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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In February I met up with Andy Strauss and we biked over to the NJ Bike Walk Summit. Cyndi Steiner and her team who put on the Bike/Walk NJ Summit had a good collection of speakers. I had wanted to write much more about this, but that opportunity has passed. Supporting efforts of Adventure Cycling […]
I first listened to the book “Rework” years ago, and recently I listened to “It Doesn’t have to be Crazy at Work.” These books are by Basecamp‘s founders. I like the books, and I bought hardcover versions. Tomorrow I’m going to take them to my meeting. Today is March 13, 2019, and we are in the […]