One of the downsides of our modern world of communication is that contrary voices are often given equal weight and airtime, whether they deserve it or not. Media is so eager to present “the other side” that nearly anyone can trot out an opinion and give it some amount of credence, even when it’s absurd. [...]
Road construction. Just the thought of it drives most of us a little batty. What route will I take? How much longer will it take me? Can I time it just right so I don’t get stuck? Sadly, for those of us in the field of urban planning, or its related disciplines, road construction is [...]
I’ve written before about how we can take better advantage of our pavement space (http://newurbanismblog.com/manage-pavement-space-fun/) , and how even our alleys and lanes can become fun and interesting places. A recent blog post from Sightline Daily does an excellent job of detailing this phenomenon in the Pacific Northwest. All of our cities have [...]
Occasionally I come across a blog post from another source that is so well done that it must be shared. This week’s piece on the blog Strong Towns is such an example. Charles Marohn does a great job not just in skewering a typically lazy report by ASCE, but also tying it back to our [...]
Nice video here at treehugger.com about Transit-Oriented Development or TOD. It’s a video borrowed from Fast Company magazine, and details a bit of how Portland has become such a landmark for TOD enthusiasts and planners.
For my readers in Kansas City, I think it’s always interesting to think about Portland and compare it to our [...]
A recurring theme of this blog is that we miss so many opportunities to better utilize excess pavement space that so many of our cities and towns have.
In some cases, that simply means we should reduce or remove travel lanes in favor of more on-street parking, wider sidewalks or better provisions for street trees. [...]
Over on the Switchboard blog written by Kaid Benfield, he writes today about a free downtown circulator that Baltimore has recently put in place. (pasted below) This is a great heads-up to those cities that are cutting back on transit in tough times. I’ve thought for a while that we need an entirely new service [...]
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