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Pavementalities: Bentonville & Rogers, Arkansas

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments american south, arkansas, bentonville, bentonville arkansas, fayetteville, northwest arkansas, NW arkansas, ozark, ozark plateau, rogers, rogers arkansas, south, the south

Nat and Adrianne travel to Bentonville and Rogers, Arkansas, a megalopolis where there is no “there” there, and provide an expansive review of the best places to eat, drink, and shop.

Travel Ohio

Adventures in Wooster, Ohio

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments anthony wayne, arboretum, boo bear's brew, canals, college towns, courthouses, david wooster, e-pak, hampton inn, local roots market, midwestern courthouses, OARDC, ohio, ohio light opera, OSU, second empire architecture, secrest arboretum, The Ohio State University, travel, travel writing, wayne center for the arts, wooster, wooster college, wooster ohio

Last week began what will be the first of a few actual summer vacations. This first adventure took us to

Mobility Transit infrastructure Travel

Infrastructure Works: Returning To My Native East Coast

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments dc metro, lyft, transit, Uber

My temporary DC digs are a 40-minute commute from the office. They’re also a 40-minute drive from the office. What is this magical land I’ve arrived in?!

Business & Economics Culture & Language Transit infrastructure Travel Infrastructure

The Three-Martini Greyhound: The Future of Corporate Travel?

July 19, 2021July 16, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments amtrak, amtrak michigan, corporate travel, flying, greyhound, in-flight wifi, intercity buses, intercity trains, new normal, optimization, productivity, reopening, surplus value, the dog, travel, tsa, tsa precheck, wolverine service

In June, my partner took a three-day business trip– her first since before the pandemic hit- to Chicago. I threw

Burgerbanism Michigan Travel

On This Day in History: John and Nat Enjoy an Oakland County Moms Saturday

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments apples, autumn, cider, fall, fall foliage, john good, macomb county, michigan, michigan agriculture, michigan tourism, Nat Zorach, oakland county, rochester hills, southeast michigan, tourism

Two city planners stuff their faces with donuts, think about the future of the region, and enjoy some fall color.

Historic preservation Culture & Language Travel

Postcards from Dubuque: Then and Now

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments american history, anamosa, culture, dubuque, fox, gujarati hotel mafia, historic preservation, iowa, language, meskwaki, mississippi, native and indigenous peoples, quebec, quebecois, sac, sauk, upper mississippi, us history

A parable of delicious mini-donuts and– stories about those who came before the mini-donuts.

California Urban Planning Photography Travel

Los Angeles: Beyond The Supreme Reign of the Motorcar

March 16, 2020March 17, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments bianca barragan, buses, congestion, congestion pricing, Curbed LA, echo park, electric vehicles, elijah chiland, LA Metro, lyft, Mike Davis, Streetcars, TOD, trains, transit-oriented development, Uber, YIMBY

The culture of mobility in Los Angeles is still stuck in the single-passenger automotive mindset. But the infrastructure begs to differ.

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A Night Out in Jessica Cabot’s Los Angeles

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments congestion, fast food, hollywood, jessica cabot, los angeles, Sprawl, sunset boulevard, sunset strip, traffic, walk of fame

Nat tours Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, Sunset Boulevard, and Griffith Observatory with a native Angeleno, and even manages to eat an obscene amount of chili cheese fries.