Down By The River
Rochester’s RocTheRiverway campaign activates another puzzle piece, reconnecting residents and visitors to the mighty Genesee River
Conversations Surrounding Our Urban Environments
Rochester’s RocTheRiverway campaign activates another puzzle piece, reconnecting residents and visitors to the mighty Genesee River
A small space in an Upstate New York urban core that makes you want to stop and stay for a while
What we don’t know about the history of American cities could fill a healthy-sized textbook. Here’s why that book doesn’t exist…
New bike commuters often ask me about riding on the sidewalk as an alternative to our fear-inducing roads. Here’s my answer…
How a laundromat reminded me of why urbanism is so important
Schenectady continues to be one of my favorite Upstate NY destinations
There’s always one… a forward thinking public event about our cities’ future is hijacked by a man gasping to remain relevant in a changing world
A photo that shows why building roads with no shoulder, no sidewalk and 4 lanes of speeding traffic is downright irresponsible
Armory Square in Downtown Syracuse was spared the wrecking ball of urban renewal… and it’s better today as a result
Skyrocketing gas prices validate what urbanists have been warning for decades… relying on one mode of transportation powered by a single type of fuel in finite supply is completely unsustainable
Instead of talking about “opinions” let’s look at peoples’ “narratives.”
A New York Times Article Just Confirmed my recent suspicion… Americas’s roads are becoming places of lawlessness
The heartbeat of Utica’s revitalization lies with an ambitious group of young people
A comprehensive look at the elements that have shaped our cities over the last 100 years… in a single blog post.
Utica’s newest downtown culinary Mecca was exactly what I needed in a difficult time