Category Archives: Safety

Walking the Suburban Streetscape – AKA Playing Frogger

Posted on July 27, 2011 by urbanhistori

I remember playing Frogger in the arcade next door to the laundromat when I was a kid.  I was never really any good at it – I don’t remember ever making it past the third level, but I do remember … Continue reading →

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Deciphering the Bike Battle

Posted on July 11, 2011 by urbanhistori

It one of those traits unique to humanity to be both for something and against it at the same time.  The battle over bicycle transportation is a prime example.  So much attention is given to reducing greenhouse gasses and to … Continue reading →

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Accident-Prone Design

Posted on June 27, 2011 by urbanhistori

I started my Monday this week with a hit-and-run accident.  I was rear-ended at a red light and by choosing to get out of the way of oncoming traffic (before being hit again) I allowed the person to hit me … Continue reading →

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On Urban Parks

Posted on March 17, 2011 by urbanhistori

The park near my house used to have the reputation as one of the best places to get drugs, a cheap prostitute, or knifed.  The funny thing is that the facilities immediately adjacent to the park didn’t match that image … Continue reading →

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Re-Imagining Vacancy

Posted on January 3, 2011 by urbanhistori

Like many US cities, Sacramento has the traditional downtown business district.  There are highrises and vertical parking structures, wide one-way streets, and multiple points of freeway access.  And there are even a smattering of lofts, restaurants, and night-clubs.  Then there … Continue reading →

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The “Almost Perfect” Park

Posted on December 3, 2010 by urbanhistori

Sacramento is known for quite a few different things – contentious politics, intense summer heat, obnoxious cowbells – but seldom does anyone mention its parks.  Maybe that is because they aren’t located in the City’s heart, like so many of … Continue reading →

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