At 36, I've now had a job and been employed for nearly 20 years (briefly unemployed in 2008 after the computer store I worked at during my undergrad closed, ...

First, let's get the food binge out of the way. For the first time today I used the Instacart.com service and ordered from Market 32. It's not something I wo...

Albany residents got a first glimpse at their newly renovated and expanded high school over the weekend, and from the pictures it looks like a much needed im...

Think about some of the most magical urban places that you've visited in your life. Maybe it's a lovely town square in Milan, or a promenade in Buenos Aires,...

First came the hot yoga studio, then the smoothie place, the brewery, and the dog walking service. Now the latest trend in gentrification is all about the ax...

If you have been paying attention to the Trump administration, you're probably suffering from spinning head syndrome or whiplash. The news coming out every d...

Since the end of the Great Recession in 2010, one of the big stories in demographics and urban planning has been the trend of Millennials flocking to cities....

Lark Street between Washington and Madison Avenues in Albany is a popular mixed-use business district in the middle of an existing walkable neighborhood and ...

Another day, another complaint about nearly any transit system from friends on Facebook who live here in Albany or elsewhere across the country. Not a week g...

When most people learn about what I do, the first words that come to their mind (and out of their mouth) are usually one or more of the following: Trails! Pa...

Ask nearly anyone what constitutes a milestone and they will probably respond that it is an important event that marks the end of one arc in a story and sign...

Of all the topics inside and out of my professional life one that comes up directly or indirectly more than almost any other is infrastructure. It makes sens...

Hi everyone in the Girl Gone Smart Universe! My name is Dan Jeanson and I'm an urban planner. Judging by the follow-up questions that I usually get when I te...