Greetings from Bookcationland. For the record, I do want to establish, that I am writing the book. However, one must sometimes live an experience before they put it out. So what have I been doing to live my experience in the last week or so? Here goes. First off, we had another City Market, this… Continue reading Dispatches from Bookcation: Pocket Parks, Dinner and Bikes and Food Deserts
Month: June 2014
Bookcation
Hey everyone! After a week in Buffalo, I realized that it was time for me to shift focus a bit and finally get around to publishing my first full-length, hardcover book. That and the fact that I’ve got moves and some major family stuff, as well as day job and board service that I all… Continue reading Bookcation
CNU Post Mortem-Part 2: What I Loved
Now that we’ve dealt with the problems. lets talk about what I personally really liked at the Congress this year. Being in a true walkable city. I used a motor vehicle three times, from the airport, to Silo City (which had so much of the pedestrian friendly street furniture ripped out, it was like a… Continue reading CNU Post Mortem-Part 2: What I Loved
CNU 22 Post-Mortem Part 1: Addressing the Criticisms
Before I talk about what I liked about specific parts of the Congress, I want to once again speak to where I see the movement going and what it needs to do to get better. This is partly in response to the open letter to new urbanism published on Sunday morning by Colin Dabkowski in… Continue reading CNU 22 Post-Mortem Part 1: Addressing the Criticisms
The Rest of CNU 22 Recap, powered by Storify
So let’s just say the remainder of CNU and my weekend was a whirlwind. But it was fun. And for those of you sick of me using the words CNU, be patient, I’ll be done by Thursday, and you’ll have that podcast I promised last week, On the Privilege of Travel, for your listening… Continue reading The Rest of CNU 22 Recap, powered by Storify
CNU 22 Thursday Recap, Powered by Storify
My second full day here in Buffalo was amazing. I really enjoyed the insights expressed in the morning plenary, especially by Harriet Tregoning, former DC Planning Director and working with HUD with their Sustainable Communities grants. Both presentations made it clear that millennials (i.e. the next generation) are here to stay and need to be… Continue reading CNU 22 Thursday Recap, Powered by Storify
CNU 22 Wednesday Recap Powered by Storify
Good evening from Buffalo! I hope everyone has had a wonderful first day of the Congress. I spent most of my day writing, picking up my badge, running into old friends and I monitored the backchannel of the opening plenary from the Lobby Bar at the Statler while having a great discussion on places and community… Continue reading CNU 22 Wednesday Recap Powered by Storify
So We Made It to CNU22…
Good morning folks. After a half day of work, I began to embark on my adventure of traveling to Buffalo for CNU22. Here’s how I bid farewell to Greensboro. And a stop with my brother/cousin at the airport Natty Greenes, which is only really one of the house microbrews and the standard airport bar/grill menu.… Continue reading So We Made It to CNU22…