PUBLICATIONS

Planetizen: Contributing blogger for this urban planning news website. Jim Crow Robbed America of Public Pools – It’s Time to get Them Back; Seven Brilliant Projects Keeping New Orleans Safe from Stormwater; In a Warmer, Wetter and More Disaster-prone World: Nature is the Greatest Designer; The Panacea of Outdoor Human Movement; Post-Helene Reflections on Solastalgia and Community; and reprint of Love Letter to Asheville. (2024-present)

Substack: Blog with original pieces on healthy communities, regenerative farms, local economies, ethical travel, compelling art, political bridge-building, and other topics and perspectives, including: On Music & Place: Reggie Houston; A Winter Road Trip Through Shenandoah Valley; Off-Season In Our Nation’s Capital; From Camels to Colonials; The Importance of Funding Year-Round Community Pools; Living With Water; On Music & Place: New Orleans; Green and Grateful Pastures; Living Infrastructure and Our Common Humanity; The Radical Middle: Finding Harmony in a Polarized World; The Golden In-Between; A Gentle Escape – Nature and Nostalgia at Mast Farm Inn; Common Ground at Compound LB; Springtime in Asheville; Hambidge Center: Where Creativity and Nature Converge; A Call to Common Ground; and Boone’s Lovill House Inn: A Cozy Winter Haven in WNC. (2024-present)

In Town Living: Special publication on The Olson Company’s work amidst the California housing crisis, focused on in-town, walkable, and transit-adjacent development, at or below market rate. (2026 and 2024)

West Valley View: News article about a formerly incarcerated woman who became a restorative justice leader – Arizona businesswoman Michelle Cirocco wins international award. (2020)

The New Long Beach Civic Center: Soft-cover book about a new multi-block development, emphasizing its unique financing model and sustainable architecture, engineering, and urban planning. (2019)

Activating Victory Park: White paper about transforming one of Long Beach’s main intersections from one of blight to vitality. Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to approve the project. (2015)

Green Octopus Blog: Company blog about sustainability and green business. (2011–13)

Creating Bicycle-Friendly Business Districts: This is one of six chapters in Choose Health LA’s ‘Bicycle-Friendly Communities: Lessons From Los Angeles County’ publication. (2012)

Vertical Gardens in Downtown Spaces: White paper on creating vertical gardens in downtown centers to improve air quality, safety, and walkability. (2012)

Parklets & Creative Crosswalks: Affordable Solutions for Walkable Downtowns: White paper and how-to guide about the benefits of parklets and creative crosswalks in urban centers. (2011)

Crescent Moon and Bold As Love: Two poems published in Bixby Knolls’ annual poetry magazine. (2010)

Pocket Parks: Bringing Nature to the City: White paper about the importance of creating small parks in urban centers and the healing benefits of nature. (2010)

From Open Spaces to Vital Places: White paper about transforming vacant lots into thriving parks. (2009)

The Temple of Hip-Hop: A large-scale photograph published in Orlo’s Bear Deluxe art magazine of a Spanish Harlem graffiti mural by artist Hector. (2002)