out of water

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Anonymous #1 19w

Yes the Hobokam have lived in the salt river valley sustainably for thousands of years, built an extensive canal system that we still use today But capitalism and urban sprawl has put it all into threat :/

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Anonymous OP 19w

Oh cool i didnt know that first part. Im just studying urban planning with an emphasis in natural hazards and that city is a damn hazard no offense. Heat and cold are the most deadly natural hazards and that has such terrible implications for homeless folks there (although here the rain is an issue with hypothermia and trench foot and whatnot)

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Anonymous #1 19w

omg urban planning is my degree too!! That’s crazy, I never meet ppl with my degree I live near downtown and there’s a lot of unhoused ppl in my area. It’s so sad. Every summer several of them die. Usually at bus stops. It’s all inexcusable No offense taken, I understand. Before capitalism and urban sprawl it used to be several degrees cooler. Had more water. The urban heat island effect is real here with all the black asphalt

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Anonymous OP 19w

No way!! I bet urban planning is a fascinating degree to get there given the Context. Are there any initiatives there for shade/public cooling centers? Around here every summer when it gets hot and smoky (like 85 degrees plus lmao) cities and counties open up cooling centers for homeless folks, although outreach isnt ideal. Ive always wondered if there should be sunscreen drives like winter clothing drives, although the uv index doesnt rlly get above six around here

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Anonymous #1 19w

It is. I feel like Phoenix needs a lot of help and has so much potential. It’s an area rich with indigenous and Mexican culture (we used to be a part of Mexico) and the landscape in the whole state is breathtaking Yes we have several cooling centers and hydration centers. The mutual aid group I work with, too, does a lot of water (and food) drops for the unhoused I tried to look into anything about sunscreen drives but couldn’t find anything. That’s a great idea tho

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Anonymous OP 19w

Yeah the southwest is so fucking cool and we decided to pave over it to make it hell

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Anonymous #1 19w

wait this is crazy my dad is an urban planner and and his mentor is a urban planning instructor from seattle (but teaches up in bellingham)

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Anonymous #2 19w

WAIT WHO I LIED AB BEING FROM SEATTLE IM DOING PLANNING IN BHAM

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Anonymous #1 19w

JOE?? UH SOMETHING. wait did you go to the apa conference in detroit in april i know joe brought a bunch of western students w him 👀

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Anonymous #2 19w

JOSEPH WASHINGTON TOVAR???? MY GOAT!???

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Anonymous #1 19w

that’s him!

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Anonymous #2 19w

No fucking shot i added him on linkedin today ive had classes with him he knows my name

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Anonymous #1 19w

Hes the fucking man! He did the roadmap to planning washingtons future, he traveled across the state and talked to everyone in order to creat the growth management act the mans a legend

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Anonymous #1 19w

my dad did a bunch of work on the growth management act w him 🥹 what a small world

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