Streets
Roundabouts and reductions in lane widths helped to restore civic life along a US highway in a western New York village.
South Miami, Florida, has completely transformed since 2000—largely following the context-sensitive transformation of its main street.
Why street design has not kept pace with automotive safety improvements, and what you can do about it.
A breakthrough design on La Jolla Boulevard in San Diego cuts crashes by 90 percent and gives local business a shot in the arm.
In Boston, a Transportation Department guide lays out a vision for streets as shared public spaces.
Streetscape improvements have helped bring back an 18-hour-a-day character to the corridor. Crime has dropped and property values have risen.
An esplanade park at the center of a Cincinnati neighborhood had been whittled away. Returned to its former glory, the square has revitalized business and boosted safety.
Lancaster, California, has lit the local economy and secured a social heart with one transformative street project.
Here are streets that are more than just conduits for cars—they are places that support social and economic life, walking, bicycling, and transit.
Building thoroughfares as places of beauty and social interaction requires a context-based approach to design.
Here's six ways to transform communities and revitalize our economy by repurposing state departments of transportation, which are currently organized based on an outdated 1950s model.
Streets support commerce, social interaction, physical activity, recreation, and multimodal transportation—yet DOT funding criteria are stuck in the past.