SMALL TOWN URBANISM
urban design thoughts through the filter of living in a small town
Intersections Where Cars Are Prioritized at the Expense of Safe Pedestrian Crossing
SLIP LANES While passing through a Sebastopol intersection on my bike recently, I realized what a horrible place it is [...]
Dwell+ Article: Barlow Lane Farmhouse Renovation
Before & After: A Falling-Down Farmhouse Gets a Second Chance, Against All Odds Anyone else would [...]
One-Way Couplets
One-way couplets are pairs of parallel streets separated by a city block, where each street allows traffic to move in [...]
Sebastopol PorchFest 2024
A couple weekends ago, Sebastopol PorchFest occured in my neighborhood. There were 5 porches/carports/yards that became makeshift stages to allow [...]
Why Does Zoning Prohibit What We Love?
These first four images of downtown Sebastopol are what most people think of when they think of downtown. Most of [...]
Porches and Walkability
One of the things I realized when I led the 'Walkable Sebastopol' walk a few months ago was the importance [...]
Downtown Banks
I recently moved into a new office. I'm on the second floor of a 3-story building, one of only [...]
End of the Parklet Experiment
I'm behind in getting this post published. Mid-November 2023, Sebastopol's experiment with parklets came to a sad end. The city [...]
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urban design thoughts through the filter of
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