TY HAPWORTH

Councillor-At-Large, Salem, Massachusetts

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Ty’s Bookshelf

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Humankind: A Hopeful History
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
When I Lived in Salem
The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Why We're Polarized
Collecting the Globe: The Salem East India Marine Society Museum
Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality
Beauty
Rethinking a Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives
The High Cost of Free Parking
The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class-and What We Can Do About It
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
How to Be an Antiracist
Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment

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Salem's first #juneteenth flag raising. No justice, no peace. Black lives matter. #wearesalem
♥️ seeing our restaurants root for each other #wearesalem
155 years after the women and men of Galveston learned of their freedom, our collective struggle toward justice and equality is not over. Lets rededicate ourselves to the work that remains undone. #JUNETEENTH2020 #BLM #wearesalem
First budget meeting tonight....love the photo on the front, must have been taken by that @hellosalem guy... Also love seeing The Beautification Committee's work featured on the cover 😎👊
Yesterday's SCOTUS decision is another step in affirming the equal rights of our diverse community. Happy Pride. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 #NortheyStreet #wearesalem #salemma #pride
So many showed up this morning to listen, reflect and affirm that #blacklivesmatter
Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped us touch up these pride crosswalks late last night. 🌈
Grateful to Tim Jenkins for his service to Historic Salem, and excited to welcome Caroline Watson-Felt as the newly elected President! Here is a sampling of her remarks from last night's annual meeting: "As a life-long Salem resident -  I&
Every Memorial Day, my morning run seems to take me to this spot. 19 year old Salemite John Jackson, killed in the Civil War and laid to rest 3 decades before his parents. 🇺🇸
If you're outside of your home in #salem, PLEASE, maintain physical distance of at least one Frankenstein. Nicely done @annadidathing #salemtogether @lobstershantysalem
Memorial Day is a somber reminder of the very best our country has produced. Our hearts are with the fallen heroes, their families, and all who serve. 🇺🇸
Happy Memorial Day weekend. Some quick rules if you're planning on hitting the beach.
Great to see these trees planted downtown! If we didn't appreciate it before, this pandemic has highlighted the importance and treasure of our public outdoor spaces.
The annual (this year remote) budget retreat will be held this morning at 9am. You can tune in via Zoom. 174 springs ago, the builder and first owner of my home was participating in the 19th century version of this exercise, as a Ward 2 Councillor.
Climate change, affordability and livability all demand more human-scale, walkable cities. ADUs are the first step.
Salem-born Bill McDermott, grew up in (what is now) my house at 6 Brown in the early 20th century. After graduating from Harvard medical in 1942, he served as a combat medic, storming the beaches at Normandy. Dr. McDermott wrote of his service in his