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.
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It’s important to build safe and productive streets, but how do we ensure those streets are a place people want to be and live in?
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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?
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Building to the street can create urban form and character, and increase the productivity of a site—even a site like this airport hotel.
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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.
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If all a nation can provide are civil engineers who are given a crash course in transportation studies, what do we get?
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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.
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A recent report from Smart Growth America highlights the extent to which zoning laws (in a staggering percentage of U.S. communities) stifle our ability to create walkable, human-centered places.
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Jeff Speck joins Chuck Marohn on the Strong Towns Podcast to talk about the latest edition of his book, Walkable City, which features 100 new pages of information for anyone wanting to make their city stronger.
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Philadelphia is a great place to visit, but not because it’s a great place to park. City officials don’t seem to see it that way, though, given the recent restrictions placed on its outdoor dining program.
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The maintenance backlog excuse should not be the end of the conversation—it should be the start of a new one.
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Indianapolis has seen record-breaking highs in traffic violence in recent years, and one particularly dangerous intersection has advocates calling for its redesign—before another innocent person gets killed.
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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!
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During the pandemic, streets across the U.S. were reclaimed for human activity—but now, many cities are undoing those changes. Not so in DC's Rock Creek Park, where road closures have been made permanent.
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What if we told you that by cutting a few corners, you can actually make your community a better and safer place?
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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.
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This video about a recent street redesign project in Selkirk, Manitoba, shows just how cities should be communicating with their residents.
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Design flaws in these Denver roundabouts are undermining their potential as tools for calming traffic.
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The Reckless Driver™ narrative reaches a whole new level of absurdity, associating reckless driving with failure to vaccinate against COVID-19.
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With some simple, low-tech tools, the street next to a neighborhood park can be transformed in a way that’s friendly to both city budgets and residents wanting to access the park.
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