Sometimes the Safer Street Design Option Is the Less Expensive One
Feb 2, 2015, 11:12 am By Angie Schmitt
If you look very closely, you can see the crosswalks at this Dallas intersection. Photo: Car Free…People Are Fundamentally Social, Except When We’re Inside a Car
Jan 30, 2015, 11:04 am By Angie Schmitt
When you’re walking, it’s great to be around other people on their feet, but when you’re…Atlanta’s Transportation Barriers
Jan 30, 2015, 11:01 am By Angie SchmittAtlanta has had an issue with freeways for a long time. Just yesterday an article from Curbed…What’s Holding Back Austin Transit Ridership? Look at Where the Jobs Are
Jan 29, 2015, 11:13 am By Angie Schmitt
Why isn’t Austin’s transit ridership keeping pace? Graph: Keep Austin Wonky A recent post at…Whether they Live Close In or Far from the City, People Travel about the Same Number of Miles on Transit
Jan 28, 2015, 11:04 am By Angie Schmittby Ben Ross Transit in the DC area is not just for urbanites. Residents of counties farther from the…This Is the Kind of Leadership We Need From State DOTs
Jan 28, 2015, 10:59 am By Angie Schmitt“A breath of fresh air” — that’s how Chuck Marohn at Strong Towns describes this interview…Are More Families With Kids Choosing to Live in Walkable Areas?
Jan 27, 2015, 11:05 am By Angie Schmitt
According to an analysis by Family Friendly Cities, in walkable American neighborhoods the number of…Tentative Good News for Maryland’s Purple and Red Lines
Jan 26, 2015, 11:01 am By Angie Schmitt
The Purple Line, connecting Montgomery County to DC, is expected to generate walkable development…Will Atlanta’s Streetcar Bring Needed Investment?
Jan 26, 2015, 10:38 am By Angie SchmittIn a couple of previous posts, I explored the challenges of empty spaces and car-centric…Survey Reveals Huge Appetite for Transit Expansion in Seattle
Jan 23, 2015, 10:49 am By Angie Schmitt
Image: PubliCola via EMC research Sound Transit in Seattle recently commissioned a survey to gauge…Suburban Atlanta: Where Parking Is Required But Sidewalks Are Not
Jan 22, 2015, 10:58 am By Angie Schmitt
The sidewalk disappears at this bus stop on Buford Highway. Photo: ATLUrbanist Buford Highway north…Ask GGW: Is There Any Reason Not to Have Sidewalk?
Jan 22, 2015, 10:31 am By Angie SchmittThere are parts of DC and other cities with no sidewalks. As pedestrian safety has become a higher…Koch Money Seeps Into Milwaukee to Oppose Streetcar
Jan 21, 2015, 11:25 am By Angie Schmitt
Back in September we wrote about the various ways the Koch brothers are using their money to upend…Georgia Poised to Snub Transit in Huge Road Funding Increase
Jan 20, 2015, 11:45 am By Angie Schmitt
Georgia seems poised to double-down on its dysfunctional transportation policies. Photo: Wikimedia…Transport Plays a Key Role in Urban Air Quality
Jan 20, 2015, 11:45 am By Angie SchmittThe city is like an organism, and the swift movement of people and goods is the oxygen that sustains…Seattle Car-Share Is Growing, But Is It Cutting Traffic?
Jan 16, 2015, 10:23 am By Ben Fried
After launching a pilot program three years ago enabling the company car2go to use on-street parking…What People Think of a Citywide 25 MPH Speed Limit in Decatur
Jan 15, 2015, 10:16 am By Ben Fried
More than two-thirds of Decatur residents support a citywide default 25 mph speed limit, according…Jane Jacobs’ 1958 Warning About the Loss of Street Life Still Resonates
Jan 14, 2015, 10:55 am By Ben Fried
The mistakes of the urban renewal era are supposed to be behind us. Super-blocks, blank walls, and…Travel Site says ‘Driving Cyclists off the Road’ is Rite of Passage in Portland
Jan 13, 2015, 11:04 am By Angie Schmitt“… you’re the one driving a two-ton bullet of a machine, and thus you’re the one with all…In Search of Places With “Good Bones”
Jan 13, 2015, 11:02 am By Angie Schmitt
What do people mean when they say a city has “good bones”? Well, if the streets are laid out in…
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