Springfield Gets Started on Fixing State Street

City leaders in Springfield, MA, recently started a project to calm traffic on State Street, one of the city’s deadliest places for walkers and bikers.

City Wants To Transform 14-Mile-Long Stroad

This vital corridor in El Paso is getting a makeover!

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?

Texas DOT Doubles Down on Urban Highway Expansions

San Antonio residents were working on a downtown road diet and neighborhood redevelopment…until TxDOT decided to completely ignore the will of 78% of local voters.

Right-Sizing Akron's Kenmore Boulevard

Akron, Ohio is tackling its stroad problem, one oversized boulevard at a time. “Right-sizing” this neighborhood main street will make it safer and more inviting and hospitable for small businesses.

Akron, #SlowtheCars, Roads and Streets, Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesSeptember 25, 2018Kenmore, Road Diet

A Tale of Two Main Streets

A narrow main street demonstrates just how powerful small changes in street design can be.

Top StoryArian HorbovetzApril 4, 2018Traditional Main Street, Road Diet

Road diet bridges a barrier, boosts safety

A breakthrough design on La Jolla Boulevard in San Diego cuts crashes by 90 percent and gives local business a big boost.

#SlowtheCars, Top StoryRobert SteutevilleJanuary 30, 2018Road Diet, stc ape, stc elected

Let's Turn this Dangerous, Expensive Road Back into a Safe Neighborhood Street.

In this Dallas suburb, safe streets are desperately needed.

#SlowtheCars, Roads and Streets, Member Post, Success StoryNathaniel BarrettOctober 31, 2017Road Diet, STROADS, inspired

Urban Moats: Barriers to Growth in Rome, Utica & Schenectady

High speed, high volume roads often have a negative impact on the economic potential of a neighborhood. Here are three examples from Upstate New York that demonstrate this.

Member Post, Top Story, #SlowtheCarsArian HorbovetzJanuary 12, 2017Road Diet

A Los Angeles Road Diet that Worked

Recent data shows that a road diet in Los Angeles was successful in decreasing speeds and crashes while maintaining a consistent traffic volume. That may not come as a surprise to Strong Towns readers, but it did to the many critics and naysayers in the neighborhood.

#SlowtheCars, Quednau, Urban DesignRachel QuednauOctober 11, 2016Road Diet, Los Angeles, pedestrian safety

Strong Towns Member Works to Make Streets Safer

Brian Ludicke is a planning director and Strong Towns member working to make his city of Lancaster, CA more walkable and more livable for everyone.

Debating Bike Lanes

The perfect is the enemy of the good, or, in this case, the achievable.

Video: Four Road Diets

A collaboration between city planner, urban designer, and author Jeff Speck (jeffspeck.com), and 3D artist Spencer Boomhower (cupolamedia.com), this series of videos describes some of the most common and most effective road-diet redesigns.

#SlowtheCars, Roads and StreetsStrong TownsAugust 27, 2015Road Diet, Jeff Speck, Street Design

Narrow Roads Are Better Than Crosswalks

We can build all the crosswalk signs we want, but if the cars are driving too fast, those signs will still go unnoticed. Narrower streets are a natural, affordable and lasting solution to pedestrian crossing issues.

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