Sesame Street and Children’s Perception of City Life
Mon 10:36am By Angie Schmitt
I remember watching Sesame Street when I was a kid and noticing something different about it. There…No Child Left Outside
Mon 10:24am By Angie SchmittKaid Benfield, Special Counsel for Urban Solutions, Washington, DC On the same day last week, I came…The Inherent Trickiness of Predicting the Future of Travel Behavior
Nov 8, 2013, 11:27 am By Angie Schmitt
Gone are the days when traffic engineers could confidently predict traffic volumes would rise in an…MoveDC Lays Out Ambitious Bike Facility Plan
Nov 8, 2013, 10:58 am By Angie SchmittAt last night’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting, those working on Washington’s new…Do Your City’s Streets Make Room for People Too? A Handy Visual Test
Nov 7, 2013, 11:03 am By Angie Schmitt
This map shows the share of street space devoted to pedestrians in Madison, Wisconsin. Image: 1000…Federal Agencies Becoming Bike Friendly
Nov 7, 2013, 10:34 am By Angie SchmittWASHINGTON, D.C. – November 7, 2013 – Despite the recent government shutdown, federal workers in…No Charges for Driver Who Was “Too Short” to See the Pedestrian He Killed
Nov 6, 2013, 10:25 am By Angie Schmitt
They say if you want to kill someone in America, do it in a car. You’ll never get charged. And…MD Highway Planners to Pedestrians: You’re on Your Own
Nov 6, 2013, 10:00 am By Angie Schmittby Miriam Schoenbaum If you’re a pedestrian who uses a state road in upper Montgomery County,…How TSA Regulations Undermine Amtrak in California
Nov 5, 2013, 11:13 am By Angie Schmitt
Network blog Systemic Failure ought to write a book about how federal regulations undermine train…Placemaking is Not New
Nov 5, 2013, 10:24 am By Angie Schmitt“Placemaking” is everyplace these days. My Twitter feed (admittedly heavy on urbanism, land…Delaware Drops “Share the Road”
Nov 4, 2013, 10:36 am By Angie Schmitt
Image: Bike Delaware Following a push from cyclists around the state, Delaware has agreed to stop…Chaotic but Smart
Nov 4, 2013, 10:30 am By Angie SchmittHalf of a chaotic but smart approach involves chaos. If we want better decision making and optimal…Denver Tech Companies’ Number 1 Demand: Bike Lanes
Nov 1, 2013, 11:17 am By Angie Schmitt
First Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel famously threatened to steal Seattle’s tech workers with…U.S. Treasury Lost $10 Billion On Auto Bailout
Nov 1, 2013, 10:33 am By Angie SchmittIt cost taxpayers almost $10 billion to rescue General Motors. And another $2 billion to rescue…The Data Changes, But the State DOT’s Traffic Projections Stay the Same
Oct 31, 2013, 11:07 am By Angie Schmitt
The above graphic comes to us today from Network blog Strong Towns by way of the Sightline…VTA: Models Over Estimate Parking Demand for Transit
Oct 31, 2013, 10:56 am By Angie SchmittI’m reviewing the environment impact review documents for the VTA Capital Expressway Light Rail…El Paso Congressman Holds Town Hall Meetings on the Bus
Oct 30, 2013, 10:56 am By Angie Schmitt
Congressman Beto O’Rourke takes constituent outreach seriously. Not satisfied that he was reaching…Pedestrian Crossings: What We Can be Doing Better
Oct 30, 2013, 10:35 am By Angie SchmittIn writing this blog I come across a pretty horrifying number of news reports about people killed or…Mountain View Apartments Repurpose Parking Spots in Reponse to Lack of Demand
Oct 29, 2013, 10:49 am By Angie SchmittMountain View’s new apartments in a near-downtown location with an 85 walk score, across the…Do Regional Plans Matter If They Have No Teeth?
Oct 29, 2013, 10:48 am By Angie Schmitt
Charlotte is one of 29 regions around the country that is undergoing a major regional planning…
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