Category Archives: Personal/Admin

Formal Announcement

Posted on 2012/01/30 by

Those of you following my Twitter feed already know this: I’m moving to Vancouver sometime in this summer for a two-year position at UBC. Expect a dramatic reduction in the number of posts expressing exasperation with local transit planning beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal/Admin | 17 Comments

Quick Note: No More Track Maps

Posted on 2011/12/07 by

I regret to say that I’ve taken down the track maps by Rich E Green that I’d hosted, in accordance with requests by him and by his employer, to whom he sold the maps. This involves breaking past links; I … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal/Admin, Regional Rail, Transportation | 8 Comments

Categories

Posted on 2011/08/05 by

I’ve just added categories to this blog, due to what appears to be popular demand. I saw too many hits coming from people who Googled key phrases together with the name of this blog, which suggests the blog itself needs … Continue reading →

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Where Did You Grow Up?

Posted on 2011/08/05 by

The last few weeks’ posts on Old Urbanist made me think about what urban forms people prefer, and how it’s affected by what they are familiar with. Rather than speculate on what people in my social circle prefer, I yield … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, New York, Personal/Admin, Urban Design, Urbanism | 34 Comments

Hi

Posted on 2011/05/12 by

I’ve been meaning to do an official introduction, but then had content posts to write. So here goes: I have just obtained a Ph.D. in pure mathematics from Columbia, and will move to Providence sometime this summer. My research has … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal/Admin | 6 Comments