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May 10, 2025 biking / Micro mobility / transportation / Uncategorized

This Tiny Tool Makes Active Transportation Easier

A year ago I discovered the Modl Infinity Tool. Game Changer!

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March 16, 2025 biking / new urbanism / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

First Bike Commutes of the Year

After a harsh winter, I honestly forgot how good it feels to commute to work by bike

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March 14, 2025 biking / bus / new urbanism / Sidewalk / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism / walkability

Car Free, City Versus Suburbs

A city versus suburbs comparison showing how difficult it is to live car-free in a suburban community

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February 17, 2025 biking / bus / new urbanism / rochester / scooter / transit / Uncategorized / urbanism / walkability

It’s A Hard Time Of Year To Be An Urbanist

To the urbanist currently braving the worst the February can throw at us, I see you… and I understand.

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February 1, 2025 albany / amsterdam / biking / binghamton / buffalo / geneva / new urbanism / New York Cities / rochester / rome / schenectady / syracuse / transit / transportation / troy / Uncategorized / urbanism / utica / utica / walkability

A Decade

Ten Years Of The Urban Phoenix

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September 25, 2024 biking / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

1,000 Miles On My Favorite Ebike

A review of my favorite ebike, and a call to action to continue production of this kind of machine.

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September 8, 2024 biking / bus / neighborhood / rochester / scooter / transit / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism / walkability

Freedom To Move

The automobile has long been the symbol of freedom in the U.S. But when it’s the only choice, is it really freedom?

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August 31, 2024 biking / public space / rochester / Uncategorized

Seeing Rochester Through “New” Eyes

Recently, a friend of 20 years visited Rochester. Here’s how it went.

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August 13, 2024 biking / new urbanism / rochester / Uncategorized / urbanism / walkability

Re-Imagining This Public Space Exemplifies Rochester’s “Long Game”

Rochester’s newest public space is a piece of a much bigger downtown puzzle that is still being assembled

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June 24, 2024 biking / scooter / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Ringy Dingy: Lessons in Trail Etiquette

Rules of the roa…. I mean trail.

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November 25, 2023 biking / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Piggybacking For A Friend

A friend of mine needed a bike. So I delivered them a bike… on another bike.

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November 24, 2023 biking / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism / walkability

Two Commutes, 20 Years Apart

Twenty years ago, my daily commute was 30 miles by car. Today, it’s usually 3.6 by bike.

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September 3, 2023 biking / complete streets / rochester / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged… On Main Street

A quick story about the lack of awareness drivers have when berating cyclists

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June 20, 2023 . / biking / Uncategorized / urbanism

E-Bikes and Exercise

The E-Bike is not a fitness cheat… it is a scalable tool to facilitate transportation, healthy living and community exploration!

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June 16, 2023 biking / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Dangerous Behavior on Two Wheels Vs. Four Wheels

Analyzing why we see cyclists as deviant while ignoring reckless drivers of fast and heavy cars

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