Sizing Up Target’s New Down-Sized Urban Stores
Love ’em or hate ’em, big box stores are shrinking their footprints in an effort to fit into city locations.
October 13, 2015
Seattle’s Plan to Take Biking and Walking to School to the Next Level
Last week, communities around the country celebrated Walk to School Day to encourage kids to get to school the old-fashioned and healthy way.
October 12, 2015
A Conservative Case for Truck Tolls
Republican lawmakers in Rhode Island are trying to pay for roads and bridges without new tolls on trucks.
October 9, 2015
Feds Propose Major Rule Changes to Eliminate Barriers to Safer Streets
Applying highway design standards to city streets has been a disaster for urban neighborhoods. The same things that make highways safer for driving at 65 mph -- wide lanes, "clear zones" running alongside the road that have no trees or other "obstacles" -- make surface streets dangerous and dreadful for walking, killing street life.
October 8, 2015
An Urgent Plea for Better Management at Washington Metro
Things are not looking up at the Washington Metro. Despite service expansions, strong regional population and economic growth, and a national increase in rail ridership, fewer and fewer people are riding Metro.
October 8, 2015
County Gov Bullies Missouri Town Into Abandoning a Safer Main Street
Local residents described Main Street in O'Fallon, Missouri, as "ugly," "outdated," and "old" in a series of meetings earlier this year.
October 7, 2015
500 People Ate Dinner on a Freeway in Akron This Weekend
How's this for a creative reuse of outdated 20th century infrastructure? This weekend, 500 people in Akron, Ohio, sat down and had dinner together on the Innerbelt Freeway.
October 6, 2015
Are Streets Full of Traffic Good for Elderly People?
Following an eye-opening three-day experience with a car-free center city -- a byproduct of Pope Francis's visit -- many Philadelphia residents are beating the drum for more large open streets events to provide some relief from traffic.
October 5, 2015
Will the Pope’s Visit Lead to Massive Car-Free Days in Philly?
Since Pope Francis's visit this weekend, #pOpenstreets has become a rallying cry in Philadelphia. The hashtag has turned into a collective record of photos and insights about the surprising amount of fun and freedom that city residents enjoyed when 4.7 square miles of the city center went car-free.
October 2, 2015
San Diego Planners Envision a Future With More Driving
When it comes to forward-looking transportation and planning policy, California is out in front of other states, with legislation that requires regional agencies to incorporate carbon reduction goals into their transportation plans. But not all regions are up to the challenge.
October 1, 2015