Urban life looks at how people live in the cities in our country, the beauty of Brutalist architecture, transit, and the tough urban problems our cities face, including urban decline, violence, and the need to modernize.
Bike to Work Day - May 14, 2008
On Friday you should ride your bike to work.
A Red Light Runner is Killed - April 9, 2008
Blaming any one besides those who violate the law is unjust.
Saving Brutalist Buildings - August 6, 2008
Trying to organize people towards the preservation of this unique architecture type.
Brutalism - May 19, 2008
Some thoughts on my favorite type of architecture.
Demolish the Howe Library, Save Troy City Hall ! - April 30, 2008
We should be fair in evaluating old buildings.
Impressions of UAlbany - February 17, 2003
First thoughts on the University at Albany.
De Gaulle's Almost Lost Battle: Against Revolutionaries - November 30, 2002
Andrew takes a look at Charles de Gaulle's attempts to deal with the May '68 Protests in Paris.
40 yr. Old Port Huron Statement - July 1, 2002
A look the Port Huron Statement and Tom Hayden's article in The Nation.
Carrers and College: A Trip - June 30, 2002
Andrew takes a look at his future, discusses the things that are bothering him somuch.
Thoughts on College and Education... - May 31, 2002
I've put together some of my thoughts on why we go to college, among other things.
From Cow High School to Prison Camp - April 30, 2002
A short essay on the changing high school.
Why I Support a CDTA Fare Increase - December 4, 2008
My comments for the public hearing on the CDTA fare increase.
A Fear of CDTA - July 9, 2008
I don't understand what's so terrible about riding the bus.
Bikable Buses - May 9, 2008
It's great to be able to take you bike on the bus.
Mass Transit and the Emerging Oil Crisis - July 31, 2006
Taking the bus is a way to save both the environment and your truck's life.
Harrington's Folly - July 25, 2008
A story about how sprawl and local government are destroying communities.
How Albany Can Improve Policing - July 16, 2008
Proactive policing and developing trusted relationships between police and community.
Selling Violence - June 18, 2008
The media uses Kathina Thomas to sell crappy cars and soap.
Javon Undervue - February 13, 2008
Or how a society failed not just one individual, but many.
Albany's Violence Problem - November 9, 2007
Marginialized and forgotten communities create destructive people.
Amsterdam - August 13, 2007
An amazing area with a depressed city.
Regionalization - June 18, 2007
There are two sides to getting governments to work together.
Two Sides of the Big Cities - July 17, 2006
Some more reflections on the big city lifestyle.
Child Molesters - February 3, 2006
A look at how we should deal with people that do horrible things to the most vunerable section of our population.
Crime Victims Week - April 19, 2005
How we all are victims of crime in one way or another.
The Mass Society Paradox - February 16, 2004
Thoughts on mass society, it's problems, lack of solutions, and fakery.
Suburban Living - September 11, 2003
Thoughts on what it means to live in the suburbs.
Mistakes in the Exburant 1960s - December 9, 2008 (Featured)
Maybe we went too far in that decade, but we had hope.
Robert Moses - December 5, 2008
Thoughts on this man and his legacy.
What is a Historic Building? - June 27, 2008
A historic building is an old or new building of significance.
Time for Gentrification - June 23, 2008
Albany could reduce violence by elimating pockets of poverty.
Albany, 2058 - May 5, 2008
What the future of the Capital City may be like after peak oil.
Eminent Domain Can Be Good for All - July 4, 2005
Government needs the power to be able to build great things private or public.
Cities, A Modern Future - February 28, 2002
Poverty and a lack of incentives destroy our cities...
DTV: Time To Get Rid of Your TV? - April 4, 2008
They won't work next year, so recycle 'em, and look to other sources of news.
Wireless Internet - July 13, 2007
Free hotspots make it possible for us to access high speed internet without cost.
All Hand Coded - October 18, 2006
I enjoy coding things myself despite all the extra work it creates.
Affordable Rural Broadband - August 14, 2006
Some high speed access is out in the country, but it's expensive.
Bureaucracies Have Political Cultures - March 15, 2006
Despite the image of apolitical life in bureaucracy, the people who make government work are often very political.
Highly Urbanized Computing - October 10, 2005
How Windows XP is not unlike our big cities.
Hudson Valley Not Tech Valley - August 10, 2005
Our future is in diversity, not technology.
Nation of Managers - July 18, 2005
Management is not a solution to our problems.
Bureaucracy: It's Problems - May 4, 2005
The reality of bureaucratic thought in our society.
Malta's Reality - March 15, 2005
Far from being a great tech center, it shows the freedom of rural life.
Post-Modernity - January 20, 2005
Five areas of study that allow us to see beyond the limits of science and technology.
Canned Reality - April 16, 2004
A discussion of video games, and television, and their effects on society.
Webpages: Keep 'em Simple - December 17, 2003
We need to have simple webpages that load quickly.
Criticizing Technological Rationality - October 4, 2003
A careful analyisis of role of technology and bureaucratic rationality on the world around us.
The Endless Freedom Assault of our Technocratic Society - September 14, 2003
How somehow our fixes to our problems may actually make things worst.
The Story of the Non-Programmer - April 23, 2003
Sometimes thinking about who you have been, can take the stress off a rough day, and the bad memories that a class may bring back.
Running out of Freedom - April 9, 2003
It sometimes seems like that I've seen everything locally (eventhough I haven't), and that finding cgreener pastures is getting harder.
1968: The Start of the Technological Revolution - February 18, 2003
When did the tech revolution really start?
In a Computerized World: Are We Humans Anymore? - February 12, 2003
Andrew asks if in a computer dominated world, if being a person means anything anymore.
Am I Old Fashioned? Thoughts on Change - February 12, 2003
Andrew writes about his thoughts on a changing world.
Tired of Computers? I Don't Think I'm Alone. - November 30, 2002
After a long semister of dealing with them, and doing lots of school work, he's just plain tired...
Email and Spam - September 30, 2002
Many of us just get too much useless information but at least we don't have to dispose of it.
Simplicity: For the Web, For the World - August 31, 2002
Simple webpages present information quickly. A simple world makes sure we get that infomation.
As A Computer Programmer - April 30, 2002
One of a series of essays on different carrer options and what they entail.
The Parthenon: Technology and Politics - March 31, 2002
Reviewing the relationship between technology, politics, and a greater society.
Tech Valley Realities - January 31, 2002
High Tech in Albany won't just give us jobs, it will also change cultures and increase sprawl.
Car Control - December 12, 2008
If we had more restrictions on car ownership, less people would die.
Road Rage - June 20, 2008
Driving in traffic can be so fustrating.
Speeding - February 1, 2008
It's dangerous, unneccessary, wastes fuel, and kills.
The Roundabout Review - November 19, 2007
A look at the new Sligerlands Bypass and it's roundabouts.
Morton Avenue Rotary - May 16, 2007
Roundabouts are safer not just for cars, but also bicycles and pedistrians.
Adirondack Northway - October 2, 2006
The Northway is convient but also noisey and ugly.
Bad Traffic Design in Albany - June 28, 2003
Looking at the problems with negelect and poor design in the City of Albany.
Cities and the Auto - June 30, 2002
Cities streets do not allow cars to get to where they going fast.
Technology May Give You A Green Light, But It Cannot End Congestion. - November 30, 2001
A short paper written for English Compsition I on Traffic and it's costs to society.
