Aaron Greiner
@aarongreiner.bsky.social
Creating public spaces at CultureHouse
Creating queer spaces at fruitstand
Olin College alum | 🏳️🌈 🚲 🚊 🚌
📍 Somerville, MA
Creating queer spaces at fruitstand
Olin College alum | 🏳️🌈 🚲 🚊 🚌
📍 Somerville, MA
Congrats on making it to the end! Here’s a few other favorite shots I took while in PR.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Congrats on making it to the end! Here’s a few other favorite shots I took while in PR.
Lastly, I made a quick stop in Ponce. It had lovely buildings, a pedestrian street, and this weird parking lot hidden behind a building facade. However, it’s clear that the city has still not recovered from the 2020 earthquake. The city was very quiet and there were lots of vacancies.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Lastly, I made a quick stop in Ponce. It had lovely buildings, a pedestrian street, and this weird parking lot hidden behind a building facade. However, it’s clear that the city has still not recovered from the 2020 earthquake. The city was very quiet and there were lots of vacancies.
I saw this strange sign that looks like a one-way sign, but had arrows in two directions…
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I saw this strange sign that looks like a one-way sign, but had arrows in two directions…
Fun fact: Puerto Rico is the only place in the US where you can get a European-sized license plate!
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Fun fact: Puerto Rico is the only place in the US where you can get a European-sized license plate!
There were a ton of Hyundai Venues around—a fairly small vehicle. I am once again asking US car makers to make small cars!
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
There were a ton of Hyundai Venues around—a fairly small vehicle. I am once again asking US car makers to make small cars!
Many of the highways and roads around the island seemed over-built. There was a highway with stores right on it, and a 4-lane road through a neighborhood with speed bumps (make that make sense).
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Many of the highways and roads around the island seemed over-built. There was a highway with stores right on it, and a 4-lane road through a neighborhood with speed bumps (make that make sense).
Outside the Old City, San Juan (and much of the rest of the island) felt very car-dependancy. You can clearly see how American suburbanization has really changed the island as evidenced by the many strip malls right next to quaint small villages.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Outside the Old City, San Juan (and much of the rest of the island) felt very car-dependancy. You can clearly see how American suburbanization has really changed the island as evidenced by the many strip malls right next to quaint small villages.
We rented bikes one day! There are two main roads going east-west that have bidirectional protected bike lanes—which were quite nice! However, outside of those roads, there was very little safe bike infrastructure (there was a section of highway with sharrows on it!).
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We rented bikes one day! There are two main roads going east-west that have bidirectional protected bike lanes—which were quite nice! However, outside of those roads, there was very little safe bike infrastructure (there was a section of highway with sharrows on it!).
There was this outdoor (not so little) free library!
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
There was this outdoor (not so little) free library!
The Old City is stunning. Lots of small streets with beautiful blue pavers (which are easy to repair!), lovely squares, outdoor dining, and on very lively streets with tons of bars on it. I found the old fort at the tip of the peninsula to be stunning with a large open green.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Old City is stunning. Lots of small streets with beautiful blue pavers (which are easy to repair!), lovely squares, outdoor dining, and on very lively streets with tons of bars on it. I found the old fort at the tip of the peninsula to be stunning with a large open green.
Transit was entirely free while I was there. I’m still not sure why TBH. But, the system does have tap to pay which was great! I sadly did not get to side the Tren Urbano.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Transit was entirely free while I was there. I’m still not sure why TBH. But, the system does have tap to pay which was great! I sadly did not get to side the Tren Urbano.
Unfortunately, going back to the airport, I tried taking the bus from its terminus, but did not leave at its scheduled time and after 10 minutes I had to give up.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Unfortunately, going back to the airport, I tried taking the bus from its terminus, but did not leave at its scheduled time and after 10 minutes I had to give up.
I took the bus from the airport to Old San Juan. The stop was a bit hard to find, the frequencies were not great, and there was no realtime data, but the ride was very lovely and most stops had shelters. It even went through a pretty long busway!
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I took the bus from the airport to Old San Juan. The stop was a bit hard to find, the frequencies were not great, and there was no realtime data, but the ride was very lovely and most stops had shelters. It even went through a pretty long busway!
It’s the same car that always is there.
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It’s the same car that always is there.
If you need more restaurant recs, check out Kubri. Incredible food. Hard to get a res, but you can get a bar seat if you show up early enough.
November 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If you need more restaurant recs, check out Kubri. Incredible food. Hard to get a res, but you can get a bar seat if you show up early enough.
Still there sadly. They didn’t really touch the inside of the head house (which needs a glow up for sure).
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Still there sadly. They didn’t really touch the inside of the head house (which needs a glow up for sure).
Palm Springs was beautiful, though it also felt very walled-off—a result of a highly auto-centric design. As a treat for getting to the end, here’s a photo of a bank inspired by Le Corbusier!
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Palm Springs was beautiful, though it also felt very walled-off—a result of a highly auto-centric design. As a treat for getting to the end, here’s a photo of a bank inspired by Le Corbusier!
Overall, the city seemed really geared towards private spaces. With many homes and businesses walled off from the public realm, and tight restrictions on how you can behave on public property, public life felt quite stifled. There were even private sidewalks!
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Overall, the city seemed really geared towards private spaces. With many homes and businesses walled off from the public realm, and tight restrictions on how you can behave on public property, public life felt quite stifled. There were even private sidewalks!
There’s lots of very interesting mid century modern architecture in Palm Springs! I particularly loved how many interesting houses also had interesting mailboxes.
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There’s lots of very interesting mid century modern architecture in Palm Springs! I particularly loved how many interesting houses also had interesting mailboxes.
Arenas was a very cool area! The high concentration of queer spaces brought in lots of energy and made it easy to hop from one place to the next. The street was also shut down for one night I was there (should be like that all the time).
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Arenas was a very cool area! The high concentration of queer spaces brought in lots of energy and made it easy to hop from one place to the next. The street was also shut down for one night I was there (should be like that all the time).
I also rode up the Tramway! It was a beautiful ride, though sadly you can’t reach it on public transportation. Also, bring back Miss Tramway!
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I also rode up the Tramway! It was a beautiful ride, though sadly you can’t reach it on public transportation. Also, bring back Miss Tramway!