Alesia Hsiao
Alesia Hsiao is an editorial intern at Planetizen.
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Alesia Hsiao is currently a graduate student in the Urban and Regional Planning program at California Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is an active member of the California chapter of the American Planning Association (APA).
Lessons Learned from Parking Pioneers
Jeremy Nelson and Jason Schrieber identify six communities that are paving the way in utilizing smart parking management to simultaneously solve their parking problems while reinvigorating their neighborhoods and downtowns.
Wasteland Turned Wonderland for Rowing in NJ
After decades of use as a landfill, Overpeck Creek's recent makeover has created a dream home for rowing crews from around the New York region, reports Juliet Macur.
Upscale Eating Whets the Appetite for Change in SF
Vauhini Vara explains what a new upscale eatery could mean for the future character of low-income communities like Bayview and Hunter’s Point and their residents.
Dutch Censorship is Drawn with Geometric Aesthetics
Samuel Medina describes how the Dutch use stylistic aesthetics to disguise sections of their satellite images to ward off national threats, as portrayed in Mishka Henner's new book, <em>Dutch Landscapes</em>.
Finding Joy Outside Our Cars
Sarah Goodyear explores the need to market non-automotive transportation on its emotional appeal, rather than reason, as argued by Darrin Nordahl in his new e-book, <em>Making Transit Fun!</em>