About Me

My name is Alex Schieferdecker.

When I was a toddler in New York City, I’d demand that my parents take me down to the subway to watch the trains pass by for hours. From my earliest years, I’ve had a keen interest in cities.

That interest led me to earn a BA in geography from Macalester College and a MA in city and regional planning from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.

In my work and studies, I’ve focused on two topics: transportation and urban design. I’m dedicated to building effective multi-modal transport systems in cities. I’m also fascinated by our great urban spaces and what makes them so successful.

I work as a transportation planning consultant in Minneapolis, and I spend some of my free time writing. Pocket Track is where that writing goes. A pocket track is a short piece of track on a railroad, usually between two active tracks, where trains can lay over. This blog is a place for me to park some of my thoughts and ideas about things outside of my day-to-day work.