
Karrie Jacobs
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Writer: architecture, design, cities. I follow people who tell me things I don't already know. Bluesky:@karrieurbanist.bsky.social & Threads: karrieurbanist.
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1 month ago |
thenation.com | Karrie Jacobs
Books & the Arts / March 17, 2025 Sunbelt Ringstrasse Atlanta’s Beltline and the effort to re-create pedestrian cities. How Atlanta Became a Walkable City The Beltline and Georgia’s experiment in pedestrian spaces. Ad Policy A restaurant on Atlanta’s BeltLine trail.(John Greim / Getty) This article appears in the April 2025 issue. To me, Atlanta has long been the invisible city.
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Oct 29, 2024 |
thenation.com | Karrie Jacobs
Books & the Arts / October 29, 2024 Can New York’s Most Famous Street be Turned into a Park? The effort to transform Broadway into a pedestrian space.
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Jul 29, 2024 |
thenation.com | Karrie Jacobs
Thank you for reading The NationWe hope you enjoyed the story you just read, just one of the many incisive, deeply-reported articles we publish daily. Now more than ever, we need fearless journalism that shifts the needle on important issues, uncovers malfeasance and corruption, and uplifts voices and perspectives that often go unheard in mainstream media.
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Jun 3, 2024 |
thenation.com | Karrie Jacobs
Dear reader,I hope you enjoyed the article you just read. It’s just one of the many deeply-reported and boundary-pushing stories we publish everyday at The Nation. In a time of continued erosion of our fundamental rights and urgent global struggles for peace, independent journalism is now more vital than ever. As a Nation reader, you are likely an engaged progressive who is passionate about bold ideas. I know I can count on you to help sustain our mission-driven journalism.
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Jun 3, 2024 |
untappedjournal.com | Edwin Heathcote |Karrie Jacobs |Jarrett Fuller |Charlie Weak
One of my earliest memories is of my grandpa Jim, my mom’s dad, helping me build a pinewood derby racer in his garage in Juniata, Nebraska. I vaguely remember him showing me how he used an old band saw and belt sander to shape the racer’s aerodynamic body, whittling down compartments under the nose to fit weights so that the car would accelerate more rapidly.
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At the end of October, at a moment when I was feeling upbeat about this country’s political future, I spent a couple of days in Atlanta, pleased and excited that 21st century ideas about urban design had taken root there. https://t.co/TTJPvx8Bb4

RT @thenation: @johnsemley3000 @mobydickenergy @jessejrobertson @BruceRobbins6 @BooksandtheArts @annalouiesuss .@KarrieUrbanist for @Booksa…

RT @LangeAlexandra: New @CityLab: Why courtyard buildings are the best urban housing for families https://t.co/xVerbcHoQi