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March 14, 2025 biking / bus / new urbanism / Sidewalk / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism / walkability

Car Free, City Versus Suburbs

A city versus suburbs comparison showing how difficult it is to live car-free in a suburban community

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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 7, 2024 complete streets / new urbanism / rochester / Uncategorized

Trains, Boats, and Trails: Three Barriers to Automobile Speed Have Amplified a Thriving Suburb

Fairport, New York’s growth is likely fueled in part by three barriers to vehicles speed on their Main Street

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August 17, 2024 neighborhood / new urbanism / rochester / Uncategorized / urbanism

That’s Not A Neighborhood

Cul De Sac housing is not a neighborhood. Here’s what a neighborhood should be.

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January 29, 2024 cleveland / public space / Uncategorized / urbanism / walkability

Cleveland in Photos

Last Fall, my wife and I celebrated our 5-year anniversary in Cleveland. And while many might think that’s the start of a bad joke, these photos might make you think again.

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May 20, 2023 complete streets / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism / utica / walkability

Stepping Away From Utica

A growing voice of social insulation in Utica has caused me to question my advocacy

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March 19, 2020 Uncategorized / urbanism

When People Have Nowhere To Drive, They Walk

I rarely see people on this trail. Today, everyone was using it.

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October 29, 2019 transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Crosswalks Should Be Sacred Spaces Of Life

Crosswalks are the places where drivers should always be reminded that they are piloting heavy machinery that shares space with a living world

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December 18, 2018 biking / Uncategorized / urbanism

This Sign Says It All

This is why we fight to prioritize pedestrians and cyclists over cars

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December 6, 2018 biking / transportation / Uncategorized / urbanism

Why Walking & Biking To Work Makes You A Better Driver And Human

I used to get frustrated by bikes and walkers. Biking to work made me realize how childish that was

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April 29, 2018 schenectady / Uncategorized / urbanism

Dedication To Walkability Helps Schenectady Find Balance

Blending tourism, livability and small business growth is hard… Schenectady finds the right mix via unrivaled pedestrian infrastructure

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January 3, 2017 Uncategorized

New Urbanism = The Mall For The Next Generation

How elements of new urban design contain elements of today’s high-end “lifestyle malls”

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December 15, 2016 Uncategorized

Urban Pathway: Walkability’s Red Carpet

While often underappreciated, these urban shortcuts can provide convenience and vibrancy to any city setting

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May 8, 2016 Uncategorized

Where The Sidewalk… Begins.

By ArianDavidPhotography When we talk about walkability, we are not just talking about pedestrian safety, maintenance and  access to resources.

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