Category: Just sayin’

Life on the Streets: American Exceptionalism

It’s a common contention. We love our cars too much. We can hardly bear to be apart from them. We don’t want streets which prioritise pedestrians, or people who ride bicycles. We visit Europe and marvel at their mixed-use streets,…

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Blueskies from now on…

I’m attempting to wean myself off Facebook, having totally dumped the TwiXter. There is still an option to post items to eLon’s moron machine, but I’m trying to change that. My day-to-day go-to is now Bluesky. It’s a far more…

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Red Bank. Here’s the problem…

I have long been passionate about the evolution of safe and equitable communities wherever I live, actively contributing through education and civic engagement whenever possible. Upon rekindling this interest in the U.S., I recognized a significant challenge: the Planning and…

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The Parklet you didn’t know you wanted…

Our cool little town of Red Bank has recently seen another addition to its ever more hazardous streetscape. The borough has installed a “parklet” on the busy junction of Monmouth and Broad. This “parklet” was spitballed at a “presentation” to…

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Times they are a’changing…

… and that’s when I discovered Bluesky It’s been a while since I last posted here… Meanwhile, a lot has changed in the wonderful world of social media. Or maybe not, as the more sinister aspects of the rancid “X”…

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The Fifth Estate v.2.00

You couldn’t make it up… Just when you think it’s all over… even more, erm, “comments”… Reminder to redbankgreen.com:

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