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December 7, 2019 biking / transportation / Uncategorized

Hey Peloton, Here’s How Real Cycling “Changes” You

Real “change” doesn’t come from a stationary bike in your living room, it’s the the whole-self transformation that occurs when you start biking for transportation

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December 3, 2019 transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Today’s Transit: Walking The Tightrope Between Choice And Necessity

Sadly, a lack of funding too often negates our ability to serve a population that chooses transit AND one that relies on it.

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November 27, 2019 Uncategorized / urbanism

You’re Safer In A City Today

This is one of the biggest “drinking days” of the year. With this in mind, you are ultimately safer if you don’t have to drive home

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November 20, 2019 schenectady / Uncategorized

Downtown Schenectady Through Impressionist Eyes

What Schenectady might look like through the eyes of impressionist painters

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November 3, 2019 rochester / Uncategorized / urbanism

The Street That Made Me Love My City

This little street in Rochester turned a suburban kid on to the attractiveness of city life

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October 31, 2019 Uncategorized / urbanism

Death, Taxes, And… Cars Hitting A Monument?

Cars and trucks just can’t seem to stop hitting a monument in the middle of this small town street

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October 29, 2019 transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Crosswalks Should Be Sacred Spaces Of Life

Crosswalks are the places where drivers should always be reminded that they are piloting heavy machinery that shares space with a living world

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October 24, 2019 Uncategorized / urbanism

Creating “Photographable” Spaces

Cities can capitalize on residents’ and visitors’ desire to photographically document their urban experiences

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October 23, 2019 public space / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Layers Of Urbanity: The Visual Effect We Rarely Appreciate

The draw of cities and their visual power is in their Layers of Urbanity, a sort of “kid in a candy store” effect that inspires us to see limitless possibilities

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October 22, 2019 rome / Uncategorized

Recent Visit to Rome, New York In Photos

Rome always poses nicely for the camera

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October 21, 2019 public space / Uncategorized / urbanism

Why You Love The Places You Love

It’s not just important to experience amazing spaces, it’s important that we be keenly aware of why they relax us, inspire us and keep us coming back for more

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October 11, 2019 Uncategorized

Urbanism: Acknowledging What People Really Do

Urbanists understand that people will usually make the easy choice, even if that choice isn’t sustainable. The job of the urban planner and influencer is to try to make the harder and better choice more enticing

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October 9, 2019 transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Opinion: Driving’s Dehumanizing Effect

The average driver sees other motorists and cyclists as video-game-like obstacles that need to be overcome in order to advance in a game of speed and power

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October 7, 2019 Uncategorized

U.S. Versus Scotland In A Passenger Rail Battle: Spoiler Alert… It’s Not Even Close

Inverness is a city in Scotland that has less than a quarter of the population of my home city and more than 5 times the train departures. The incredible disparity between U.S. and European passenger rail systems is astounding

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September 25, 2019 transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Will Our Addiction To Smart Phones Lead To Better Public Transit?

Young people love to stay connected to their digital worlds. Transit has a chance to capitalize on this fact and make our cities better in the process

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