Week Six in DC: Leveling Up
A new four-level framework for state advocacy groups, a quiet week on the Hill, and a day exploring Baltimore with Jerome.
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Week Five in DC: All (Rail)roads Lead to Toledo
A week on the road, from Philly with old friends to welcoming the country to Toledo for RailNation, with big strides on the AAO plan along the way.
Week Four in DC: Worlds Collide
P&G's DC office, a bipartisan happy hour, and a first draft of the national plan ahead of RailNation Toledo.
Week Three in DC: The Rooms Where it Happens
Days on the Hill for the APTA Fly-In, plus a seat in the room at the Surface Transportation Board.
Week Two in DC: Picking up Steam
Improving AAO's structure, deepening DC relationships, and making the case for "All Aboard America"
Starting a DC Sabbatical: My Goals Going In
Two days into my DC sabbatical, already in my own messy middle. The first of a weekly series on what I'm learning.
What Ohio's Transit Advocates Can Teach Washington About Coalition Building
A dormant Ohio nonprofit grew to more than 8,000 members in three years. Here is what that taught me about building coalitions on infrastructure.
Testimony to the Ohio House Transportation Committee
In February 2025 I testified in support of an amendment to reinstate Ohio's membership in the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission.
5 Takeaways from the MIPRC Annual Meeting
What I learned representing Ohio at the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission meeting in St. Paul.
Data Ethics
Thoughts on data ethics and privacy after a class on the social history of data.
Mapbox Challenge
A look at twenty years of Ohio election data, county by county.
Procter & Gamble, Take Two
Notes from my second P&G internship, spent building a Python model of the supply chain from home.
Uncertain Spring
On rebuilding a daily routine at home after March 2020.
Data in DC
A spring-break trip to DC to ask people in government, business, and nonprofits how they use data.