When I was in San Francisco in October, I met Chava Kronenberg, a bay area transportation planner and Metro Boston native. During our conversation she commented Boston’s quite extensive alternative transportation profile is often overlooked in national discussions. Instead, usual suspects like Portland, Oregon get all the credit for their green transportation systems. I decided […]
South Africa Trip Photos
So far, my trip to South Africa is going great. I won’t have the opportunity to write much here until after I return in July, but I thought I would share a few highlight photos. Our studio class is examining housing and economic issues in a small town about two hours from Cape Town called […]
Molo Cape Town!
Tomorrow I’ll be boarding a flight to Cape Town, South Africa, where I’ll be spending the next month studying abroad. Our group will be completing a studio report on a small, 200-year old town outside of the city. While Cape Town is renowned as a fascinating and beautiful place, I think I’d like any place […]
APA Conference
I will be in Philadelphia this weekend from Friday, 4/13 to Monday, 4/16 to attend the American Planning Association 2007 National Planning Conference. I will be attending the “Revolutionize Citizen Participation Using Internet Technology” session on Saturday and the student reception that evening, as well as a variety of other sessions. Let me know if […]
My Vacation in Links
I just returned from visiting my girlfriend Libby in Michigan and parents in Maine. In Michigan Libby and I stayed at the Inn on Ferry Street, ate a Coney dog, saw a Tigers game, browsed the shelves in John King Books North, and spent time in Ferndale and Royal Oak. I noticed construction has begun […]
Memorial Day Weekend in California
My friend Emily got married this weekend at the Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, California on the Monterey Peninsula. A group of us from Greely High School made the trek to Carmel from all across the country. The ceremony was beautiful and it was great to catch up with old friends. I put the photos […]
Fine Dining in the Exurbs
It turns out the hottest new restaurant in Montgomery, Alabama isn’t exactly close to downtown. It’s in a strip mall across from a gated community way out at the fringes of the sprawl (I mean way out – beyond working farms.) At least they put this fountain out in the parking lot as a token […]