Oh, The Irony…
This Objet d’art is depicting exactly what is wrong with this development pattern and the sprawl purveyor doesn’t even know it.… Read More Oh, The Irony…
Excellent Adventure 3.0 – Beta 1
Now that the weather is improving, I have been jonesin’ for the bikepacking season. Charles and I spent the winter contemplating, discussing, researching and procuring some gear to be able to do more “unsupported” bikepacking – ultimately, this means camping. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Making the best lemonade from lemons I did a quick… Read More Excellent Adventure 3.0 – Beta 1
Testimony About Testimony, How Meta
During the COVID-19 pandemic the Annapolis City Council has started to host remote public meetings in order to help with continuity of operations and transparency. I commend them for taking the leap off the cliff to do this, especially given that the usual in person meetings are mostly a low tech operation from a council… Read More Testimony About Testimony, How Meta
Accessory Dwelling Units In Annapolis
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are all in the news these day in urbanist circles. Many cities have enacted legislation to make them legal. Why would one want ADUs? Here are two reports from very different points of view that cover the waterfront on the value of ADUs: The Brookings Institute report and the R Street… Read More Accessory Dwelling Units In Annapolis
The Art of Riding A Bike
I was initially going to title this piece “Thoughts On The End Of The 2019 Cyclocross Season”, but as I started to recap the season in my head for this wrapup, I realized what I love about cyclocross transcends that specific discipline of the sport and is really just a manifestation of what I love… Read More The Art of Riding A Bike
The Journey to Strong Towns Annapolis
The Strong Towns Annapolis group was pleased to host a stop on the Strong America Tour on October 10, 2019. We are a small but passionate group of Strong Towns acolytes that are sharing the message in Annapolis, Maryland. While every place is different, I hope sharing the journey we have been on will help… Read More The Journey to Strong Towns Annapolis
2019 Excellent Adventure – Encore Edition
Yep, you read this right: we did it again, an encore to the Excellent Adventure 2 earlier in 2019. Since I’m a software guy, I versioned it as Excellent Adventure 2.1. It was a four day trip around northeastern PA using primarily – but with a LOT of holes – the Delaware & Lehigh and… Read More 2019 Excellent Adventure – Encore Edition
