Wheeling University: tiny schools trim their budgets, then their lawns.
For the most part, I am loathe to chronicle institutional decline because it captures the livelihoods and aspirations of so many affiliated with the institution
Columbus Riverfront: a city known for its buildings tries to design water.
My latest article is available at the Columbus Republic, the newspaper of record for Columbus, Indiana. I’ve featured this atypically design-focused small city only one
Hybrid strip mall: a retail/wholesale beast in the suburban jungle.
A strip mall is usually the most predictable and omnipresent of low-density suburban commercial land uses. Every American over the age of ten knows what
Great American State Fair: a retrospective montage ~250 hours later.
I usually shy away from timely subjects because I want my articles to have staying power. And there’s no better way to do the opposite
Beatley Library: is lounging with a magazine in 2026 what we call “post-postmodern”?
Not every city of 160,000 people commissions a nationally-recognized architect for its library, unless it’s the state capitol or largest city. Within the Commonwealth of
Downtown Tempe sprouts a new skyline of its own, but where’s the street energy?
Unlike most cities in the eastern half of the US, the major metros of the West routinely offer suburbs that exceed 100,000 people—sometimes double or
Silver Avenue SE in Albuquerque: a bike boulevard with bones…and a bark (and a bite).
A few years ago, I explored what Arlington County (Virginia) was telling me was a bona fide bike boulevard. I mean, it had to be:
Ethnic news rack: it’ll survive as long as there’s a fish to wrap.
If you had asked me five years ago, I would have never guessed that these ugly rusty boxes would prove such fruitful blog material. But
Sideways subdivision: Sin City homebuilders find new ways to pack ‘em in.
The predictability of a post-1950s subdivision in most of suburban America almost renders it impervious to analysis. After all, there’s nothing exotic about a middle-class
Turnstile jumping: a mundane crime faces new hurdles in effective prevention.
It’s impossible to deny a sad truth for anyone who has used transit regularly in the last few years: the shameful act of turnstile jumping
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Wheeling University: tiny schools trim their budgets, then their lawns.
For the most part, I am loathe to chronicle institutional decline because it captures the livelihoods and aspirations of so many affiliated with the institution (both currently and previously). It feels not just
Columbus Riverfront: a city known for its buildings tries to design water.
My latest article is available at the Columbus Republic, the newspaper of record for Columbus, Indiana. I’ve featured this atypically design-focused small city only one time in my blogging history—many, many years ago—so
Hybrid strip mall: a retail/wholesale beast in the suburban jungle.
A strip mall is usually the most predictable and omnipresent of low-density suburban commercial land uses. Every American over the age of ten knows what one looks like: a row of shops, usually
Great American State Fair: a retrospective montage ~250 hours later.
I usually shy away from timely subjects because I want my articles to have staying power. And there’s no better way to do the opposite than to cover a subject “hot off the
Beatley Library: is lounging with a magazine in 2026 what we call “post-postmodern”?
Not every city of 160,000 people commissions a nationally-recognized architect for its library, unless it’s the state capitol or largest city. Within the Commonwealth of Virginia, Alexandria is neither of these, but its
Downtown Tempe sprouts a new skyline of its own, but where’s the street energy?
Unlike most cities in the eastern half of the US, the major metros of the West routinely offer suburbs that exceed 100,000 people—sometimes double or triple that amount. (A few of the suburbs
Silver Avenue SE in Albuquerque: a bike boulevard with bones…and a bark (and a bite).
A few years ago, I explored what Arlington County (Virginia) was telling me was a bona fide bike boulevard. I mean, it had to be: all the street signs in the area used
Ethnic news rack: it’ll survive as long as there’s a fish to wrap.
If you had asked me five years ago, I would have never guessed that these ugly rusty boxes would prove such fruitful blog material. But here I am again, after diving in to
Sideways subdivision: Sin City homebuilders find new ways to pack ‘em in.
The predictability of a post-1950s subdivision in most of suburban America almost renders it impervious to analysis. After all, there’s nothing exotic about a middle-class home with 3-4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and a
Turnstile jumping: a mundane crime faces new hurdles in effective prevention.
It’s impossible to deny a sad truth for anyone who has used transit regularly in the last few years: the shameful act of turnstile jumping has reached epidemic levels in most cities where
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