Why I Visit Smaller Cities
Small cities make great day trips. Less ground to cover, less stress to “see it all.”
Conversations Surrounding Our Urban Environments
Small cities make great day trips. Less ground to cover, less stress to “see it all.”
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
Pedestrians are the most vulnerable users of our right of ways. So why do they not receive the prioritization they deserve?
A fight for center city green space comes to fruition in downtown Rochester
It’s the simple things that will help public transportation most
Google Street View gives us an opportunity to see our cities as they were more than a decade ago
My complex has over 600 parking spaces, but when I chained my bike to a sign of 10 days, I was told it had to go
Is walkability a livable amenity or a tourist draw?
Your city has a rich history… but highlighting that alone won’t make you a destination. Blend a historic past with a new urban narrative!
A Rochester park is now a community canvas for activism against racial injustice
With the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, the infrastructure and history of American cities are rightfully being questioned more than ever. Can we still get excited about their future?
Amsterdam New York feels like a blank canvas that may someday soon play host to a tremendous micro-urban tapestry
Lower middle class Americans must eventually accept that fluidity rather than permanence will be the key to weathering the coming financial storm
The Coronavirus has impacted all of us. But really, this isn’t so bad…
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