Michel Durand-Wood takes us on a hilarious walk through the stages of grief as he puts a financial spike in the heart of his beloved city’s unsustainable 2050 Master Plan.
Read MoreWe respond to a question posted for us on Reddit about a stroad that seems unfixable—and maybe that’s because it is.
Read MoreChuck holds a Q&A session with Confessions of a Recovering Engineer readers.
Read MoreNext month, the Portland Metro government is being asked to approve $36 million in additional funds for further planning of a massive freeway project. It should say no.
Read MoreFact: New roads always produce new driving. Say hello to “induced demand.”
Read More#1: Stop framing every problem as a transportation problem.
Read MoreOur broken transportation system wasn’t pre-ordained; it was built out of the choices we’ve made. And we need to start making better ones if we want to fix it.
Read MoreSchools across the U.S. are experiencing a bus driver shortage, but the root cause of this issue has less to do with the COVID pandemic than one might think.
Read MoreCDOT drafts a rule that intends to address both greenhouse gas emissions and Colorado’s spreading development pattern. But can this kind of top-down solution work?
Read MoreEl Paso and TxDOT are using concepts aimed at making things better for people impacted by urban highway projects...to justify something that makes them worse.
Read MoreSeeing your own place through the eyes of an outsider can reveal some uncomfortable—but necessary—truths.
Read MoreAnd what this tells us about what the common buzzword really means.
Read MoreWe spend billions every year on our transportation network, large percentages of it based on traffic projections—despite the fact that we don’t accurately project traffic.
Read MoreTwo simple photos show the difference between a street simply designated as 20 mph, and one actually designed to be safe. We can't regulate our way to safety.
Read MoreOur national transportation obsession has been about maximizing the amount that you can drive. We now need to focus on minimizing the amount you are forced to drive.
Read MoreIf the federal government wants to fund transportation, skip the megaprojects. Start with a billion bollards.
Read MoreDoes YOUR city have problems? Learn how to solve them with one WEIRD, simple trick!
Read MoreWe should not be cheering on simulacrums of reform when the majority of spending is going to programs that are making us weaker as a country, as cities, and as neighborhoods.
Read MoreAt every level of decision-making and across the political spectrum, everyone agrees: our transportation system is broken. There is a better way.
Read MoreAre automated vehicles a solution looking for a problem—or perhaps the wrong solution for problems (traffic deaths, traffic congestion, etc.) that could be solved in better, easier ways?
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