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Editor & Chief Writer | Contributing Writers | Guest Authors
Waterfront Watch is published in Hercules, Calif.
Editor & Chief Writer ↩
Jeffrey Wisniewski moved to Hercules in 2004. Raised in a suburb of Buffalo, New York, Jeffrey earned degrees in Civil Engineering (B.S.) and Geotechnical Engineering (M.S.) at Syracuse University and the University of California, Berkeley, respectively, and is currently an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He is married to his college sweetheart, and is proud to be both the original homeowner of a Baywood coastal Victorian cottage and the guardian of a lovable black lab.
Jeffrey started Waterfront Watch in 2007 as a means to share news with interested neighbors, and — for all intents and purposes — it has ballooned wildly out of his control since. He is a proponent of New Urbanism, pedestrianism, smart growth, and the historical integrity of the Hercules Waterfront.
A full archive of Jeffrey’s posts is available, but the following is a sample of representative posts that highlight his willingness to dig deeply into issues, and combat the establishment and status quo when necessary…
- City Defends City Manager’s High Salary; … Uhm, Hilltown
- The Pedestrian Ramp
- A New Urbanist Alternative to the City-wide Garage Sale
- Unstarched commentary on the street formerly known as Bayfront
- Unsolicited thoughts on an indefinite future
- Ruminating on a failed government
- City Unveils Uninspired, Inexplicable Plaza Building Design
- Schools Need More Money; Bond Or No Bond, Hercules Loses Either Way
- Creekside Park, and a comment to a former mayor
- City Whitewashes Turbulent History of Affordable Housing in Hercules
- An Over-Protective Planning Commission
- City Rejects Another Plea for Traffic Control on Sycamore Avenue
- Two City Projects Exhibit the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Public Works
- The Whole Story
- The Balico Connection
- Pinole’s Financial Situation the Driving Factor In Future of Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Reflections on the Process, New Urbanism
- A Capitol Corridor Story
- BNSF Is A Barrier to wBART
- Grocery Stores and New Urbanism
- Campaign Spending Limits
- A Lesson from Pinole
- Wastewater
- Restoring Railroad Avenue
- City Gives Up On Roundabout
- Ferry Arrives:
201220132014 (maybe) - The CCTA, the CTP, and Roundabouts
- Berkeley’s Roundabout Lays Groundwork For Roundabout In Hercules
- The Art of Bad Design
- Pork And Reason
- Election Afterbirth
- An Easy-Bake Oven City Council
- Frog Pad Park Opens, Still No Stop Sign
- Are Teachers Better Off In Separate Hercules School District?
- Slowing Down Sycamore
- Trader Joe’s Corollary
- Thai Restaurant Pros and Cons
- Metering Lights and Highway Design
- Responding to Oliva
- About Last Night
Contributing Writers ↩
Mike Bowermaster contributed to the blog from April 2009 through February 2010. His key posts include…
- In Search of a Defining Café Building
- Station Design Reaches Major Milestone
- Martinez Amtrak Station: Post Modernism
- An Open Letter to the City on Accountability and Design Leadership
- Transit Station to emulate 1970s Safeway
Guest Authors ↩
Guest authors are invited to write their thoughts on issues important to residents of Hercules, including education and development concerns. (If you are interested in publishing on Waterfront Watch, contact us.)
Read guest author archived posts.