Andrew Whalen 🚶♂️ I’m walking here
@awwhalen.bsky.social
flâneur: indulging in the idle joy of wandering aimlessly through winding urban streets
Love everything about Lancaster living. I’m on the City Planning Commission and always looking for the best in cities.
Love everything about Lancaster living. I’m on the City Planning Commission and always looking for the best in cities.
Pinned
I didn’t join @bsky.app to get a ton of likes or amass followers — although having more followers than following is a dream.
I’m simply delighted to sit at the feet of some amazing people who have a love for community, urbanism and planning.
Thank you 😊
I’m simply delighted to sit at the feet of some amazing people who have a love for community, urbanism and planning.
Thank you 😊
It just keeps getting worse as you read 😳
Texas men plan invasion of island on Haiti's coast | The Jerusalem Post
The men planned to invade an island off the coast of Haiti with an “army of homeless mercenaries,” murdering the men on the island, and using the women and children as sex slaves.
www.jpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It just keeps getting worse as you read 😳
5 acres: 800 units passive haus, grocery, day care 😊
Plans for Wheaton mixed-use complex with 800 apartments get green light
Construction on the first phase of the Wheaton Gateway project could begin by 2027, according to developers.
bethesdamagazine.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
5 acres: 800 units passive haus, grocery, day care 😊
Blending the old with the new.
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Blending the old with the new.
Making huge strides at the Catherine Hershey Early Childhood Education Center on Walnut and Plum. Great adaptive reuse ♻️
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Making huge strides at the Catherine Hershey Early Childhood Education Center on Walnut and Plum. Great adaptive reuse ♻️
“We’re trying to do something that’s atypical and out of the box,” Pellman said. “We have an active permit, but the historic board wasn’t notified early on. Now we’re stuck waiting — we were told we could proceed, but we can’t schedule inspections. There’s not a lot of clarity.”
Lancaster homeowner’s energy-efficient renovation sparks clash over historic preservation [Lancaster Watchdog]
A Lancaster city homeowner’s effort to make his house a highly energy-efficient property has turned into a dispute over whether the city should prioritize historical character over environmental impac...
lancasteronline.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“We’re trying to do something that’s atypical and out of the box,” Pellman said. “We have an active permit, but the historic board wasn’t notified early on. Now we’re stuck waiting — we were told we could proceed, but we can’t schedule inspections. There’s not a lot of clarity.”
Perhaps a not so crazy idea…
Can we build hydroponic farms adjacent or on top of AI data centers?
Can we build hydroponic farms adjacent or on top of AI data centers?
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Perhaps a not so crazy idea…
Can we build hydroponic farms adjacent or on top of AI data centers?
Can we build hydroponic farms adjacent or on top of AI data centers?
Another disheartening headline. Nearby Lancaster County has a similar problem. Despite heroic farmland preservation efforts, we continue to make the same mistakes.
Farmland to front porches: Homes become Cumberland County’s cash crop
Cumberland County’s new identity is rooted in large, elaborate mixed-use developments being built on former farmland.
www.pennlive.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Another disheartening headline. Nearby Lancaster County has a similar problem. Despite heroic farmland preservation efforts, we continue to make the same mistakes.
We all know the history of many nursery rhymes.
So… How long after we stop vaxxing until there is a whole new book of nursery rhymes for this generation? #RingAroundtheRosie #LondonBridgeisFallingDown #KidzBop
So… How long after we stop vaxxing until there is a whole new book of nursery rhymes for this generation? #RingAroundtheRosie #LondonBridgeisFallingDown #KidzBop
a man in a plague doctor costume with a top hat
ALT: a man in a plague doctor costume with a top hat
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We all know the history of many nursery rhymes.
So… How long after we stop vaxxing until there is a whole new book of nursery rhymes for this generation? #RingAroundtheRosie #LondonBridgeisFallingDown #KidzBop
So… How long after we stop vaxxing until there is a whole new book of nursery rhymes for this generation? #RingAroundtheRosie #LondonBridgeisFallingDown #KidzBop
Not even a year ago 😮💨
October 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Not even a year ago 😮💨
You down with TOD?
Yeah you know me!
Yeah you know me!
NJ Transit proposes developing unused land to raise $1.9 billion - Trains
NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit could raise up to $1.9 billion for its operations over the next 30 years through development of more than 8,000 acres of unused agency-owned real estate, the transit operator...
www.trains.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
You down with TOD?
Yeah you know me!
Yeah you know me!
“It’s petty revenge politics that would screw hundreds of thousands of New York and New Jersey commuters, choke off our economy and kill good-paying jobs.”
Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“It’s petty revenge politics that would screw hundreds of thousands of New York and New Jersey commuters, choke off our economy and kill good-paying jobs.”
Not every residential build needs to be sexy. Just give me clean lines, density, and an abundance of amenities.
October 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Not every residential build needs to be sexy. Just give me clean lines, density, and an abundance of amenities.
Reposted by Andrew Whalen 🚶♂️ I’m walking here
PSA: People on bikes aren’t swerving to annoy drivers, they’re just trying not to die or destroy their mode of transportation.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.
October 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
PSA: People on bikes aren’t swerving to annoy drivers, they’re just trying not to die or destroy their mode of transportation.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.
Game changing?
✔️Hourly Boston to New York/Washington express service
✔️Free seating for kids under 18 with purchase of adult/senior ticket
✔️Hourly nonstop and limited service routes between New York and Washington D.C.
✔️Hourly Boston to New York/Washington express service
✔️Free seating for kids under 18 with purchase of adult/senior ticket
✔️Hourly nonstop and limited service routes between New York and Washington D.C.
America’s Fastest Coach Train Service Between Boston And Manhattan Could Roll Out By Spring 2026—With Massages, Shoe Shines, & Play Areas
Currently, Bostonians’ only option for high-speed train service connecting to Manhattan and several other destinations along the Northeast corridor is the newly launched . These trains travel at speed...
bostonuncovered.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Game changing?
✔️Hourly Boston to New York/Washington express service
✔️Free seating for kids under 18 with purchase of adult/senior ticket
✔️Hourly nonstop and limited service routes between New York and Washington D.C.
✔️Hourly Boston to New York/Washington express service
✔️Free seating for kids under 18 with purchase of adult/senior ticket
✔️Hourly nonstop and limited service routes between New York and Washington D.C.
Lancaster got a two-story public library on the ground level of a downtown parking tower 😕
Cities are developing a new approach to developing housing: Integrating it into mixed-use library projects. These investments improve neighborhood vitality, add housing & improve services.
In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, I create a database of such projects & point to success stories ⏬
In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, I create a database of such projects & point to success stories ⏬
Aging Libraries Could Offer Cities a Unique Opportunity to Build New Housing While Improving Public Services
Since 2000, more than 1,800 apartment units have been built in combined library-housing developments. These projects not only address local housing needs but…
www.urban.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Lancaster got a two-story public library on the ground level of a downtown parking tower 😕
Remember the Toxic Waste Dump in SimCity? Is that what Ai data centers are to us today?
a man in a yellow shirt stands in front of a screen that says science
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt stands in front of a screen that says science
media.tenor.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Remember the Toxic Waste Dump in SimCity? Is that what Ai data centers are to us today?
The battle over 2 Ai Data Centers in Lancaster City continues…
Lancaster City residents express frustration, concern over construction of AI data centers
Lancaster City announced the data centers would be built in early 2025, but many community members feel they have been left in the dark about the planning process.
www.wgal.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The battle over 2 Ai Data Centers in Lancaster City continues…
My annual reminder that it’s totally ok to say “Happy Holidays” and even more so right now…as my Jewish friends honor Yom Kippur and my Hindu friends celebrate Dashain.
October 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
My annual reminder that it’s totally ok to say “Happy Holidays” and even more so right now…as my Jewish friends honor Yom Kippur and my Hindu friends celebrate Dashain.
What’s the biggest complaint from Lancaster city residents and downtown visitors alike? Is it crime? No. It’s the condition of our streets!
Lancaster city’s biggest problem: streets in disarray [letter]
What’s the biggest complaint from Lancaster city residents and downtown visitors alike? Is it crime? No. It’s the condition of our streets!
lancasteronline.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
What’s the biggest complaint from Lancaster city residents and downtown visitors alike? Is it crime? No. It’s the condition of our streets!
Another early morning ride fueled by Copper Cup 🚴
I applaud my brothers for skipping the drive-thru line and grabbing a drink together 😊
I applaud my brothers for skipping the drive-thru line and grabbing a drink together 😊
September 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Another early morning ride fueled by Copper Cup 🚴
I applaud my brothers for skipping the drive-thru line and grabbing a drink together 😊
I applaud my brothers for skipping the drive-thru line and grabbing a drink together 😊
The project follows the 2023 completion of a neighboring 165-bed transitional housing facility on Grove Street, developed in partnership with the Archdiocese of Newark and Catholic Charities, to preserve and expand the longstanding St. Lucy’s Homeless Shelter.
SOURCE: re-nj.com/sjp-claremon...
SOURCE: re-nj.com/sjp-claremon...
September 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The project follows the 2023 completion of a neighboring 165-bed transitional housing facility on Grove Street, developed in partnership with the Archdiocese of Newark and Catholic Charities, to preserve and expand the longstanding St. Lucy’s Homeless Shelter.
SOURCE: re-nj.com/sjp-claremon...
SOURCE: re-nj.com/sjp-claremon...