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

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

Gross Negligence by St. Louis County Contributes to Man’s Death

If St. Louis County cares about the lives and safety of its residents, then why has it turned a blind eye to this deadly street?

Safe & Productive Streets, Member Post, Top StoryRichard BoseMarch 1, 2023Safe and Productive Streets, Safety, safety, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, Street Design, streets, car crash, missouri, Missouri

Pedestrian Safety Gets Big Boost From New Cincinnati Initiative

Cincinnati's new five-member pedestrian safety team is making their streets safer—all while saving the city hundreds of thousands of dollars every year!

News, Safe & Productive Streets, Tactical Urbanism, Success Story, Top StoryBen AbramsonJanuary 26, 2023tactical urbanism, Tactical Urbanism, Ohio, success, success stories, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Complete Streets, Street Design, streets, Safe and Productive Streets

Cutting Corners

What if we told you that by cutting a few corners, you can actually make your community a better and safer place?

Edward Erfurt, Safe & Productive Streets, Top StoryEdward ErfurtJanuary 20, 2023Safe and Productive Streets, design, Street Design, #SlowTheCars, Pedestrian Safety, traffic engineering, intersections

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

This City Knows How to Talk to Residents!

This video about a recent street redesign project in Selkirk, Manitoba, shows just how cities should be communicating with their residents.

Engagement, Safe & Productive Streets, Van Eeden Petersman, Top Story, Community StoriesNorman Van Eeden PetersmanJanuary 11, 2023Safe and Productive Streets, public engagement, community engagement, canada, Canada, Street Design, public investment

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

Traffic Engineers Blame YOU for THEIR Mistakes

MDOT’s M.O.: create deadly streets, and then blame drivers for high traffic death rates.

#SlowtheCars, Roads and Streets, Sheppard, Transportation, Top StorySeairra SheppardDecember 9, 2022safety, Safe and Productive Streets, Street Design, streets, forgiving design, car crash, engineers, traffic engineering, transportation, #SlowTheCars

Main Streets Designed Like State Highways: How They Work and How To Change Them

Two prominent communities in Berkshire County, MA, are in the midst of deciding what to prioritize on their main streets: cars or people?

Great Wee Roads: What Driving in Scotland Taught Me About Driving in America

Take a trip with our Community Builder, John Pattison, as he discovers why the design of Scottish roads makes them safe—and downright pleasant—to drive on, even for a foreigner!

#SlowtheCars, Pattison, Transportation, Top Story, End Highway Expansion, Safe & Productive StreetsJohn PattisonNovember 1, 2022Europe, transportation, roads, design, Street Design, Safe and Productive Streets, cars, traffic engineering, #SlowTheCars

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.

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

If We Build Cities for Kids, We Build Cities for Everyone

Can you walk down your local streets with your kids—without gripping their hands and anxiously eying traffic—and feel comfortable and relaxed? If not, something’s wrong with the design of those streets.

Roads and Streets, Stange, Walkability, Top StoryJay StangeAugust 3, 2022safety, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, children, streets, Safe and Productive Streets, Street Design, design, walkability, pedestrians, #PedestrianUnfriendly, pedestrian crossing

City Pattern, Life Pattern

Question: “Why don’t people dance in the street today?” Answer: Because the design of our cities shapes the design of our lives.

Public Space, Urban Design, Top Story, OwensTiffany Owens ReedJuly 28, 2022Street Design, design, urban design, development pattern, public space, neighborhood, community, Community, car culture

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!

Here’s Why We Respond in Force to One Amtrak Crash While Ignoring Thousands of Daily Car Crashes

A top-down approach to addressing accidents fails to make streets safer. A local approach could change that.

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.

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