Friday News Digest
SOME STUFF FROM THIS WEEK YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED.
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Richmond, VA, architect Erik Bootsma shows through some simple (but effective) illustrations how a dangerous intersection can be made safer.
As Dallas examines its land use plan, it's time to talk about parking lots.
Having a city filled with one type of tree may look pretty, but what happens when pests or pestilence start killing off that particular tree species en masse?
Developers are starting to view downtown abandoned office buildings as easy cash—that is, if you can find the right sort of abandoned office.
NYCDOT is dangling the prospect of "park-like opportunities" in order to advance its latest highway expansion project, but New Yorkers aren't buying it.
Advocating for stronger towns eventually means engaging with your city’s systems of governance.
How should engineers be thinking about building wealth in communities? That’s just one of the questions Chuck Marohn asks of Ian Lockwood, a recognized national leader in sustainable transportation policy and urban design.
Parking reform is gaining substantial momentum even in recent months—a policy development that will impact missing middle housing production, reuse of old buildings, and vehicle miles traveled, experts say.
At a glance, the sales tax is a nearly invisible revenue source that is also a cash cow. Yet, for local governments, it is the most distorting of taxes. Here’s why.
Join us at the Strong Towns National Gathering to hear from Tony Jordan and Jane Wilberding of the Parking Reform Network!