The Intersection of Planning and Poetry (S2C E44)

Sometimes we chat with people that we think will be interesting, but we really don’t know what the outcome will be. It’s a total crap […]

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Humility and Humor (S2C E26)

Both Lauren Staniec and I are professionals in the design and construction industry, working to make connections, change design processes, and build in a way […]

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The Future of Small Cities (S2C E18)

This past week I took part in a conference called the Sustainable Futures Conference, held remotely, and originating through the Future of Small Cities Institute […]

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Renaissance Man (S2C E13)

In our deep and fascinating conversation with Bart Trudeau of Trudeau Architects, pllc, we learn about data, computer programming for planning, landscaping, mankind’s relation to […]

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Do Our Part…

I try to walk 5-6 days a week. Some days it’s a quick walk to the park and back, about 3.6 miles. Other days it’s […]

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Backward and Incomplete

I say we often do things in a way that is backward and incomplete. What I mean is that we don’t slow down enough to […]

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Process, Products, and Politics

My last blog was titled “to LEED or not to LEED” and discussed the use of the LEED guidance and rating system developed by the […]

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COVID Contradictions

I just watched Hamilton via streaming, and I am blown away. Not just by the musical, which I did see live awhile back (a touring […]

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All or Nothing?

I biked to Troy again this weekend, the first ride of what I hope to be a weekly endeavor. The farmers’ market is still occurring […]

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Mixed Signals: the Evolution of Confusing City Mobility

I am going to wax nostalgic for a minute over an existence I am too young to know: the small town, with a town center, […]

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