Automobiles, Public Health, and The False Narrative of Life and Freedom
Why automobile transportation is our most under-appreciated public health concern
Conversations Surrounding Our Urban Environments
Why automobile transportation is our most under-appreciated public health concern
As much as we love space, urban density is the only progressive answer to environmental and social dynamics
A friend of mine needed a bike. So I delivered them a bike… on another bike.
Twenty years ago, my daily commute was 30 miles by car. Today, it’s usually 3.6 by bike.
Our main thoroughfares are becoming increasingly chaotic to the point where I feel much safer on my bike traversing a side street.
A quick story about the lack of awareness drivers have when berating cyclists
Analyzing why we see cyclists as deviant while ignoring reckless drivers of fast and heavy cars
A growing voice of social insulation in Utica has caused me to question my advocacy
When we ask pedestrians to arm themselves against a hostile car-centric environment, we promote victim shaming instead of addressing the source of the issue.
I knew everyone in my neighborhood until I learned to drive
See a basic intersection through the eyes of a bike commuter
New bike commuters often ask me about riding on the sidewalk as an alternative to our fear-inducing roads. Here’s my answer…
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.”
When I was twelve, I had a paper route. Little did I know the lessons I learned doing my first “job” would show me the lessons of density versus sprawl at a very early age