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February 1, 2025 albany / amsterdam / biking / binghamton / buffalo / geneva / new urbanism / New York Cities / rochester / rome / schenectady / syracuse / transit / transportation / troy / Uncategorized / urbanism / utica / utica / walkability

A Decade

Ten Years Of The Urban Phoenix

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September 30, 2023 rochester / Uncategorized / urbanism

“I Would Have Felt Safer On A Bike”

Our main thoroughfares are becoming increasingly chaotic to the point where I feel much safer on my bike traversing a side street.

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March 20, 2022 biking / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

THIS Is Why.

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

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January 16, 2021 transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

From Nuisance To Cool: Cars And Scooters Share Similar Stories

Easy access and financial investment have changed the perception of e-scooters. One hundred years ago, the same thing was happening to cars.

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May 10, 2020 transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

What If We Advocated For E-Scooter Ownership Instead Of Scooter Share?

The path to E-Scooter legitimacy lies in the shedding of the shared model in favor of personal ownership

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July 19, 2019 biking / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

We’ve Gotta Be Perfect

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

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July 6, 2019 transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

No Cars In Nashville: An Open Letter To Mayor David Briley

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.

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June 3, 2019 rochester / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

The Real Problem With E-Scooters? Cars!

Every e-scooter share problem could be resolved if cars weren’t exclusively prioritized

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