CONNECT NY | New York's Public Transportation | Season 11 | Episode 9 | WCNY
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"Host David Lombardo explores the state of alternatives to personal cars in upstate New York."
"Connect NY offers lively, insightful discussion and analysis of timely public affairs affecting all New Yorkers. The show features stakeholders, policymakers, and experts from across the Empire State in a dynamic conversation moderated by David Lombardo, host of WCNY’s The Capitol Pressroom." |
Syracuse Common Council should adopt Vision Zero traffic safety plan
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"Across America, we have a traffic safety crisis. This is no different in Central New York. The city of Syracuse has begun to catch up with best practices by putting together a Vision Zero Action Plan. Vision Zero is a global movement for cities to create “a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.” This plan sets an achievable framework to eliminate traffic fatalities and reduce serious injuries by slowing vehicle speeds; designing safer streets for people walking, rolling, and biking; and promoting a culture of safety. It identifies dangerous corridors and intersections in dire need of improvement and provides actionable solutions..."
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Community Stories
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"Trekking through freshly fallen snow beneath unbroken gray skies, we passed the Spirit of Light and strode atop a canyon of traffic. Past the industrial vestiges of yesteryear, we stumbled upon a neighborhood square. Even in the dreary cold, the green of the pine needles called from afar, surrounding a humble but proud gazebo. Wind whistled down the tree-lined streets where the five sisters stand, towards the old brewery guarded by a knight in armor. Faded footsteps and a few sets of new ones were scattered across the park. Some found the paths while others unintentionally stepped upon the hidden grass, as we did on several occasions. All was still other than the wind, the birds, and the faint hum of the city if you strained your ears to listen..." Read more at: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/631009/147416232846428046/share
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I-81 Viaduct Project Recommendations
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The Syracuse Urbanism Club, the Syracuse subchapter of Congress for the New Urbanism, released a document detailing our project recommendations for NYDOT's I-81 Viaduct Project. I led this team, coordinated ideas from our organization's membership, wrote the text of the document, and developed the diagrams.
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As good as I-81 plan is, more attention is needed to these key aspects
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The Syracuse Urbanism Club, the Syracuse subchapter of Congress for the New Urbanism, released an op-ed about our I-81 Viaduct Project Recommendations. I co-wrote this op-ed for Syracuse.com.
"The Interstate 81 viaduct project’s community grid gets many things right. It stitches back together the broken and divided urban fabric of Syracuse, reuniting long-separated neighborhoods and enriching the experience of this city for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and motorists alike. However, there’s always room for improvement. The Syracuse Urbanism Club strives to build access to human-centered, walkable and vibrant communities and spaces for all. So, we saw it within our mission to have numerous discussions with our members, dive into the state Department of Transportation’s designs, and suggest..." |
I-81 stop-work order a blow to Forman Park, other highway neighbors
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Syracuse.com published my opinion piece on how the stop-work order on the I-81 Community Grid is harming the community around Forman Park and other areas of Syracuse.
"Forman Park in Syracuse is my favorite place in my favorite city. I couldn’t tell you exactly why, but that’s the truth. It probably has something to do with the fact that I used to live right behind the Parkview Hotel. I’ve had great memories in Forman Park. I’ve eaten lunch from Samir’s and Strong Hearts here, sat contemplatively in front of the fountain, chatted with friends, sipped tea in the evening, and enjoyed the shade of the tall trees amidst the summer heat. I’ve met amazing people in the community, imprinted footprints upon a fresh snowfall, watched a road race while listening to live musicians perform on the sidewalk, and gazed at the historic architecture of the Parkview..." |
CNY can grow without destroying rural, natural places
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Syracuse.com published my opinion piece on how Syracuse and Central New York can grow without sacrificing the region's natural lands and farmlands.
"Our farmlands and natural lands are some of the greatest features that make Onondaga County a special place. Everyone here is no more than a stone’s throw away from stunning rural beauty. These places are also essential for our community’s resilience. Having local agriculture and natural lands helps ensure that we’ll always have plentiful food and a thriving ecosystem here in Central New York. This is an important piece of our economy, too. However, times are changing here and we may lose this advantage, this attribute..." |
Resiliency in Real Estate: Fine-Grained Urbanism and Small Building Footprints
A Vision for Syracuse, After the I-81 Viaduct
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Robert Steuteville of the Congress for the New Urbanism wrote an article about the 15th Ward North Project in CNU's Public Square journal. Here, he discussed this vision as an important step in the process for Syracuse to craft an optimal future for this neighborhood and the area around the soon-to-be removed I-81 Viaduct that divides the city.
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Thesis Document
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This thesis argues in favor of walkability at the scale of the city, neighborhood, block, street, space, building, and detail. Walkability is a condition that allows for interesting and useful walks on a daily basis. This is created from a mix of strategic, planned civic conditions, and an urban fabric of unplanned, fine-grained, bottom-up developments. The walkable city is necessary in terms of human experience, sustainability, and connectivity. The interesting aspect of the walk is determined by parallax and the picturesque.
This undergraduate thesis at the Syracuse University School of Architecture was completed in May of 2020. |
Portfolio
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This portfolio outlines the major works of design also listed on the Work page of this site.
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