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My bike rides this past week
I never know where my bike will take me. I rode five times in the last week, mostly in the morning: 5:00 am, 8:00 am, 3:30 am, 4:20 am, 5:00 pm. Shorter rides are about 13 miles, and longer rides are about 30 miles. With stops, my average speed is about 12-14 mph. The best […]
A map of Pennsylvania
Today I was collating data so that I can make more Congressional District Maps. I recently met with Dr. David Cuff, who had created and edited several atlases. And I was very pleased with the way some maps turned out of District 4 Congressional District in Pennsylvania. So, I made this map. I’m not going […]
Memorial Day Weekend Recap.
I need to say a little about the weekend, which brought so many Jenkintown families together through shared experiences. There are community experiences and my own experiences that I want to capture. Why here? Because my day to day life can be solitary and I am grateful to know incredible people in Jenkintown. The Dads […]
Trying to understand digital watercolor for my maps
An un-edited stream of mapping thoughts. Yesterday I spent a lot of time working through my own version of “Into the Stars – ArtRage Watercolor Tutorials.” The core takeaway was the use of layer textures, and I got a better understanding of Artrage 5 tools. I still have Obi Kaufmann’s atlas open on my desk […]
Looking at two state atlases as I think about making a map
I love Obi Kaufmann’s atlas, The California Field Atlas. The cover text caught my eye while I was in the Stanford Book Store on Friday. The font seems to be similar to IM Fell, recreated digitally by Igino Marini. I tried to recreate it so that I’d better understand it. It’s like a transitional serif. […]
East Coast Greenway Summit reflections
Following up on the East Coast Greenway Mid-Atlantic Summit last week, here are some notes. Community engagement To help someone, listen, understand their needs, and don’t push your agenda. A city might have funds to install a bike share location at a community center. People who use the community center may only care about […]
Approaching a life and death issue as a puzzle.
I walked into the Jenkintown Library last month and saw a puzzle in progress in front of the fireplace. It got me thinking about problem solving. A puzzle. You sit down and work on it because it’s in front of you. You don’t blame the manufacturer for mixing up all of the pieces. You probably […]
Vision Zero Philadelphia – 2019 notes and reflections on the keynote presentation.
Yesterday I went to the Bicycle Coalition’s Vision Zero Conference instead of going to a basketball game (Jenkintown girls are in the state tournament). After the conference, I talked with Veronica Davis, the keynote speaker. I remembered her talk at the League of American Bicyclists National Summit in 2013 about Black Women Bike DC. Denise […]