Big Houses and Long Commutes, Not Smart Phones, Eroded Community
Suburban sprawl, car culture, growing home sizes and shrinking families have changed our sense of community. The smartphone is the symptom, not the cause, of social erosion.
Category: transportation
Sold On Space: The Great American Lie
“Go West Young Man…” a statement that set the tone for a century of suburban sprawl.
From Nuisance To Cool: Cars And Scooters Share Similar Stories
Easy access and financial investment have changed the perception of e-scooters. One hundred years ago, the same thing was happening to cars.
Automobile Evolution and Suburban Sprawl
The first car I recall riding in as a child was my mother’s Chevette Scooter, a horribly made car for
Onewheel: Exhilarating Activity or Micro-Mobility King?
The Onewheel light be the ultimate last-mile/commuter solution
Why I’m Obsessed With Longboarding
Weather you’re cruising around your community or making a beer run to the convenience store, longboarding is a great way to explore your community and focus your mind
Pave and Plow: The Next Standard For American Trails
While trail networks seem to be gaining popularity, we must consider paving and, if necessary, removing snow from them so that they may be a year-round resource
600 Parking Spaces, But My Bike Has To Move…
My complex has over 600 parking spaces, but when I chained my bike to a sign of 10 days, I was told it had to go
When Streets Were Equitable
A remastered video of 1906 San Francisco shows what streets were meant to do
The American Automobile And Racial Exclusivity
The “Pay To Play” cost of the automobile might be the most racially exclusive component of American society
New Rochester Cycle Track: Pretty Great, 5 Years Late
Rochester New York’s newest Cycle Track is a welcomed additive… but its execution might be a little out of step with the progress of the surrounding environment
Will Mobility Become More About Choice Than Necessity?
As more Americans work from home and use home delivery, a higher percentage of car trips will be made by choice instead of necessity. How will this impact space in our communities?
Bike Sales & Entertainment Budgets
Our entertainment options have decreased, but our desire for fun has not. As a result, more people are turning to an old friend, the bicycle
It’s Time For Human Scale Personal Transit
The average car turns the average human into a 100 square foot commuter. Now more than ever it’s time to think about human scale transportation
Time To Ditch “No Motor Vehicles”
It’s time to tweak “No Motor Vehicles” signage to reflect the electric micro-mobility revolution