Streets
Street grids hold special power to solve problems of massive urbanization, according to Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Romer.
We have made cars safer, but we still are reluctant to make streets safer.
Two-way streets prove safer, more walkable, and more supportive of business than one-way streets for Midwestern cities.
Our model for traffic congestion is flawed. We need to make the crucial distinction between good and bad congestion and plan our transportation systems accordingly.
A hierarchical system of subdivisions branching off of arterial roads is a "perfect recipe for congestion."
A new report called Dangerous By Design 2019 once again reminds us that thousands of people on foot are cut down each year in violent, preventable deaths.
Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places shows how to make communities walkable—and better places to live.
The City of South Bend focuses on complete streets to spur investment in neglected neighborhoods.
A focus on one dimension ignores more important geographical aspects to public safety in a walkable city.
The greater choice offered by well-connected street networks leads to more capacity and efficiency, according to pioneering smart growth engineer Walter Kulash.
Historic street grids can handle greater traffic of all kinds—so why aren’t we building more of them?
Well-designed urban roundabouts solve traffic delay problems while slashing the kinetic energy of motor vehicles in intersections, improving safety and allowing for placemaking.