Today's SlackChat: Andrew Price and Johnny Sanphillippo

Andrew Price and Johnny Sanphillippo host today's slackchats.

Sanphillippo, Andrew PriceStrong TownsMarch 22, 2016slackchat

Encouraging Fine-Grained Development

Exploring fine-grained and coarse-grained development in San Juan, Boston and Hoboken.

Andrew Price, Urban Design, Zoning, Neighborhood Design, Top StoryAndrew PriceMarch 17, 2016granularity

The Case for One-Way Streets

We should design our streets in way that allows people to cross safely at their own judgment - since that's what they're going to do anyway. In this regard, one-way streets have their benefits.

Andrew Price, Walkability, #SlowtheCarsAndrew PriceFebruary 11, 2016one-way streets, Hoboken, streets

Unbiased Streets

Would it be possible to design a street that is unbiased towards any specific mode of transportation?

Andrew Price, Urban Design, TransportationAndrew PriceJanuary 20, 2016roads, urban design, streets, transportation

My Car Pays Cheaper Rent Than Me

In our dense cities where land is valuable and housing is expensive, why is parking cheaper than rent?

Andrew Price, #BlackFridayParking, ParkingAndrew PriceNovember 23, 2015parking minimums, affordable housing, ft, parking

Granularity

Andrew Price discusses the difference between "fine-grained" and "coarse-grained" urbanism.

Grand Parks vs. Neighborhood Parks

When we talk about parks in cities, it helps if we can classify them into two types. Grand Parks are destinations. Neighborhood Parks are the living room of the community.

What is 'Complete'?

Andrew Price challenges the definition of what makes a Complete Street 'Complete.'

Andrew Price, Roads and StreetsAndrew PriceAugust 20, 2015Complete Streets, human scale, shared space, walkability

Sovereign Hill

Sovereign Hill is an 1850s themed mining town in Ballarat, Australia. Andrew Price takes us on a photographic tour while traveling through.

Andrew PriceAndrew PriceMay 20, 2015

You had one job

You had one job; Johnny talks Silicon Valley and its strange suburban pattern; increased development and reduced traffic counts? It's working in West Palm Beach

News Digest, Andrew Price, Strong Towns MemeJesse BaileyApril 27, 2015missing middle, Small Towns

Some Thoughts on Narrow Streets

The width of our streets can influence land use, safety, character, scale, and overall financial productivity. We shouldn't be fearful of building narrow when it makes sense.

Andrew PriceAndrew PriceMarch 18, 2015Street Design, streetscape, Land Use, productive place, Tax Base

A Matter of Priorities

To build a place for people or place for cars is just a matter of priority.

Andrew PriceAndrew PriceFebruary 20, 2015

The Negative Consequences of Car Dependency

Walkable, human-oriented communities tend to be the happiest and healthiest, where the younger generation is looking to live, and the most financially productive types of places to build and retain. Creating human oriented communities is the essence of creating a Strong Town.