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Two Things We Can Learn From 2020

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Street Closures Are Suddenly The Rage

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Bike Infrastructure Sends A Message

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The Quietly Splintered World Of Cycling

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For E-Scooters, Ownership Will Mean Legitimacy

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Driving Is A Privilege, Not A Right

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Isn’t This What We’ve Wanted?

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A Small Biz Pivots To Help In This Difficult Time: An Interview With Teagan White, from JN White

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Urbanists Are Translators

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Will The Threat Of Vandalism Hinder Urban Automation?

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The Reduction In Pollution As A Result Of The Coronavirus

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Remote Work Will Change Urban Design

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I’ve Gained 6 Pounds Not Biking To Work

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Now More Than Ever, Billionaires Need To Be Leaders

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The Interstate Highway System Changed Everything

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Rochester Lost Bike Share... For Now.

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A Car-Light America Is Here

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Why Don’t We Have Balconies?

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An Interview With Rochester’s Maria Furgiuele

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The Fate Of Public Transit In A Time Of Social Distance

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What Will Our Cities Look Like?

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An Interview With Utica’s Stephen Keblish

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The Best Last Mile Has Been Here All Along

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An Interview With “Crafty” Mask Maker Rachel Walsh

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An Interview with Sandusky Ohio Assistant City Planner, Tom Horsman

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An Interview With Rochester’s Jeremy Cooney

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A Hopeful Outcome From The Coronavirus

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Narcissism And The Four Way Stop: A Lesson For Our Cities

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Car Crashes, Coronavirus & Public Health Priorities

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The Seldom Appreciated Benefits Of Walking

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Pedestrian Malls In Midsized Cities? Not So Fast...

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Same City, Different Cultural Narratives

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Micro Mobility & The Volatility Of Venture Capital

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Micro Mobility And A Short Trip To Buffalo

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How Our Cities Became Corporations l

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Overestimating The Economic Impact Of Sports Teams

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Preservationism Versus New Urbanism

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Fastest and Most Exclusive: An American Transportation Problem

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Utica: More Parking Won’t Improve Your Community

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Scary Spaces: The Places Where Walkers and Cyclists Feel Forgotten

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Welcoming Outside Investment

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The Importance Of Promoting Chaos in Urban “Order”

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Bike Commuting, Group Rides & Legitimacy

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Breweries: The Sure-Thing Activator

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If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home By Now: A Book Review, An Urbanist’s Rebuttal

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Interview with Utica Superfan Ken Smith

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A Man Tried To Hit Me With His Car

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Do Urbanist Publications Really Speak To Midsized Cities?

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When Did Cycling Become a Liberal Thing?

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Fairport NY: Blending Suburban Feel With A Micro-Urban Twist

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Taking Comfort With Us: How Earbuds Are Helping Our Cities Thrive

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Cities Must Keep Moving

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When Transit Works

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Stop Telling Is Beg Buttons Don’t Work!

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Three Weeks On An Electric Bike

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Thoughts On Schenectady, NY

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Talking Schenectady With Haley Viccaro

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Talking Geneva, NY and Small City Development With Matt Horn

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Why Is It So Important For Amtrak To Make A Profit?

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Talking Utica NY, State Grants and Urban Revitalization With Joseph Wicks

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Five Years Of The Urban Phoenix

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Interview With Transit Apparel’s Matt Rogers

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Don’t Disparage Our City

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Small Moves

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Interview With Rochester Cycling Advocate Jesse Peers

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Redefining Freedom

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Three Reasons I Bike In The Rain

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Interview With Rochester Community Cyclist Laura Mack

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Interview With Civil Engineer Nicholas Russo

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Challenge Yourself To Bike Through The Winter

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New Tech Is Enabling Distracter Drivers

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The Big Reason Drivers Disrespect Crosswalks

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Some Thoughts On Rome, New York

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Rochester’s Decreased Vehicle Emissions Are Likely The Result Of A Later Decline

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Uber, Postmates, Grubhub and Instacart Are All Bleeding Money... Until The Robots Come

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Buffalo’s Skyway, Transit Infrastructure and a Reprioritization of Urban Mobility

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Interview With Carly Reynolds, Owner Of Vine & Fig in Rome, NY

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Interview with Rome New York’s Jake DiBari and Danny Frieden

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UP Interview: Michael John Heagerty From Syracuse New York

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Following Up On Scotland Vs. U.S. Rail Battle Post

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Interview With Rochester City Planner Kevin Kelley

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Why I’m Obsessed With Micro-Mobility

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Where Our Cities Are Safer

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What Uber And Lyft Are Really Trying To Do

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The Range of Micro Mobility

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Wide Roads and Tons of Trails: Iceland’s Unique Transportation Build

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Electric Cars Aren’t The Answer

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E-Scooters In Nashville: A Tragic Death and Misplaced Blame

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An Interview with Brooke Fossey from Bagel Bike in Pittsford, NY

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UP Commute: Chicago’s Amazing Public Spaces

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What Is Walkability?

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Sprawling Within: Bigger Homes, Smaller Families

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Backseats and College Campuses: Why Millennials Are The Way They Are

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It’s Time To Stop Right On Red

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Bikes and Scooters on Sidewalks Just Want to Be Safe Too

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Looking Up

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Bike Advocacy: Safety or Legitimacy?

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Scooter Share in Rochester

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A Different Direction

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Who’s Responsibility Is It When A Local Business Fails?