My original lead into this post was that I learned nothing. Then I wrote that I learned nothing that I wanted to share. Then I remembered the power of the pen (or type in this case). And I realized that I have learned things. No, I’ve haven’t mastered anything, but yes, I’ve learned things. And… Continue reading Four Lessons I Learned About Place in 2016
Month: December 2016
Building on Theories and Practice of Black Urbanism in Our New World
I have always owed a great debt to the work of Sara Zewde, especially the usage of the term black urbanist and talking about black urbanism. Zewde is currently a principal at Asakura Robinson a designer at the Seattle-based firm GGN and in 2010, published her MIT graduate thesis, Theory, place, and opportunity: black urbanism as a… Continue reading Building on Theories and Practice of Black Urbanism in Our New World
It Really Started With A Train Part 1– My North Carolina Amtrak Fantasy Map
I’m finally getting around to doing a fantasy transit map. My inspiration? My trip home from D.C. to Greensboro via the train. It takes approximately 8 hours to do it in the daylight and 5.5 hours to do it in the middle of the night. And those are the only choices, just the two trains… Continue reading It Really Started With A Train Part 1– My North Carolina Amtrak Fantasy Map