Hey, Stroad Sister

MassDOT has proposed an expensive plan to reduce congestion in Fairhaven, MA…by causing congestion?

Safe & Productive Streets, Top StoryWill GardnerApril 27, 2023STROADS, Safe and Productive Streets, Massachusetts, Street Design, Speeding, speeding, speed, design, congestion, traffic congestion, traffic engineering

Award-Winning Complete Street Just Another Deadly Stroad

Agar Road in Hyattsville, MD, has been lauded as a successful "Complete Street." But this so-called Complete Street is, in reality, completely dangerous—and a woman has lost her life because of it.

Safe & Productive Streets, Marohn, Trending, Top StoryCharles MarohnApril 10, 2023Complete Streets, Safe and Productive Streets, Crash Analysis Studio, Safety, safety, car crash, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, STROADS, transportation

Advocates Across The State Convene to Un-stroad Louisiana

Strong Towns advocates in Shreveport, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette are coming together to work for safer streets.

Community, Safe & Productive Streets, Top Story, Community StoriesAsia MieleszkoMarch 13, 2023transportation, Louisiana, Shreveport, STROADS

You Have All the Parking You Need—And It’s Hiding in Plain Sight

So, your community has decided it needs more parking. That doesn’t mean you’ll have to destroy buildings and dump a sizeable amount of money into (and take on the long-term liabilities of) a block-sized parking lot.

End Parking Mandates, Edward Erfurt, Safe & Productive Streets, Top StoryEdward ErfurtMarch 3, 2023Parking, parking minimums, parking, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, STROADS, streets, design, Street Design, Safe and Productive Streets

The Sensitivity That Killed Frank Radaker

We’ve become desensitized to the car crashes—and the factors that cause them—that kill people like Indianapolitan Frank Radaker every day on our streets. It’s time to change that.

Marohn, Safe & Productive Streets, News, Top Story, TrendingCharles MarohnFebruary 20, 2023bicycling, cycling, Crash Analysis Studio, Safe and Productive Streets, STROADS, car crash, Indiana

Five Simple Fixes for a Deadly Intersection in Indianapolis

A cyclist was killed at this intersection in Indianapolis. Here are five low-cost, easy fixes to prevent additional tragedies in the future. City officials, take note.

Edward Erfurt, Safe & Productive Streets, Top StoryEdward ErfurtFebruary 17, 2023Safe and Productive Streets, Crash Analysis Studio, how to, streets, STROADS, intersections, Indiana

5 Telltale Signs You’re on the Stroad From Hell

Stroads are everywhere in North America—but since they don’t come with any labeling, this handy guide will help you identify when you’re on one.

Safe & Productive Streets, Top StoryBen AbramsonJanuary 19, 2023STROADS, Safe and Productive Streets, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, streetscape, Street Design, Safety, Pedestrian Safety, transportation

Vaccines Reduce Auto Crashes...?

The Reckless Driver™ narrative reaches a whole new level of absurdity, associating reckless driving with failure to vaccinate against COVID-19.

#SlowtheCars, Marohn, Coronavirus, Safe & Productive Streets, Top StoryCharles MarohnJanuary 9, 2023coronavirus, Safe and Productive Streets, car crash, STROADS, politics, Street Design, #SlowTheCars

Spanish Fork Prioritizes Driver Speed Over Child Safety

Residents of Spanish Fork, UT, have raised the alarm about a dangerous stroad where children regularly cross, but local officials refuse to acknowledge the danger until someone gets injured or killed.

Whose Child Will Be Killed on a Stroad?

A hundred people gathered in Tacoma, WA, to mourn the death of 13-year-old Michael Weilert, who was recently killed while bicycling in his neighborhood. If we want to prevent more tragedies like this, then we must redesign our streets.

Springfield Delays Redesign of Deadly Street To Prioritize Traffic Flow

Springfield took a step forward in fixing this deadly stroad…but Department of Public Works officials are forcing the city to take two steps back again.

Not Just Bikes: Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (But It Is)

This latest Not Just Bikes video demystifies deadly street design by contrasting what it’s like to navigate streets on foot in the U.S. and Canada with what it’s like in the Netherlands.

This Ice Machine Is a Case Study in Neighborhood Decline

When you prioritize fast car movement on a street that should be for building community wealth, don’t be surprised when you end up getting neither.

Marohn, Roads and Streets, Top Story, Safe & Productive Streets, Transparent AccountingCharles MarohnSeptember 19, 2022Safe and Productive Streets, streets, STROADS, Brainerd MN, Minnesota, capitalism, decline, neighborhood, Small Towns, small towns, suburban development pattern

The Deadliest Stroad in America

Find out why this stretch of Floridian stroad has been nicknamed “death valley” by locals.

#SlowtheCars, Roads and Streets, Stange, Top StoryJay StangeAugust 16, 2022STROADS, pedestrian safety, Safety, safety, Safe and Productive Streets, #SlowTheCars, car crash, pedestrians, #PedestrianUnfriendly, Florida, Street Design

How Street Design Shapes the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Fatalities

What do we mean when we say that street design is a large factor responsible for traffic deaths?

#SlowtheCars, Roads and Streets, Top StorySteve DavisJuly 18, 2022Safety, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, public safety, Public Safety, Safe and Productive Streets, Street Design, streets, #SlowTheCars, Smart Growth America, design, forgiving design, STROADS

New Report: America’s Epidemic of Traffic Deaths Is Getting Worse

Our streets are still dangerous by design. This report shows what we need to do about it.

City Wants To Transform 14-Mile-Long Stroad

This vital corridor in El Paso is getting a makeover!

Seven Stroads That Have Been Converted to Streets

There are thousands of stroad sections in the US. Transforming a good number of them is important to to the goal of improving quality of life and mobility in cities and towns.

Road Diet Seven Years in the Making—Was It Worth Every Minute?

This would-be simple road diet project faced an unexpected amount of pushback, and ended up taking seven years and a lot of money to complete. Was it worth the hassle?