Andy Arthur.
Urban Life Fodder.
While the automobile and inexpensive fossil-fuel energy has blurred the distinction of the rural and the urban, our cities and suburbs have a distinct culture that one can not ignore.
Communities.Places Named After States in New York State. You can drive from Alabama, NY to Wyoming, NY and it's only a 32 mile drive ... [June 5, 2011] The Kind of Urban Town I (Would Like) To Live In. At one level the essentially urban day-to-day life I live is attractive compared to living in suburbs. [October 24, 2010] The New York City Mapping Problem. No matter how you look at it, NY City is nothing like Upstate NY. [November 17, 2011] The World Began in Eden and Ended in Albany. Having some fun changing the lyrics of a really old Phil Ochs song. [December 18, 2010] |
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Sprawl.Bulldozing Sand Dunes in Albany Pine Bush is Vulgur. It really deserves nothing less then cuss words (contains obcenity). [February 19, 2012] Google Maps: Sprawl Around Albany. Random locations that show the beauty or ugliness of sprawl around Albany. [March 17, 2010] Land Uses in Mohawk Valley. Our Urban State. While New York is famously called an urban state, much of upstate is pretty rural. [July 28, 2011] Suburbia: Greatest Threat to the Environment. When people are distant from the environment they forget about it. [July 13, 2005] The Demise of Washington Avenue Extension. I suspect the remote suburban strip in Albany Pine Bush won't last for long in coming century. [April 13, 2012] The Other 9/10ths of New York State. Most of New York State is quite rural and wild outside of it's major metropolitan areas. [February 18, 2009] Why I Don't Really Mind of Paying for Parking in Albany. It's really a good psychological discouragement from driving downtown. [March 29, 2012] |
Suburbs.Delmar Crime Wave. Bethlehem police forensic unit investigate a women alleged to have parked at a bus stop. [April 1, 2008] Industrial Facilities in Coeymans and Bethlehem. Google Maps, now uncensored, close ups of these industrial plants. [December 10, 2011] Parking Lagoons. Those places we use for the temporary disposal of our private automobiles. [July 24, 2010] The Crossgates Mall Experience. What it's like to visit the region's largest indoor shopping "experience". [June 3, 2004] The Scale of New York. Google Maps lets you compare the landscape of different regions of New York. [October 7, 2009] |
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Urban Renewal.Decade of Destruction. It's amazing how fast human made structures fall apart and become rubble. [June 14, 2010] Planning, Not Religion for Ground Zero Mosque. We should be concerned about land use and historic preservation, not religion in this controversial case. [August 19, 2010] Post-Modernity. Five areas of study that allow us to see beyond the limits of science and technology. [January 21, 2005] |
