Ben Abramson
Why Rochester, New York, Is a Leading Example in Crash Response
After a fatal crash, Rochester citizens and officials got to work, identifying factors that contributed to the crash, updating street design policies to make streets safer, and establishing a Community Traffic Safety Team to address other dangerous factors before crashes occur.
Streets
Habitat for Humanity: Lessons From the Front Lines of the Housing Crisis
Learn how Habitat continues to pursue housing construction in the face of difficult conditions, why good schools are more important than you realize, and why Habitat owners participate in the construction of their own homes.
Housing
Who Says We Need Walkable Cities? A Former Republican Presidential Candidate.
Streets
How to Daylight Your City’s Intersections (and Why It Matters)
Daylighting means removing visual obstructions in approaching intersections, so that users can better see and more safely cross each other’s paths. Here are 5 ways to do it cheaply and creatively in your city or town.
Streets
Don’t Like Sprawl? Just Call It Something Else.
Housing