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
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
Interview With Rochester City Planner Kevin Kelley
An amazing conversation with Rochester City Planner Kevin Kelley
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
A Different View: Rochester’s Genesee Riverway Promenade
Beautiful views, new connectivity, and a lesson in urban acceptance
Photos On A Monday In Downtown Buffalo
My photography business took me to Buffalo this past Monday, so I thought it might be a nice chance to
Stop Talking About Registering Bikes
Bikes and cars may often share the same space… but that doesn’t make them “equal.”
The Best UP Posts You Never Read
My favorite posts that were viewed less than 100 times
Ballparks Have Embraced Walkable Environments
If sports teams, who’s existence is dependent on ticket sales, are making this a priority, shouldn’t all of our cities, communities and neighborhoods?
Think Buses And Trains Are Empty? Start Looking At Our Rural Highways
People are quick to point to an empty bus or a half-full train as a waste of public resources… but do we pay as much attention to all those empty rural expressways?
A Venetian Rochester: What Could Have Been
What if the Erie Canal still flowed through Downtown Rochester?
OnTrack Syracuse: An Odd Transit Experiment That Almost Worked
Syracuse had a commuter rail line from 1994-2008. What can we learn from its success and its eventual failure?
Syracuse Is Looking Good
People don’t often talk about the enormous potential Syracuse’s downtown has… maybe they should start
Plan For Spontaneity
It might seem like an oxymoron, but planning for spontaneous urban interaction is one of the best things a city can do
Weighing Big Data and Public Opinion
Let’s use our democratic ability to tell our leaders what we want, but let’s do so with the understanding that there is a growing body of information about how we live that contradicts long-held beliefs regarding healthy, happy and successful communities