In Much of Ferguson, Walking in the Street Remains the Only Option

Michael Brown was stopped by police for walking in the street. A lack of sidewalks makes this the daily reality for many Ferguson residents.

#SlowtheCars, Walkability, ByronAubrey ByronFebruary 20, 2018Ferguson, #BlackLivesMatter, sidewalks, Infrastructure, page highlight

When your city hates your traffic calming measures

Here are 5 ways to make the case for traffic calming, even to those drivers who really hate being slowed down.

WIlson, #SlowtheCars, Tactical UrbanismKea WilsonFebruary 9, 2018page highlight, stc elected

Forgiving Design vs. the Forgiveness of Slow Speeds

The “safety features” built into our modern streets are often downright dangerous. It's time to use the forgiveness of slow speeds instead of forgiving design.

#SlowtheCars, Engineering Profession, Member PostJon LarsenFebruary 6, 2018forgiving design, narrow streets, page highlight, stc ape

What does a walkable street look like?

Here are 2 handy checklists to help you tell the difference between people-oriented and auto-oriented streets.

Walkability, #SlowtheCarsRachel QuednauJanuary 24, 2018page highlight, stc elected

Why Walkable Streets are More Economically Productive

3 dollars and cents arguments that definitively prove the need for people-oriented, walk-friendly places.

Quednau, Walkability, #SlowtheCarsRachel QuednauJanuary 18, 2018Economy, stc elected, page highlight, Value Per Acre

Today is Yesterday’s Tomorrow

Over the last 70 years, our cities and towns have spread out in a way that our forebears never dreamed of, and that future generations will never be able to pay for.

Growth Ponzi Scheme, AkronJason SegedyJanuary 17, 2018suburban experiment, suburbanization, page highlight

Slow the Cars

The most compelling thing we can do today to make our cities wealthier and more successful is to substantially slow automobile speeds on our streets.

Mixed Up Priorities for Mixed-Use Buildings

Strong, financially resilient neighborhoods emerge organically. Requiring one particular style of construction because we've see it work in other neighborhoods will not achieve this goal.

#ChaoticButSmart, Gray, Small Scale Developers, Top StoryNolan GrayJanuary 9, 2018mixed use, development, page highlight

Why Parking Minimums Almost Destroyed My Hometown and How We Repealed Them

Plus 5 tips for repealing parking minimums in your community.

Parking, Reuter, Top StoryJohn ReuterNovember 22, 2017parking minimums, page highlight

Mapping the Effects of Parking Minimums

Municipalities for whom property taxes are lifeblood should treat parking for what it is: dead weight.

Bike Breakthrough: Connecting neighborhoods with low-stress routes

Across the nation, cities are expanding stand-alone bike lanes into full networks everyday people actually like to use.

Bikeability, Transportation, Urban Design, Top StoryJay WalljasperNovember 9, 2017bike lanes, protected bike lane, page highlight

Big box stores are costing our cities far more than we ever imagined.

Big box developments are not paying their fair share.

It Takes All Types (of Housing)

The sad truth is that, regardless of motives, the ban on low-quality housing has hurt most of those who it was supposed to help.

Housing, Member PostNathaniel BarrettNovember 6, 2017affordable housing, page highlight

Gross Negligence

In this hard-hitting four-part series, we examine the root cause of America's dangerously designed roads, which take tens of thousands of lives every year.

#SlowtheCarsCharles MarohnNovember 1, 2017pedestrian safety, children, car crash, STROADS, stc elected, page highlight

Lesson Learned

A couple years ago, I bought a $15,000 uninhabitable shack in Cincinnati, Ohio, hoping to renovate it into a nice two-story duplex for renters. Here's what went wrong.

Small Scale Developers, Sanphillippo, HousingJohnny SanphillippoOctober 31, 2017Ohio, page highlight

Fine-Grained vs. Coarse-Grained Urbanism

There's a big difference between these two types of development and one will create a far better outcome for our cities.

Beyond the Big Yellow Bus

Parents must make a series of trade-offs when choosing schools for their children and figuring out how to get them there.

Schools, Top StoryDana DeMasterOctober 25, 2017children, bus, page highlight

Downtown "farm walls" start conversation, grow food

A new collaboration in Laramie, WY uses blank downtown walls as a canvas for growing food, creating conversation and activating overlooked spaces.

#StrongCitizens, Top Story, Local FoodJessica BrauerOctober 20, 2017local food, downtown, page highlight

4 Ways Local Food can Make you and your Community More Resilient

Food isn't just nutritious and tasty; it can also be the backbone of a healthy economy and a strong town.

Top Story, #StrongCitizens, Local FoodRachel QuednauOctober 17, 2017local food, gardening, resilient, page highlight

Putting Portland's Urban Highway in its Place

In Portland, Maine, an urban highway has long divided the downtown from nearby neighborhoods in a dangerous manner. Local activists hope to change that.

#SlowtheCars, #StrongCitizens, Quednau, Top StoryRachel QuednauOctober 13, 2017pedestrian safety, page highlight, stc elected

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