Before diving in, here is one welcome bit of news that is truly new, announced in a FEMA Bulletin issued March 30, 2020….
Category: Vantage Point
Wendy Lathrop, PS
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…
Small(ish) Boxes, Big Ruckus
We crave fast digital access no matter where we are. We have even come to expect it to the extent that I’ve seen…
Vantage Point: Going Out with a Sigh
A 381Kb PDF of this article as it appeared in the magazine—complete with images—is available by clicking HERE
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…
