Recent PostsI spent last weekend in San Diego, and as usual when I travel, I couldn’t help myself from comparing the city to Oakland. It’s been a couple years since I’ve visited San Diego, and I realized that though I’ve been there at least a dozen times, I’ve never spent even 24 hours there in one [...]
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I spent the day in downtown Berkeley today, and it really got me thinking about the hurdles downtown Oakland has to overcome before it becomes a more vibrant and contiguous neighborhood.
Though there’s plenty I don’t like about Berkeley, downtown Berkeley has transformed into a bustling area, filled with people and plenty to do. Today, I [...]
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So I know I promised to write a series about my Oakland and Los Angeles inspired reflections on urban space, but the truth is that I compare just about every city to Oakland and I almost constantly think about the intricacies of urban space. So I’m going to broaden this series to include urban reflections [...]
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My trip to LA last week made me reflect a lot on the differences of urban planning and living in Los Angeles and Oakland. Part of my thoughts reflect on my experience growing up in LA, and other thoughts might be influenced by a book I’m in the middle of reading, City of Quartz: Excavating [...]
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I spent last weekend in San Diego, and as usual when I travel, I couldn’t help myself from comparing the city to Oakland. It’s been a couple years since I’ve visited San Diego, and I realized that though I’ve been there at least a dozen times, I’ve never spent even 24 hours there in one [...]
Filed under: Environmentalism, Oakland, Public Transit, Urban Reflections, Walking | Tagged: San Diego, sprawl | 2 Comments »
I spent the day in downtown Berkeley today, and it really got me thinking about the hurdles downtown Oakland has to overcome before it becomes a more vibrant and contiguous neighborhood.
Though there’s plenty I don’t like about Berkeley, downtown Berkeley has transformed into a bustling area, filled with people and plenty to do. Today, I [...]
Filed under: Berkeley, Community, Economy, Food, Oakland, Public Transit, Urban Planning, Urban Reflections, Walking | Tagged: downtown Berkeley, downtown Oakland | 5 Comments »
So you might have noticed that I haven’t been writing nearly as much during the past two months as I usually do. That’s because I’ve been traveling a lot! I’m finally back in the East Bay for at least the next month, so hopefully I’ll have more time to dedicate to writing.
You probably know by [...]
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So I know I promised to write a series about my Oakland and Los Angeles inspired reflections on urban space, but the truth is that I compare just about every city to Oakland and I almost constantly think about the intricacies of urban space. So I’m going to broaden this series to include urban reflections [...]
Filed under: Oakland, Urban Planning, Urban Reflections, Walking | Tagged: crime, downtown Oakland, North Oakland, Uptown Oakland, Washington DC | 7 Comments »
