Features on Transportation

2010-03-11 MasterPlanning!: The Smart Panopticopolis by Tony Chavira
Back in the 18th century, British philosopher Jeremy Bentham took the general design of a military school and developed a type of building he called a Panopticon.
2010-03-10 Donuts at 2 A.M.: Bridges of Imagination by Gary Phillips
Years ago there was a TV show called My World and Welcome to It. In the show William Windom played a daydreaming cartoonist who utilized his imagination …
2010-03-09 Oklahoma Dreaming: Close Calls by Donna Schoenkopf
It happened as I was taking my vitamins. Politics were playing sweetly on the telly. Sunshine was streaming through the sliding glass doors. All was right with the world.
2010-03-03 Welcome to the District (It’s a Mad Plunge Into Adulthood) by Mike Plunkett
I gave a quick head nod to the man and a double-nod/raised-eyebrow combo to the large snake on the man’s shoulders. The man didn’t reciprocate. Neither did the snake.
2010-02-24 Donuts at 2 A.M.: The Big Weight by Gary Phillips
There were the angry tweets recently by filmmaker Kevin Smith getting kicked off a Southwest flight by a Captain Leysath for being a safety risk for being too fat.
2010-02-11 MasterPlanning!: Masterplanning in the Emirates! Dubai’s Highs and Lows by Tony Chavira
I’m sure that by now you’ve received an e-mail or seven about the development boom in the United Arab Emirates kingdom of Dubai. You’ve probably seen indoor ski slopes …
2010-02-04 MasterPlanning!: Masterplanning in India! Agra to Jaipur: The Rules of the Road by Tony Chavira
From Agra to Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, you notice something very peculiar about transit that rings true throughout the country: that cars don’t necessarily own the road.
2010-01-28 MasterPlanning!: Masterplanning in India! The Road from Delhi to Agra by Tony Chavira
When they said personalized, they definitely meant it. A driver picked me up from the airport and another drove me and my own tour guide all around the city of Delhi.
2010-01-22 If I Can’t Afford Awesome, Where Should I Live? by John Schoenkopf
So I’m moving back to Los Angeles in the next few weeks, or whenever my since-folded employer of yesteryear legally has to mail my W-2 form out to me …
2010-01-21 MasterPlanning!: Masterplanning in India! Land in Mumbai by Tony Chavira
Arriving on New Year’s Eve, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Mumbai, the Indian city formerly known as Bombay. I was told that the traffic would be terrible …
2009-12-31 Directing Capitol Records by John Schoenkopf
Oklahoma is not Los Angeles. Hell, it’s not even Bakersfield. So much so that they’ll actually arrest you for having the gall to possess a gram of marijuana. Trust me, I know.
2009-12-29 Oklahoma Dreaming: The Blizzard by Donna Schoenkopf
Geographically speaking, according to Genius Son John, the most intense weather is in the middle of continents. It’s all about temperature, land forms, air masses, water.
2009-12-17 Holidays in Cosmopolis: Enjoying Urban Planning by Tony Chavira
A lot’s happened in a year, and it’s strange for me to think that this is actually the third time I’ve written a “Holidays in Cosmopolis” article.
2009-12-11 California Dreaming: On the Road by Rebecca Schoenkopf
Suparna is in the hospital, oh no! They do not know what is wrong with her, but she has had a hundred-and-three-degree fever for a week.
2009-12-10 Trip the Light Rail: The Gold Line, Remastered by Tony Chavira
Something about riding the Gold Line through East Los Angeles feels anti-climactic. I’m not sure if it’s because the stops along the line look unsurprisingly the same …
2009-12-03 Trip the Light Rail: The Will to Ride The Pink Line by Tony Chavira
“What is the Pink Line?” you may wonder, poring over Metro’s Long Range Transportation Plan with desperate fervor. And you’d be right to notice that it doesn’t exist.
2009-11-30 We Killed the Electric Car by David Deutsch
Not long ago, I saw an amazing documentary called Who Killed the Electric Car? This film tracked the rise and fall of the GM EV1 electric vehicle …
2009-11-24 Oklahoma Dreaming: Signs by Donna Schoenkopf
With me, it began with being confused with the signage on public roads here in Oklahoma when I first moved back. I have never seen anything like it.
2009-11-20 MasterPlanning!: Fight the Power! by Tony Chavira
America’s not becoming energy independent quickly enough. We all know it, and we all know exactly why.
2009-11-17 Oklahoma Dreaming: Tidbits IV by Donna Schoenkopf
Once again I wait for Rosie the Cat. She has been gone a month now. She is a fearful little thing, always has been. She is frightened of everyone and everything.
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