Back to Blogging?

A long ago, in a lifetime so far away, I started up this little blog. After a bit, I moved it over to another blogging platform, thinking I wanted more capabilities. And while that platform is quite good, I am taking this opportunity to move my blogging back over here as a way of tying in what I hope to do here with the social networking I am doing on Google+. What exactly does this mean?

I'll confess that I don't know yet. For now, this is an aspiration that may not actually go anywhere. My time and energy are limited, so I don't know if I am even ready or able to commit to this. But my quest, my search for ecopolis, goes on, and I would like to get back to sharing that search with the world in some small way. Maybe, somewhere, I will find others out there who find it interesting enough to join me on the journey and have come conversations on this topic. But first, I need find the time, energy, and discipline to make this whole blogging thing happen. I guess I can only give it a try, and see what happens.

For now, this will serve as a starting point. Where does it go from here? Well, we'll just be patient and see what happens next...

A Journal, and Hopefully More...

This is the first in what will hopefully be a regular thing for me. I've considered doing this for a while, and even took a stab at it back in 2008. What has me going this time is the need to keep a journal for the Planning Studio class I'm taking this semester. While I'll be keeping a hand-written journal as part of the class requirement, I'm hoping to use this space as a way to supplement that endeavor, and to think through the things I'm learning about urban planning, sustainable development, and the relationships between land use, transportation, and the 3 "E's" of sustainability: environment, economics, and equity. We'll see what happens from here!

Oh, why the name "Seeking Ecopolis"? Well, let's start with the word "ecopolis". I picked up the term from Australian architect Paul Downton of Ecopolis Architects in Adelaide. It's essentially a term that is synonymous with the phrases "sustainable city" or "eco-city". The term just struck me, and has stuck with me for quite a while as a succinct way of talking about the need to find a way to live sustainably in a warming, urban world.

I'm sure I'll explore this term in more detail as I go forward with this blog. For now, thank you for joining me on the journey. For now, off to study!