Science of the city: Where does everything go after Hyattsville throws it ‘away’?
By Paul Ruffins In September 1946, The American City magazine reported that the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s new trash incinerator…
The science of the city: Where do things go when we throw them away?
By Paul Ruffins Curious about where things go when we throw them away, here in College Park? I recently…
Is food College Park’s final frontier in recycling?
By Paul Ruffins To most homeowners, College Park’s recyclables include bottles, cans, newspapers, a range of metals, and cardboard…
Science of the city: Food complicates restaurant recycling
By Paul Ruffins Why are local restaurants having difficulty recycling food waste, which unlike plastic, rapidly breaks down into simple…
The science of the city: Can College Park tame the city’s traffic?
By Paul Ruffins According to the Governors Highway Safety Association’s 2019 report, driver and passenger fatalities have dropped 25%…
The science of the city: The evolution and ecology of police cruisers
By Paul Ruffins Police cars represent a fascinating balance between the conflicting demands of human-factors engineering, public policy and municipal…
The science of the city: skate parks
The paradoxical safety in inherent danger By Paul Ruffins If you compare the Melrose Skate Park to Hyattsville’s other recreational…
Science of the City: Look up and spot it challenge
Challenge instructions: The first two kids to find examples of each of these items on utility poles in Hyattsville, and…
The science of the city: Reading between the power lines
By Paul Ruffins Have you wondered how our community became bi-polar? It’s pretty common to see tall, greenish utility poles…
Science of the city: keeping the river running
By Paul Ruffins During December and January, when the Bladensburg waterfront is at its quietest, the Rhodes II is at…
