Ariel Bierbaum
@arielbphd.bsky.social
urban + education researcher | lover of cities + trees + transit | roots in NJ-PHL-OAK
Maybe MoCo can call this guy.
October 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Maybe MoCo can call this guy.
Unfortunately, we know what to do: train the pipeline of DOT planners and engineers differently; write policy and manuals with actual residents who have expertise in their daily lives that can augment the technical engineering models; etc. It's a political will / ego problem not a knowledge gap.
October 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Unfortunately, we know what to do: train the pipeline of DOT planners and engineers differently; write policy and manuals with actual residents who have expertise in their daily lives that can augment the technical engineering models; etc. It's a political will / ego problem not a knowledge gap.
Appreciated this piece - thank you! I'm curious if you have any thoughts on the role of race? Coates's anchors are Black political movements and thinkers. And the "bright kid syndrome" seems deeply connected to Whiteness and its ties to American exceptionalism.
October 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Appreciated this piece - thank you! I'm curious if you have any thoughts on the role of race? Coates's anchors are Black political movements and thinkers. And the "bright kid syndrome" seems deeply connected to Whiteness and its ties to American exceptionalism.
The NJ state planning act may be interesting to look at? It created the kind of priority development areas around TODs and incentive structures for local jurisdictions starting in the 1990s.
September 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The NJ state planning act may be interesting to look at? It created the kind of priority development areas around TODs and incentive structures for local jurisdictions starting in the 1990s.