Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility

NO MORE CLOSED SIDEWALKS FORCING WHEELCHAIR USERS AND ALL PEDESTRIANS TO UNNECESSARILY CROSS DANGEROUS TRAFFIC “…the City Commission approve...

MY EXPERTISE IS CITED IN THE SECOND EDITION James Dougherty's fabulous and inclusive cover painting I am gratified to be quoted as an ad...

MIAMI'S NORTHEAST SECOND AVENUE IS SUPER WIDE AND DANGEROUS – WHILE PEDSTRIAN MOBILTY IS IMPOSSIBLE:                     THIS IS UPSIDE...

FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHERS  WHO FACE CONSTANT   BARRIERS For more than a decade, downtown Miami has been a living hell for peop...

CITY IGNORES CENTURY-OLD SIMPLE SCAFFOLDING THAT COULD KEEP SIDEWALKS OPEN AND SAFE DURING CONSTRUCTION How is it that the bankrupt Clevelan...

PERFECTLY LOCATED NO FRILLS, MOM AND POP PROPERTY WITH EXCELLENT STAFF AND GREAT PRICE POINT Ueno Touganeya Hotel’s rooms could use a makeov...

PERFECTLY LOCATED NO FRILLS, MOM AND POP PROPERTY WITH EXCELLENT STAFF AND GREAT PRICE POINT Ueno Touganeya Hotel’s location by the major hu...

PERFECTLY LOCATED NO FRILLS, MOM AND POP PROPERTY WITH EXCELLENT STAFF AND GREAT PRICE POINT The Ueno Touganeya Hotel front desk staff is ve...

PERFECTLY LOCATED NO FRILLS, MOM AND POP PROPERTY WITH EXCELLENT STAFF AND GREAT PRICE POINT The Ueno Touganeya Hotel rooms are tiny, but qu...

PERFECTLY LOCATED NO FRILLS, MOM AND POP PROPERTY WITH EXCELLENT STAFF AND GREAT PRICE POINT The Ueno Touganeya Hotel lobby is warm and the ...

PERFECTLY LOCATED NO FRILLS, MOM AND POP PROPERTY WITH EXCELLENT STAFF AND GREAT PRICE POINT Ueno Touganeya Hotel is the perfect no frills, ...

TO A SHAMEFUL LEVEL UNAMATCHED BY ANY CITY ON EARTH Wheelchair access is destroyed in the heart of Miami — a block of NE 1st Ave. south of...

A VISITING PLANNER IS SHOCKED BY LACK OF WHEELCHAIR ACCESS I met a well-known urban planner at downtown Miami’s Brightline Station. She wa...

DAILY READERS I learned journalism at the storied Akron Beacon Journal. Its daily print circulation is below 22,000. It’s not an apple...

I DON’T CONDONE CRIME, BUT I ALSO DO NOT CONDONE THE DEMONIZING OF CITIES AND THE DIVERSE PEOPLE THAT POWER THEM Perhaps I was a victim of a...

I DON’T CONDONE CRIME, BUT I ALSO DO NOT CONDONE THE DEMONIZING OF CITIES AND THE DIVERSE PEOPLE THAT POWER THEM I have worked in the disabi...

I DON’T CONDONE CRIME, BUT I ALSO DO NOT CONDONE THE DEMONIZING OF CITIES AND THE DIVERSE PEOPLE THAT POWER THEM Unable to sleep because of ...

I DON’T CONDONE CRIME, BUT I ALSO DO NOT CONDONE THE DEMONIZING OF CITIES AND THE DIVERSE PEOPLE THAT POWER THEM It was ironic that I was in...

I DON’T CONDONE CRIME, BUT I ALSO DO NOT CONDONE THE DEMONIZING OF CITIES AND THE DIVERSE PEOPLE THAT POWER THEM I was reeling from a robber...

I DON’T CONDONE CRIME, BUT I ALSO DO NOT CONDONE THE DEMONIZING OF CITIES AND THE DIVERSE PEOPLE THAT POWER THEM Lately, all eyes have been ...