Street design is a cousin of highway engineering, but with distinct differences. Speeds are lower, which allow greater flexibility. Streets must accommodate multiple modes, as opposed to a mono-modal highway. Streets must speak to adjacent structures, and vice-versa. Street design occurs building-in; highway design is center-line-out.
Read MoreA 9-lane road may be made “accessible”, but it’s still a really long way across the street. Try that with a walker.
Read MoreAn opinion piece on conflicts between cyclists and pedestrians on sidewalks. Many focus on trying to balance that space, I would rather take from cars. Thanks @streetsblognyc for amplifying.
Read MoreSix key drivers to navigate client expectations and steer them toward complete streets. Read on if you are about to embark on or are already knee deep in a complete streets effort. Climate change will not wait for us to get over our driving addiction.
Read MoreGiven all we have learned in 2020 about public health, education and mobility, would we do the Big Dig again or invest the money otherwise?
Read MoreTransit in the pre-automobile age was profitable. Transit now is not, because everything is by, for, and of the car. We need to reverse our economics.
Read MoreI hope we are seeing the end of the industrial revolution that shut us into a factory/office/shop/school from dawn until dusk. Will this heightened regard for weather lead to an augmented regard for climate change?
Read MoreA few of the larger paths have the right-of-way of a regular street, but with no paved road In the center. Perhaps they are “not streets”. I want to build more of these!
Read MoreCity grids, like any construct, do not presage success, they merely set the stage for it. Consider the garden as analogy. The grid of a garden is soil, water and sun. With this gardens can flourish. Without it, nothing will grow. Similarly, grids create the conditions for cities to succeed. Without a good grid, cities flounder.
Read MoreThe Fairmount neighborhood in Ft Worth, known for the wonderfully renovated historic homes, has special streets. They form a tight grid of short blocks which endear itself to finding new and interesting routes. The many T-intersections and narrow street widths keep racing drivers at bay. Fairmount has many lessons for those creating 15-minute neighborhoods.
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