Sustainable Travel and Fighting for Better Cities
Come for the tips on your next Amtrak trip, stay for the story of the community garden I’m building in the Bronx.
I sold my car 7 years ago (and think you should sell yours too) and never check bags when I travel. I’ve just about turned taking public transit into an Olympic sport. I believe that our cities should have less concrete and more jungle.
If that sounds like your kind of weird, you’re in the right place.
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A Few of My Favorite Articles
How I Live Without a Car In the U.S. (And Why I’ll Never Own a Car Again)
Searching For Catalan In Perpinyà (Perpignan)
The Highways Tried to Kill Hartford. But I See Seeds Sprouting.
Do You Still Believe in Bloodletting? A Lesson From Jane Jacobs
Think Radically, Act Incrementally
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