City Planning
Could ChatGPT Make America More Walkable?
No, generative AI shouldn't plan a whole city — but a new study argues it could help identify gaps in our sidewalk networks, tree canopies, and more.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Real Work of Safe Streets
Oakland City Council candidate Warren Logan on how people perceive government works, and the need for more flexible housing and streets policies.
Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Sustainable Urban Design
A new book hopes to act as a "magic decoder ring" to our built environment — and a powerful tool to understand how sustainable transportation networks can fit within them.
Talking Headways Podcast: An Update to Human Transit
Jarrett Walker on the release of the revised edition of his influential book Human Transit.
Measure HLA Is Now Officially Law for L.A. City
Check the city maps to find what bus, bike, and walk improvements are coming to streets in your neighborhood
Why Your City Needs a Walkability Study
Two urbanism rockstars are joining forces to bring a game-changing analysis to more cities — and spilling some trade secrets about low-cost design strategies that get people moving.
For Transit, Walk, and Bike, 2023 Still Has Unfinished Business
Stuff that didn't happen yet: Metro was going to install safe connections to stations and build BRT and bikeways, L.A. was going to end road widening and improve street safety
Shakeup at SFMTA
Two of SFMTA's most senior officials are leaving, including the second in command
Why Public Health Officials Must Play a Central Role in Traffic Safety
A new study proposes public health officials and planners treat traffic violence as an epidemiological problem.
