Author Archives: mcplanner
DCRP T-Shirt
On a whim, I designed a t-shirt for my graduate department. The planning student body asked me to hold a vote, and sketchy as it may sound, my design was the overwhelming winner. I say overwhelming, because I then sold
DCRP T-Shirt
On a whim, I designed a t-shirt for my graduate department. The planning student body asked me to hold a vote, and sketchy as it may sound, my design was the overwhelming winner. I say overwhelming, because I then sold
Visual Thesising
I’ve averaged 500 words a day since class started last week. Here are some of the other bits I’m proud of. Why HSR Property Owner Compensation is Disputed This is part of why farmers in the Central Valley are opposed
Visual Thesising
I’ve averaged 500 words a day since class started last week. Here are some of the other bits I’m proud of. Why HSR Property Owner Compensation is Disputed This is part of why farmers in the Central Valley are opposed
Stained Glass
It’s not summer without art projects. My dear mother has what can only be described as a Wile E. Coyote-esque relationship with the squirrels in her backyard. She’s considering installing gun ports in her porch’s screen windows so she can
Stained Glass
It’s not summer without art projects. My dear mother has what can only be described as a Wile E. Coyote-esque relationship with the squirrels in her backyard. She’s considering installing gun ports in her porch’s screen windows so she can
California Capitol
The cool part of working for the Governor’s office is getting to tour the Governor’s office. The original part of the Capitol is part-museum. The newer part of the Capitol is like a museum of 1950s office buildings. Leave it
California Capitol
The cool part of working for the Governor’s office is getting to tour the Governor’s office. The original part of the Capitol is part-museum. The newer part of the Capitol is like a museum of 1950s office buildings. Leave it
Farm Day at OPR
I believe that my understanding of general farming practices far exceeds that of the typical urban dweller (thank you Newton County 4H), but I never turn down the chance to look at some kale in a field. OPR staff and
Farm Day at OPR
I believe that my understanding of general farming practices far exceeds that of the typical urban dweller (thank you Newton County 4H), but I never turn down the chance to look at some kale in a field. OPR staff and
My Longest Commute
This summer, I’m interning with the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR). Oakland may be the seat of my heart, but Sacramento is the seat of California’s government. I landed myself a 2+ hour commute. Somewhat surprisingly, almost
My Longest Commute
This summer, I’m interning with the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR). Oakland may be the seat of my heart, but Sacramento is the seat of California’s government. I landed myself a 2+ hour commute. Somewhat surprisingly, almost
Occupy Gentrification
This Tuesday, parts of Occupy Oakland marched against gentrification. It wasn’t a successful march (the bocce ball courts at Make Westing are still crowded with hipsters), and as one reporter noted, the march wasn’t particularly representative of the people usually
Occupy Gentrification
This Tuesday, parts of Occupy Oakland marched against gentrification. It wasn’t a successful march (the bocce ball courts at Make Westing are still crowded with hipsters), and as one reporter noted, the march wasn’t particularly representative of the people usually
Transit Pricing
“What if BART charged the same price for every trip?” * “How much money would BART have to charge to have a 100% farebox recovery?” ** These are the sort of random questions my friends asked me in the last
Transit Pricing
“What if BART charged the same price for every trip?” * “How much money would BART have to charge to have a 100% farebox recovery?” ** These are the sort of random questions my friends asked me in the last
Posters and Presentations
My presentation on Oakland’s parklet program won an honor prize at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design’s “Circus”. Not a bad practice run for the APA conference in April. Update: I won the top poster prize. Cool. To celebrate,
Posters and Presentations
My presentation on Oakland’s parklet program won an honor prize at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design’s “Circus”. Not a bad practice run for the APA conference in April. Update: I won the top poster prize. Cool. To celebrate,
Work hard, bake hard
Why, yes. I did bake competitively at MIT for six years. How did you guess?
Work hard, bake hard
Why, yes. I did bake competitively at MIT for six years. How did you guess?