Not long after earning my first surveying license, one of the other party chiefs in the company we both worked for felt inspired…
Author: Wendy Lathrop, PS, CFM, CFS
Vantage Point: The Old Made New (or at least updated)
Before diving in, here is one welcome bit of news that is truly new, announced in a FEMA Bulletin issued March 30, 2020….
Vantage Point: Elevations, Forms, Advice, and Frustration
When trying to keep dry, elevation means everything. When trying to show a site is likely to remain dry during a 1% annual…
The Roundabout Evolution of Traffic Circles
In college, my friends and I loved listening to a spoof called “The Never-Ending Traffic Circle” by Firesign Theater about a driver who…
Vantage Point: The Loss of a Quiet Hero
The two weeks before Thanksgiving brought sad news of the loss of two great people. One is well known through his national prominence…
Vantage Point: Notorious Once Again
Back in February 2018 I introduced readers to a Philadelphian who had argued that his use of a parcel and the City’s failure…
Vantage Point: They Signed What?!
The title of this month’s article was my reaction on reading a case early this summer that was decided by the Stark County…
Take Two: SCOTUS Upends What We Thought We Knew
Just about a year ago, I wrote about Rose Mary Knick’s suit against Scott Township in Pennsylvania (“Taking on a Dead Issue,” August…
Dirty Stories
If our homes are our castles, we should be able to do pretty much anything we want there, right? Well, not exactly. There…
Nature versus a Sense of Place
Choosing where to settle and live is complicated, not a simple task of technical analysis and check boxes. Competing factors include affordability, convenience…