Plan View

Design Studio

Before leaving a College of Environmental Design, I would be remiss if I didn’t take a legit design studio, especially one co-taught by Elizabeth MacDonald and Allan Jacobs. Yesterday we wrapped up our final proposals for a takedown of the

Plan View

Design Studio

Before leaving a College of Environmental Design, I would be remiss if I didn’t take a legit design studio, especially one co-taught by Elizabeth MacDonald and Allan Jacobs. Yesterday we wrapped up our final proposals for a takedown of the

Signature

Masters Thesis: Achievement Unlocked

45 pages. 13,283 words. 28 tables and figures. I submitted my masters thesis today, a full five months before anyone else in my department. Overachiever much? Behold: Beyond “Urban” Planning: An Overview of Challenges Unique to Planning in Rural California.

Signature

Masters Thesis: Achievement Unlocked

45 pages. 13,283 words. 28 tables and figures. I submitted my masters thesis today, a full five months before anyone else in my department. Overachiever much? Behold: Beyond “Urban” Planning: An Overview of Challenges Unique to Planning in Rural California.

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Transportation Research Board

I’m attending the Transportation Research Board conference in Washington, D.C. for the third time, and my first time as a student. Is it easier to have everything covered by your consulting firm? Maybe. But it is fun to get out

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Transportation Research Board

I’m attending the Transportation Research Board conference in Washington, D.C. for the third time, and my first time as a student. Is it easier to have everything covered by your consulting firm? Maybe. But it is fun to get out

There was a lot of snow to work with in Hokkaido.

Three Weeks In Japan

Over the winter break, I spent three of those four weeks in Japan. It was awesome. All of it: the food, the snow monkeys, the transit. The overabundance of technology in Tokyo and the total deprivation of information access in

There was a lot of snow to work with in Hokkaido.

Three Weeks In Japan

Over the winter break, I spent three of those four weeks in Japan. It was awesome. All of it: the food, the snow monkeys, the transit. The overabundance of technology in Tokyo and the total deprivation of information access in

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Hand Drawing

The semester is almost over, and I’m writing up my final projects. These are some of the final images I drew for my urban morphology analysis. The verdict: once a place develops in a certain way, it’s unlikely to ever

clarksgrove

Hand Drawing

The semester is almost over, and I’m writing up my final projects. These are some of the final images I drew for my urban morphology analysis. The verdict: once a place develops in a certain way, it’s unlikely to ever

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Video Abstract

I’ve been taking and loving a course in Visual Notetaking this semester. One of our weekly assignments was to record ourselves live drawing a topic. The undergrads illustrated Taylor Swift songs. I illustrated my thesis. To each his own. Enjoy:

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Video Abstract

I’ve been taking and loving a course in Visual Notetaking this semester. One of our weekly assignments was to record ourselves live drawing a topic. The undergrads illustrated Taylor Swift songs. I illustrated my thesis. To each his own. Enjoy:

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Planner Ipsum

Normative theory county bike feng shui. Finally, a lorem ipsum text generator for planners! This one skews heavily towards California’s particular oddities and rural topics, but should entertain and fascinate your client the next time you’re lightly cajoled into building

Screen shot 2012-11-21 at 10.21.08 AM

Planner Ipsum

Normative theory county bike feng shui. Finally, a lorem ipsum text generator for planners! This one skews heavily towards California’s particular oddities and rural topics, but should entertain and fascinate your client the next time you’re lightly cajoled into building

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Pencils and Markers

Sometimes, being a city planning masters student really rocks. I have competent undergrads to collect my field data. I get to make maps and spreadsheets to my heart’s content. And when all that gets old, I get to break out

Screen shot 2012-11-03 at 9.51.34 PM

Pencils and Markers

Sometimes, being a city planning masters student really rocks. I have competent undergrads to collect my field data. I get to make maps and spreadsheets to my heart’s content. And when all that gets old, I get to break out

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Cross-Disciplinary Fun

The Berkeley Energy Resource Collaborative hosts a poster competition with fabulous prizes each year. Last month, my dear friend (and Nature-published microbiology post doc) invited me to collaborate on a poster. Between several rounds of text messaging and emails, and

Screen shot 2012-10-21 at 9.07.06 PM

Cross-Disciplinary Fun

The Berkeley Energy Resource Collaborative hosts a poster competition with fabulous prizes each year. Last month, my dear friend (and Nature-published microbiology post doc) invited me to collaborate on a poster. Between several rounds of text messaging and emails, and

Cake

Yes on Dave!

Celebrating a birthday, transportation finance ballot measures, and cake. It’s good to be through mid-terms.

Cake

Yes on Dave!

Celebrating a birthday, transportation finance ballot measures, and cake. It’s good to be through mid-terms.