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Commentary on Iowa City’s new artistic downtown bike parklet
Thank you for your thoughtful comments on Bike "Parklet" today. Great discussion today on FB. My view? I support it because it ADVANCES cycling infrastructure downtown. It moves us forward, providing over 40 cycling slots instead of parking for one car. We may not...
On Politics, Wisdom, and Compassion
I am reading an excellent biography by Arthur Schlesinger, "Robert F. Kennedy and his Times: Volume I." RFK is one of my heroes. There are a lot of reasons to like RFK: his ideas, his passion for justice, and his commitment to equal opportunity for all. There's also a...
Iowa City Affordable Housing Symposium – 1 April 2016 @ 10:30 AM
Event Details Date: April 1, 2016 Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm Location: Iowa City Public Library (ICPL9) Registration: FREE (Click Here to Register) Website: AreUAGoodNeighbor.wordpress.com Facebook Event Page: Facebook.com/events/1580180975640098/ Event Description Join...
An Evening at the Ecopolis – 25 March 2015 @
Event Details Date: 25 March 2016 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Old Capitol Senate Chambers Event Description What will Iowa City look like in 2030? Don't miss this multimedia performance, featuring songs by the Awful Purdies and stories by American Book Award-winning...
Iowa City Public Library’s new bookmobile
Bookmobile's going to start rolling soon! Council gave its preliminary approval to support operations of the Iowa City Public Library's new bookmobile. Vote was 4-3. This service will expand the full operational capability of the Iowa City Public Library to locations...
Proposed Iowa City Public Art Installation – “The Lens”
Council will be reconsidering the $50,000 grant for the private fundraiser for "The Lens". Three councilors voted to put it back on council's agenda for reconsideration. Tentatively, the vote will take place next council meeting on March 1, 2016. Whether you support...
Third Annual Food Policy Council Forum – 4 Feb 2016
I hope you'll join me for this year's local food conference put on by the Johnson County Food Council. I attended my first one two years ago, and it made a real impact on me. In some ways, it changed my life. I met dynamic permaculture farmers; was inspired by Dane...
Iowa City Area Promotional Video
Two big discoveries in the last couple of days... this awesome new video, and Nate Ruess. Major kudos to Iowa City / Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau for putting it together. These types of promotional videos are very difficult to do well. Too many are corny...
Reaching Out After Election
I haven't posted in a while. So I thought I would address a few things that have popped up since the election... #1 - Policy Questions First, thanks to those of you who have reached out with policy questions, and my position on recent events. I appreciate all of your...
On Chuck Marohn and Strongtowns
I went to an excellent presentation by Chuck Marohn tonight at the ICPL. Chuck is a certified civil engineer, hailing from Brainerd, Minnesota. Early in his career, he designed roads, highways and cul-de-sacs, not exactly thrilling topics, but in last the six years,...
