OTTAWA: Now I see why Donald Trump has a mad-on about Canada. Just walk around this grand capital city of … More
Category: Environment/urbanism
Blogs about the physical world around us..
The road left unpaved
“For nearly seven decades, our national transportation obsession has been about maximizing the amount that you can drive. We now need to … More
Driving the Walking Dead
Hamlet’s okay, but to be brutally honest, I prefer “The Walking Dead.” Love it. Have from the start. Every gory, … More
A tale of two cities
Whenever I drive through Ocala I am reminded of urbanist Andres Duany’s declaration that “the Department of Transportation, in its … More
Swans, people and automobiles
Save the swans Lakeland. And the people too. The lovely waterfowl that glide gracefully across Lake Morgan are living symbols … More
Like it’s 1974 all over again
On Christmas break in 1974 Dave Smith and I took a road trip to Washington, D.C. and on into Pennsylvania. … More
Just find a trail and ride
We get it. You want to ride. You long to get out there on your bicycle, to explore the best … More
Mobility power to the people
The last time I was in San Francisco I rented an E-bike and spent six hours zipping up and down … More
Don’t Raise The Bridge, Lower The River
My latest column in the Gainesville Sun: University cities are laboratories for urbanism. And we can learn as much from … More
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