Mobility is a long game. It requires vision and patience to sustain long term progress, as well as a steady stream of quick wins to keep momentum going. In advance of the next council retreat, and on Christmas Eve eve, here’s my wishlist for Truckee’s transportation needs in 2022. Quick Wins Amend our development code […]
Truckee/Tahoe Bikeshare: Vision
It’s a beautiful summer Saturday in Truckee. Louise has packed a picnic and is on her way to meet her friends at Donner Lake. She knows that car parking will be difficult, but Louise isn’t concerned today. She checks her phone and opens the Tahoe Bikeshare app. She confirms that the station in her neighborhood […]
Truckee’s Housing Crisis: Analysis
Truckee is experiencing a well documented housing crisis, but we lack a framework to evaluate potential interventions.
Truckee Regional Transit: Analysis
My eagerness to will bike and transit infrastructure into existence have translated into being a busy civic volunteer. So far the Truckee mayor and town council have graciously encouraged my ideas, to the point where I’m licensing modeling software and writing white papers on the weekends.
The Sins of “Smart” Cities
I just published my first academic/literary “think” piece in four years. At the invitation of the Boston Review, I reviewed two upcoming books about civic data and the appealing trap of “smart” cities.
TransportationCamp California
TransportationCamp organized an unconference day during CalACT’s (California Association for Coordinated Transportation) Fall Conference in Sonoma County. This was an exciting departure from TranspoCamp’s usual urban habitat, and revealed an off distinction around innovation.
Kaye Bock Award
Volume 26 of the Berkeley Planning Journal is live. These nine words represent three major personal accomplishments.
Masters Thesis: Achievement Unlocked
45 pages. 13,283 words. 28 tables and figures. I submitted my masters thesis today, a full two months before anyone else in my department. Overachiever much? Behold: Beyond “Urban” Planning: An Overview of Challenges Unique to Planning in Rural California. Download the whole thing or watch the trailer below.
Video Abstract
I’ve been taking and loving a course in Visual Notetaking this semester. One of our weekly assignments was to record ourselves live drawing a topic. The undergrads illustrated Taylor Swift songs. I illustrated my thesis. To each his own.
Planner Ipsum
Finally, a lorem ipsum text generator for planners!