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Data Analysis Urbanism

Reverse Commute – By The Numbers

As a first step into the larger project that is Reverse Commute, it’s essential to first draw the map of the communities I’m drawing together. Who are the folks living on the edge of the transit system? Is the presence of a station in their neighborhood relevant or impactful? How might livelihoods improve if the […]

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Non-fiction Urbanism

Reverse Commute – A Prospectus

Public works, writ large, are manifestations of modern democracy. If towns and cities are artificial organisms built on human cooperation and consensus more than anything, then the transit networks, parks, and utilities are vital organs that likewise require cooperative maintenance and attention. A wastewater treatment plant, for example, is not a plug-and-play automaton– it works […]