The Science of the City: The fast and the dangerous
By Paul Ruffins This is the third article in my series examining the high rate of traffic fatalities in Prince…
The Science of the City: The county’s deadliest road
By Paul Ruffins Note: My first installment in this series on traffic safety and pedestrian injuries looked at fatality on…
The Science of the City: Pedestrian safety cause for county concern
By Paul Ruffins Columnist note: In this and my next few columns, I’ll be taking a look at Prince George’s…
Science of the City: Why tires are a pothole along the road to recycling
By Paul Ruffins In December 2022, an environmentalist discovered that nearly a thousand scrap tires had been dumped from Interstate…
The Science of the City: When it comes to cars, parts are greater than the whole
By Paul Ruffins The signs are all along the Route 1 corridor: “We pay up to $700 for unwanted cars,…
The science of the city: When it comes to cars, parts are greater than the whole
By Paul Ruffins The signs are all along the Route 1 corridor: “We pay up to $700 for unwanted cars,…
Science of the City: The afterlife of auto parts
BY PAUL RUFFINS The evolution of cars and their impact on the environment has been paradoxical. Over the past two…
The Science of the City: County’s Pit Bull Ban
By Paul Ruffins The Prince George’s County ban on owning pit bulls has been controversial since it was enacted more…
The science of the city: Two bets on public bathrooms
By Paul Ruffins Hyattsville and Mount Rainier are experimenting with two radically different technologies to answer the ancient question “Where…
The Science Of The City: Protecting your Laurel home from flooding and sewer back-ups
By Paul Ruffins As the fall hurricane season approaches, here is some practical advice for protecting your home from flood…
