Draft Complete Streets Design Guide Released in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland recently released the draft Montgomery County Complete Streets design guide ahead of a public review process expected to culminate bPublication Date: Mon, 06/01/2020
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Bus Lanes Arriving on Busy D.C. Street
"After announcing a series of changes to 14th Street NW in Columbia Heights in February, the District Department of TranspoPublication Date: Wed, 06/10/2020
View ArticleBeyond Complete Streets: Could COVID-19 Help Transform Thoroughfares Into...
COVID-19 has had many impacts on society, though one of the most profound so far has been the dramatic change in how people move about and experience the urban environment. Unsurprisingly, the impact...
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Tracking Complete Streets Progress in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) has unveiled a benchmark report, the first of its kind in the city, on progress toward goals for Complete Streets set in October 2019, repoPublication...
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Safe Streets 'Champions' Announced
Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition have announced 21 participants for the new Active People, Healthy Nation℠ Champions Institute, a new initiative to prepare a hand-picked...
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Street Redesign as an Economic Development Tool
"The public will get its first detailed look and chance to comment next week on new streetscape designs for Madison Avenue and Seventh Street aimed at complementing private investment by improving both...
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Southern California Officials Slow to Accept Complete Streets
Joe Linton provides an update of the Los Angeles County Transportation Authority's (Metro) efforts to modernize its highway program to include complete streets features after encountering some...
View ArticleSmall Towns Provide Fertile Ground for Smart Urbanism
The term "urbanism" brings to mind big cities and major infrastructure projects, but across the United States, small towns are quietly implementing complete streets projects that improve livability,...
View ArticleChicago DOT Strategic Plan Update Centers Mobility Justice
In a year when many cities used the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink public space and implement ambitious initiatives to improve walking and biking infrastructure, writes Courtney Courtney Cobbs,...
View ArticlePedestrian-Friendly Makeover of a Busy Toronto Street Stops Short of the...
Albert Koehl and Michael Black write an opinion piece to support a car-free Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto.Publication Date: Fri, 01/15/2021
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Bike and Pedestrian Advocates Cautiously Celebrate Pasadena's First Bike Lane
As the city of Pasadena installs its first protected bike lane, the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition is encouraging the city to ensure its plans for bike safety move forward despite concerns from...
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Rethinking Streets During the Pandemic
The introduction to the new book Rethinking Streets During COVID-19—authored by Marc Schlossberg, Rebecca Lewis, Aliza Whalen, Clare Haley, Danielle Lewis, Natalie Kataoaka, and John...
View ArticleOpinion: U.S. Traffic Deaths are a Regulatory Failure
Despite the COVID-induced reduction in miles driven in 2020, the number of people killed in vehicle crashes rose by 8% over 2019, with 42,000 people dying on U.S. roads, according to the National...
View ArticleNew Bikeways Coming to Atlanta This Year
The coming year promises a variety of new bike infrastructure in Atlanta, with new "world-class bike lanes, off-road paths, and mountain-biking trails" coming to the city.Publication Date: Mon, 03/29/2021
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The Once and Future Park Avenue Promenade
John Surico writes about a planning opportunity that could restore the median of Park Avenue in Manhattan to its former prominence as a pedestrian promenade.Publication Date: Tue, 05/04/2021
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