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Jan 27, 2012
Moon Colonization an Important Issue? Really? Great discourse on an important subject by robertreich that ends up loosely tied to city planning on the moon of all places: Newt’s latest idea, for example – to colonize the moon – is typically whacky. As Reich reminds us, American citizens should not be so flippant as to…
Jan 27, 2012
My task today: outline the best potential design options to reuse this mid-century building (or not).
Jan 26, 2012
Walkability Report Generates Questions New walkability benchmarking report out with some provocative results. I’m curious how Alaska can be the highest ranking state with regard to walking levels, but not have a city that ranks in the top 50. Also, not surprising, the places with the most walking look like they h
Jan 26, 2012
An example of the donor-driven design of the built environment in a public gathering space on the UC Berkeley campus. Does it degrade the purity or integrity of the design? You be the judge.
Jan 2, 2012
My wife and son during in the midst of our holiday ‘love miles’ (Monbiot, 2007).
Nov 28, 2011
lottdance: Fun in Golden Gate! (Taken with instagram)
Nov 28, 2011
“ the totality of The Sea Ranch offers an example of an environmentally sensitive development and place that is also sublimely beautiful…” I find this quote by Sarah Williams Goldhagen in the New Republic to be very provocative and am wondering how she objectively supports such a strong claim. Her article m
Nov 28, 2011
But How Many Folks Actually Compost These Photo of a disposable coffee cup John S Lens, Alfred Infrared Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic
Nov 23, 2011
Students Making a Statement About Bay Area Cost of Living Buckhorst H1 Lens, Alfred Infrared Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic
Nov 16, 2011
A classic CA landscape that has underscored the environmental movement Kaimal Mark II Lens, BlacKeys SuperGrain Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic
Nov 15, 2011
Complicated Housing at UC Merced The planners on the Merced campus had mentioned this phenomenon to me recently and I thought it was fascinating. Now it appears in the NY Times.
Nov 11, 2011
Kaimal Mark II Lens, BlacKeys SuperGrain Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic
Nov 5, 2011
Beautiful sunrise this morning
Nov 3, 2011
To save water, “Levi Strauss suggests washing jeans rarely, if at all — the theory being that putting them in the freezer will kill germs that cause them to smell.”
Nov 1, 2011
Nov 1, 2011
A photo in honor of the 10th anniversary of the great fire of ‘01.
Oct 30, 2011
fritzriggs: New hair cut, new shoes; being 1 is good! My little man and his new kicks. Thanks mom!
Oct 30, 2011
Like the landscape on this renovated mid-century.
Oct 26, 2011
Beautiful Day to Work on a Beautiful Campus John S Lens, Ina’s 1969 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic
Oct 21, 2011
How will the Suburbs Cope with Poverty? | Planetizen
Oct 19, 2011
Real time polling for public input at Alameda County Transportation Plan public meeting – participatory planning and e-gov in action.
Oct 14, 2011
What a riot! Either product design gone completely mad or some futurist trend I am not Getting; and isn’t the beauty (and true sustainability) of plumbing that you don’t have to plug it in? (Amazing what water pressure can do!) Will it really come to having to to reboot the toilet?
Oct 7, 2011
Streets Alive! Project – Call for Artists ucberkeleyplanning: The Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund recently funded artistic treatments ‘on 7 of utility boxes on the campus edge that reflect UC Berkeley’s actions and visions of sustainability.’ The project is a partnership with the Earth Island Institute to make
Oct 2, 2011
fritzriggs: not just cruising anymore (Source: http://www.fritzriggs.com/)