Attachment.jpg

 Portfolio

A repository of the other things I’ve gotten up to which may be of interest to listeners.

 College Town Cycling Infrastructure Analysis

For my urbanism efforts, I was appointed as a Transportation Commissioner for State College Borough. During my tenure, I made several reports for the Borough engineers, including this one on how State College stacks up to other college towns in bicycle infrastructure investment.

 Centre County Highway Revolt

Using my knowledge of modern transit and local railroad history, I started a highway revolt to prohibit the expansion of automobile infrastructure, and proposed an alternative, Euro-style DMU regional rail system, illustrated by a friend. The full project website is at www.CentreCountyHighwayRevolt.org

 
 

 Riding Every CATA Route

As part of my efforts as a Borough Transportation Commissioner, I rode every route of the local bus agency and wrote a 12-page report on my findings, accessible here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kqRBdrqoNO3WDnB6qvoj98sUuyh8H5wJ/view?usp=sharing

Listen to the show on Apple, Spotify, iheart Radio, Youtube, or Pandora:

Have a Thought? 

Proto-Future is attempting to do something which has never been done in model railroading before. I am here to ruffle feathers, seed ideas, get rusty gears turning, and help the hobby escape the transition-era worshiping rut we’ve been in for 30+ years, thereby better appealing to younger generations and improving the world around us along the way. If you have any thoughts at all – good or bad – pause for a second, think them through, make sure they’re logical, then email me, and we’ll see where it goes.

While the podcast is transitioning to Proto-Future, I still happily accept beginner questions and will address them on-air every now and then. Feel free to email me via the contact form, and I’ll do my best to help you in your quest.

Please consider Donating

This is an expensive endeavor, not just in money, but in emotional expenditures. Any amount you could donate, even a dollar a month, is reason enough for me to keep going. Your generosity would be very appreciated.