Archive
456 posts, interviews, and field notes — now searchable and hosted here.
Dec 13, 2013
Since I’m frequently asked about data sources, here are some sites that I use for quick and dirty data analysis for housing. American FactFinder Census Housing Data OFHEO – House Price Index (HPI) Federal Reserve Housing National Association of Realtors California Department of Finance Neilson Marcus & Mill
Dec 12, 2013
Recent Interview on Cycling Safety SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif- San Luis Obispo is the 7th worst in the state for bicyclist injuries and deaths compared to 262 other cities with populations over 25 thousand according to the California Office of Traffic Safety.
Dec 10, 2013
Thanks to Debbie Markham for doing some great photos of our family to celebrate our first year in SLO!
Dec 5, 2013
B-Sides – Billy Riggs Band. Listen @cdbaby Click to listen at CDBaby Amongst academic endeavors, it seems I’ve had some time to release some old music from the archives in time for the holidays. Yes! Enjoy!
Dec 4, 2013
My family doing our unsustainable Xmas duties. All apologies.
Nov 28, 2013
Thankful for transit and little boys that love it as much as I do.
Nov 27, 2013
Nice tutorial in Google Forms. Students take note for data gathering. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Nov 25, 2013
Rationale for safer streets
Nov 25, 2013
7 Ways Our Cities Will Change According to TED’s Urban Experts Silent parks. Designing for disabilities. Human-powered data. Garbage anthropology. World-class sidewalks. Floating favelas. Paint as infrastructure. These are the keys to the cities of the future, according to the most recent TED conference, City 2.0. via
Nov 25, 2013
urbanplannerholic: How Seven Cities Designed Surprisingly Great Websites
Nov 10, 2013
Dreaming of a healthier future with my friend Dr David Levine
Oct 30, 2013
Do you know what’s even better than walkability. Sitability. Lessons in place-making from one of my planning students in the hall after studio.
Oct 29, 2013
Key to the Street | The Walkable Urban Design Tool participatory street design with mobiles from one of my students
Oct 25, 2013
A group of my CRP 504 students conducting bike & ped counts this morning (at Marsh & Santa Rosa)
Oct 23, 2013
Recent Lecture I Gave entitled “Planning for Resilience at Varying Scales”
Oct 22, 2013
Yuba Bikes founder talks about the cargo bike as being something that can get families out of cars. Are cargo bikes game changers for those with trip chaining needs such as errands, school drop off, farmers market, etc.? What are your thoughts (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Oct 14, 2013
Nice use of multiple surfaces to raise awareness at a crossing in Anoka, MN
Oct 7, 2013
For some reason or another this feels someone sacrilegious… (at California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo)
Oct 4, 2013
Meet ICLEI’s Summer 2013 Solar Outreach Partnership Interns Some recognition for one of my thesis advisees, Kayla Gordon
Sep 23, 2013
Physics Thesis Turned in To Song Hoping to inspire my students to do something like this this term.
Sep 23, 2013
Very interestingly designed research platform – like a Louisville Slugger! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Sep 22, 2013
Sep 20, 2013
Sep 18, 2013
CalPoly Week of Welcome (at College of Architecture and Environmental Design)