Conversations Surrounding Our Urban Environments
People die every day in car crashes with incredibly few calls for cars to be banned. But when mass transit suffers a deadly collusion, or a micro-mobility option incurs a death, citizens cry for changes, restrictions, and outright bans on their use
Criminal activity is almost always higher in urban communities. But a few terrible people are not representative of the people that are trying to make our cities better places every day
There’s a new “mixed use” idea for Rochester’s most talked about plot of land. What should we look out for as these plans unfold?
Amtrak’s CEO says the passenger rail giant will be profitable for the first time in the next 12 months
Nashville has banned e-scooters after a tragic death of a young rider. Using the same logic, I am asking the mayor if he would also consider banning cars.
Brooke took her love of cycling and blended it with her love of her community and a desire to start a unique small business using her cargo trike
A photo tour of Chicago’s remarkable park system, riverwalk and more
When negligent drivers kill, a slap on the wrist to ensures that the negligence will continue, and serve as a message that we may do whatever we want in our vehicles without repercussion
Our hunger for more space is nearly as evident as our desire to consume food and water
Why it’s so hard to get suburban transit projects done
I rode a folding bike from Syracuse to Utica, and it was pretty amazing.
Every e-scooter share problem could be resolved if cars weren’t exclusively prioritized
We not only have to fight for transit funding, we have to fight for it when it appears to the casual observer that it’s not working
What drivers don’t understand about bikes on our American roads
Rochester is the clear leader on the urban innovation curve in Upstate New York
