Background and opinions...

When I first graduated, I knew absolutely nothing. Armed with an engineering degree and approximately 70% retention of engineering principles, I was a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed engineer who realized I didn't have the aptitude for indeterminate analysis. But that is what tables and references are for.

Born and raised in NYC, I was born in Manhattan's Belvue Hospital (insanity anyone?) and raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. My family moved to Reading, PA in the early '90's, and I attended university in Philadelphia, PA.

My views (which may or may not get me into trouble someday) include the following:

The notion that telework and distance learning should be the norm and are the key to solving our infrastructure and environmental problems.

Congestion pricing and an increase in tolls is actually good for our economy and the state of our roadways and bridges

The installation of sidewalks and bike paths on our bridges, in our tunnels, in our suburbs etc. is the key to the future of Earth, coupled with the implementation/acceptance of alternative and renewable fuel sources...which is actually something that I knew in the 7th grade.

Just my two cents. Oh, and we should get rid of paper money as well. It is wasteful and expensive. Coin or plastic please.