Archive - Exasperated Infrastructures

Effective Urban Planning Career Paths in 10 Stops

The next post in this elusive series focuses on all the different ways you can express your urbanism and make (not so much) money.

Sep 2 • sam sklar

August 2026

Rebuilding the BQE beyond “avoid collapse” will be the end of progressive transportation planning in the United States

Unintentional Moses is still Moses; or there’s a reason we don’t back 100-year mortgages.

Aug 27 • sam sklar

AUTOKILL with Sam Schwartz

It's probably not the first engi-fiction book I've read, but I'm also not sure how fictional it really is.

Aug 17 • sam sklar

40:21

Transportation and The Shape of Cities

With Christof Spieler, Mandi Chapa, and David Copeland Loredo on their new, excellent cookbooks for electeds, wonks and your mom.

Aug 12 • sam sklar

44:49

I'm trying to write a book: Day 8

Lots of conversations and incredible feedback. I want more.

Aug 8 • sam sklar

I'm tying to write a book: Day 6

Fine, here's the pitch as it stands. "Culture Eats Policy" lives on.

Aug 7 • sam sklar

I'm trying to write a book: Day 5

Enough putting it off. Where the proposal stands.

Aug 5 • sam sklar

I'm trying to write a book: Day 4

Wherein I open up my initial thoughts about what the book is about.

Aug 4 • sam sklar

I'm trying to write a book: Day 3

I'm going to keep a journal for my daily progress throughout August. I've already missed days 1 and 2...

Aug 3 • sam sklar

July 2026

Autonomous Vehicles & Parking Reform: A Panel Review

A panel review and some commentary about this very prescient topic sponsored by the Parking Reform Network.

Jul 30 • sam sklar

Losing Frank’s or…The City Almost Got Him Again

As cost of living increases, what can the City learn from Frank's Bike Shop to help support small businesses in 2026?

Jul 27 • Tricia Davies

Public 🤝 Private Partnerships: A Legacy, with Alexis Rosenberg

We dug into the the meat of the P3 process and an successful (with receipts!) example in Georgia.

Jul 21 • sam sklar

54:10

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