Street Design is Key

People across the country are waking up to the value of better street design to promote safety and make our places more liveable.

Walkability, #SlowtheCarsRachel QuednauOctober 27, 2016Street Design

Washington Street Fantasy Redesign

What would a main street look like if we designed it first and foremost for people?

Andrew Price, Walkability, #SlowtheCars, Roads and Streets, Urban DesignAndrew PriceOctober 27, 2016Street Design, streets

Infrastructure Contest: Broadway Pedestrian Redesign

After some failed attempts, Fargo, ND redesigns a central commercial street to be more walkable. The result? Increased property values, renovated and revitalized businesses, and an influx of new downtown residents.

#SlowtheCars, Walkability, Urban DesignStrong TownsOctober 24, 2016infrastructure contest, infracontsub, Street Design

Infrastructure Contest: West Jefferson Revitalization

West Jefferson, NC redesigns its downtown district to slow cars, increase walkability and fill empty storefronts to the benefit of locals, tourists and business owners alike.

The NACTO Transit Street Design Guide

Enjoy this excerpt from the NACTO Transit Street Design Guide - one of the discounted titles available to members through our partnership with Island Press.

Top Story, Transportation, Urban Design, MembershipStrong TownsMay 24, 2016NACTO, Street Design, public transportation

Special Book Offer and Webcast

Check out a special book offer and learn about how NACTO’s new Transit Street Design Guide can help streets of every size be redesigned to create great transit streets, supporting strong neighborhoods and downtowns.

Want Community? Build Walkability

Our neighborhoods, our cities, and our commitment to each other would improve if more of us lived in places where “bumping into someone on the street” doesn’t involve heavy traffic and a fender bender.

Walkability, Top Story, Housing, Kobos, BikeabilitySarah KobosFebruary 23, 2016Street Design, Public Health

Ask R. Moses: What is "future traffic?"

Our new advice column hosted by the one and only R. Moses, invites your questions on engineering issues in your town or city.

Ask R Moses, #SlowtheCars, Transportation, Engineering ProfessionR. MosesFebruary 3, 2016Street Design

Video: Four Road Diets

A collaboration between city planner, urban designer, and author Jeff Speck (jeffspeck.com), and 3D artist Spencer Boomhower (cupolamedia.com), this series of videos describes some of the most common and most effective road-diet redesigns.

#SlowtheCars, Roads and StreetsStrong TownsAugust 27, 2015Road Diet, Jeff Speck, Street Design

Narrow Roads Are Better Than Crosswalks

We can build all the crosswalk signs we want, but if the cars are driving too fast, those signs will still go unnoticed. Narrower streets are a natural, affordable and lasting solution to pedestrian crossing issues.

How to address chronic speeding

Demand an approach to speeding that reflects your values.

Leyrer, #SlowtheCars, Strong Towns MemeMatthias LeyrerJuly 9, 2015speed, Street Design, strong towns approach

An Alternative to Walking

This longboard has been far more thought-provoking than expected. Once I'm competent enough to venture beyond my quiet street, where will I go? How do people use the streets and sidewalks when they are not on foot, bike, or driving?

Border Vacuums: Two Sides of the River

Cities like to form on water. It follows that there are thousands of cities out there struggling with their own version of North Side, South Side. The phenomenon reminds me of Jane Jacobs on border vacuums.

A tragic irony

Our wide streets allow us to quickly respond to the collisions caused by our wide streets.

Leyrer, Strong Towns MemeMatthias LeyrerApril 23, 2015Street Design

Some progress

Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't have to fight the DOT anymore?

Roads and Streets, MarohnCharles MarohnApril 10, 2015STROADS, MnDOT, Street Design, Brainerd MN, city council

Place comes first

Decorative lights without place is just bling without a soul.

Leyrer, Strong Towns MemeMatthias LeyrerApril 9, 2015STROADS, Street Design, streetscape

More reasons to slow down

Our urban streets will not be safe until we slow cars.

#SlowtheCars, Roads and Streets, Urban DesignCharles MarohnApril 8, 2015Street Design, Streets.MN, forgiving design

Municipal Violations

As our cities go further and further into insolvency, getting cash from fines is going to become more -- not less -- prevalent.

#DotheMath, FinanceCharles MarohnMarch 24, 2015Street Design, finance

Level of Service A

This is what success looks like when highway standards are applied to city streets.

#SlowtheCars, Strong Towns Meme, LeyrerMatthias LeyrerMarch 19, 2015forgiving design, Street Design, STROADS

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

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