Category: Car Blanche
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On paradoxes
Even though being a PhD student in peace and conflict studies makes me a bit of an odd duck in planning spaces (a role I’m beginning to relish), planning will always be the field that feels like home. It’s the discipline that opened my eyes to the world, allowed me…
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On traffic gardens
It’s not often that you have a dream for something that you know will bring joy, play, and connection to your neighborhood and then have the opportunity to bring the vision to life. Last weekend I had the extraordinary opportunity to install a pop-up traffic garden on a closed-off street…
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On community
As mentioned in my last post, I recently attended the first-ever Crossroads Convening. It was remarkable to see what the volunteer leadership team pulled together with little in the way of time or resources, and it was equally remarkable to see the demand for what was on offer – what…
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On “choice” (riders)
Last week I was fortunate enough to be able to attend not one, but two conferences – TCamp and the Crossroads Convening. In addition to talking about freedom at TCamp, Jarrett Walker also briefly discussed the problematic terminology of “captive” transit riders, i.e., those that have no other option but…
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On freedom
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while. Indeed, I’m inspired to every time I see a claim that “bikes give you the freedom cars can’t deliver” (or some such pontificating). While I don’t disagree with the sentiment itself (I must admit I smile to myself when biking…
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On sins
“I fear that there is a deep crack in our union, and I’m not sure I belong here anymore. Maybe the road can convince me otherwise.” This line was in a recent (and affecting) piece I read by a mother chronicling her 2,000-mile road trip up the US East Coast…
Peace and Planning 