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Tag: Suburban Life

August 29, 2025Brief thoughts

Wildlife: Hawks in Suburbia

Our suburban neighborhood has been attracting hawks (and a bald eagle) for five or six years now. I do wonder if my […]

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February 12, 2025February 12, 2025Brief thoughts, Colonie

9 & 155: What a Mess

The Albany Business Review published an article yesterday about the sale of the Freshmarket Commons, a crowded strip mall squeezed into a […]

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February 1, 2025Colonie

Traffic on NY-155 in Colonie

The Times Union reported last week that a developer wants to build a 292-unit apartment complex on the property at the corner […]

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November 16, 2024Brief thoughts, In the news, Trees

Another Lorax reference

A tree with bright red leaves against a blue sky.

Okay, I’m adding another reference to the Lorax on my blog. It’s not mine this time, but the Times Union’s Steve Hughes, […]

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August 25, 2024Colonie

“Roadway safety IS Public Safety”

The Colonie PD recently published a post on Facebook with the same headline. I’ve captured a screenshot of the post, for anyone […]

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May 21, 2024May 21, 2024Values and Society

I’m not the Lorax…

But I’ll speak for the trees. Those of you who know me know that trees have been near the forefront of my […]

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May 19, 2024Half-baked Ideas

Community Trees “Game”?

This is essentially a placeholder for a longer post that may be written at a later date. I’ve been kicking around an […]

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April 11, 2024Brief thoughts, In the news

No Trees?

It’s great to see a strip mall (“shopping center/plaza”) embrace the creation of some greenspace. But it’s disappointing that the artist’s rendering […]

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April 7, 2024Brief thoughts, In the news, Jotting things down

On shopping bags…

The TimesUnion published a blurb about the plastic bag ban that was enacted four years ago. The sub-headline tries to draw a […]

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April 3, 2024Jotting things down

No Commute to Office?

Heavy traffic in a multi-lane highway

Our local business journal syndicated a brief interview with Richard Florida regarding his optimism about the future of American cities: https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2024/03/28/a-revolution-amid-the-reckoning.html One […]

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