Flavia Z S Musisi

What does it take for a city to move from collecting data to governing with it?

Joining the @DataCitiesUg @SunbirdAI @UNGlobalPulseUG Urban Data Dialogue Series this Thursday to discuss exactly that, with a focus on systems cities can own, maintain, and use for real decision making.

Episode 7 | Urban Data Governance in Africa
Thu 29 Oct | 5:00–6:00 PM EAT
Live on Zoom, X & YouTube
Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
#DataCities #UrbanDataGovernance #UrbanDataDialogues

A gentle reminder that hit different this morning.
We all carry different strengths, struggles, and stories. Being able to do something someone else can’t doesn’t make us better, it just makes us different. Kindness is the one thing that costs nothing and still changes everything. Make it a habit💙🧡

Don’t wait for a perfect capital project.
A triangle of underused street + some paint + seating + shade + plant life = a public plaza.
Pearl Street Triangle (DUMBO, 2007) was the first NYC Plaza Program project and showed how fast you can give space back to people.
#UrbanPlanning #SustainableDevelopment #TacticalUrbanism #PlazaProgram #StreetsForPeople

For sustainable Urban Development, we need to Integrate bioswales, rain gardens, and street trees as green infrastructure along urban streets.

In urban planning, landscape design, and geospatial practice, treat streets as multifunctional systems rather than just vehicle corridors. Bioswales (linear, vegetated channels) and rain gardens (basin style planted depressions) capture, slow, filter, and infiltrate stormwater where it falls. Pair them with strategically placed street trees for shade and cooling. #UrbanPlanning #UrbanPlanningTip #SustainableDevelopment

Happy New Week Fam