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posted on
September 15th, 2009
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In The End

I've decided to stop blogging. I started this blog because I was reading city planning books and wanted a place to formulate my thoughts as they applied to the town I love. I also wanted to shine ...

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posted on
July 13th, 2009
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Oakland Streets
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One of the nice things about living in a ghetto neighborhood is that you're constantly being told what to do by billboards. Drive through the poorer parts of Oakland and you'll get great instructi ...

posted on
June 29th, 2009
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Things I Learned Reading "722 Miles"

I went to the third planning meeting for the Estuary on June 18th. It was an "open house" style format, with little presentations set up on boards like in my 6th-grade science fair. I l ...

posted on
June 8th, 2009
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The High Cost of Cars: On-Site Parking

My last post seemed to be such a hot topic that I thought I would do a sequel, focusing on a different aspect of the high cost of cars in the city: the on-site parking lot.Just to be clear, I'm not ...

posted on
May 20th, 2009
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Running on Empty

A couple of gas stations near my house have closed in the past few months, victims of the economy and low gas prices.Even the graffiti writers can't resist rubbing it in:I say good riddance. You c ...

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