How should engineers be thinking about building wealth in communities? That’s just one of the questions Chuck Marohn asks of Ian Lockwood, a recognized national leader in sustainable transportation policy and urban design.

Podcast, Marohn, ST Podcast, Safe & Productive Streets, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 1, 2023Podcast, podcast, engineers, engineering profession, transportation, Safe and Productive Streets

E-Scooters: A So-So Product in a Terrible Market

The news of Paris restricting e-scooters has been widely criticized by urbanists and mobility advocates across the web. Here’s why it might not be such a bad call, after all.

Safe & Productive Streets, Top StorySteffen BerrApril 25, 2023Mobility, transportation, public transportation, Safe and Productive Streets, Europe, Netherlands, scooters, e-scooters

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

For Houston Freeway Fighters, Federal Government’s Actions Speak Louder Than Words

The federal government’s refusal to hold TxDOT accountable for the harm it’s doing in Houston is allowing history to repeat itself—something the current administration pledged it wouldn’t do.

End Highway Expansion, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoMarch 28, 2023highways, transportation, Texas, federal government, federal funding, federal transportation bill, Infrastructure, infrastructure bill, infrastructure, infrastructure cost, End Highway Expansion

Is a Drunk Pedestrian Killed by a Driver Something To Care About?

People find it easy to blame a drunk driver for an accident, but what about a drunk pedestrian?

Safe & Productive Streets, Marohn, Transportation, Top StoryCharles MarohnMarch 27, 2023Safe and Productive Streets, transportation, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, car crash, Safety, public safety, Public Safety, confessions book, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, Crash Analysis Studio

Madison, WI, Is Lowering Traffic Deaths—But There’s Still Work To Do

Political and engineering leaders in Madison, WI, are working to make their city streets safer by developing a culture of safety with the efforts of their Vision Zero initiative.

Safe & Productive Streets, News, Top StorySeairra SheppardMarch 22, 2023Wisconsin, Safe and Productive Streets, biking, bikeability, bike lanes, car crash, vision zero, Safety, safety, 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

Houstonians Deceived and Displaced

TxDOT is pushing a controversial highway expansion that would displace thousands of residents and destroy hundreds of businesses, churches and homes.

End Highway Expansion, Community, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoMarch 8, 2023transportation, DOT, Houston, Texas, highways

State, City DOT Agreement Gives Chicago More Control Over Streets

Conflicting priorities between city transportation departments and their state counterparts is one of the biggest barriers to pedestrian safety improvements. Chicago is taking a step toward mending that relationship.

Safe & Productive Streets, News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoMarch 2, 2023transportation, Safe and Productive Streets, Illinois, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, DOT, bikeability, pedestrians, car crash, Safety, safety

ODOT Proposes That Commuters Pay $600–2,200 per Year for Highway Expansion

ODOT’s expansion of I-205—and subsequent tolling—might make it so that the average household will be spending 8.7% of their household income on transportation needs.

End Highway Expansion, Transportation, Top StoryJoe CortrightFebruary 28, 2023End Highway Expansion, highways, highway spending, Infrastructure, transportation, transportation spending, Oregon, toll roads, freeway widening

The Largest Mistake of Our Generation

The proposed annual budget for Winnipeg, MB, reveals the true cost of the Suburban Experiment, and the vibrancy that the city (and so many others like it) has sacrificed in many of its neighborhoods.

Transparent Accounting, Top StoryMichel Durand-WoodFebruary 22, 2023Transparent Local Accounting, suburban experiment, canada, Canada, suburban development pattern, Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure maintenance, budget, finance, public finance, Growth Ponzi Scheme, transportation, transportation spending

Cincinnati Bridge Battle Highlights Historic Highway Harms

Cincinnati activists are bringing a civil rights claim against the Ohio Department of Transportation in order to put a halt to a multibillion-dollar infrastructure boondoggle.

End Highway Expansion, News, Top StoryBen AbramsonFebruary 21, 2023End Highway Expansion, highways, Ohio, transportation, transportation spending, race, Race, advocacy

America Has No Transportation Engineers

If all a nation can provide are civil engineers who are given a crash course in transportation studies, what do we get?

End Highway Expansion, Safe & Productive Streets, Member Post, Transportation, Top StorySteffen BerrFebruary 17, 2023End Highway Expansion, Safe and Productive Streets, engineers, engineering profession, traffic engineering, transportation

TxDOT Chooses Highways Over Housing

The Texas Department of Transportation pushes forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit.

End Highway Expansion, News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoFebruary 10, 2023End Highway Expansion, Texas, housing, highways, urban freeways, freeway widening, freeways, DOT, transportation, transportation spending

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

Ruling: Oklahoma Turnpike Authority “Willfully” Misled Public to Force $5 Billion Expansion Project

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority faces multiple lawsuits, with plaintiffs alleging its plans for an imminent turnpike expansion project not only lacked transparency, but were illegal.

End Highway Expansion, Transportation, News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoJanuary 16, 2023End Highway Expansion, transportation, Infrastructure, infrastructure, oklahoma, DOT, highways, freeway widening

Roundabout Woes in North Denver

Design flaws in these Denver roundabouts are undermining their potential as tools for calming traffic.

Sheppard, Safe & Productive Streets, Transportation, Top StorySeairra SheppardJanuary 11, 2023Roundabouts, Safe and Productive Streets, Safety, safety, traffic engineering, colorado, transportation

Don’t Just Add Trains, Sidewalks, and Bike Lanes to Your City

…Because effective public transit isn’t just about the rails; it’s about what happens around them.

Owens, Public Transit, Transportation, Top StoryTiffany Owens ReedJanuary 3, 2023transit, public transit, New Mexico, transportation, car dependency

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

Why Is It So Expensive To Build Public Transit in the U.S.?

An NYU research group has found that the cost of constructing a subway in New York is double what it costs in Tokyo and 10 times what it costs in Paris. Let’s unpack why this is the case.

Membership, Podcast, Upzoned, Public Transit, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 16, 2022Podcast, podcast, Upzoned, public transit, transportation, transit, New York

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