Planetizen Week in Review: June 3, 2016
It's always an eventful and consequential week in the world of planning. Remember last week, for instance?Publication Date: Fri, 06/03/2016
View ArticleBike Advocates Hone Data Tools
Bike advocates rely on the Census Bureau's American Community Survey to measure demographics and trends in urban cycling.Publication Date: Mon, 06/06/2016
View ArticleOakland Gets a Department of Transportation
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf recently announced the launch of a new Department of Transportation—the city's first, reports the Piedmont Patch.Publication Date: Thu, 06/09/2016
View ArticleNew Report Highlights the Many Benefits of Urban Walkability
The new free report, Cities Alive, by Arup, one of the world's largest engineering and planning firms, describes why and how to create more walkable cities.Publication Date: Fri, 07/29/2016
View ArticlePasadena Eases Into Bikeshare, Complete Streets
Visitors to Pasadena will notice a new street feature: bright-green bike lanes along several thoroughfares. Jason Henry and Steve Scauzillo give a local perspective on the city's move to add bike lanes...
View ArticleHow Far Can You Take Complete Streets?
How far can complete streets go? Although it’s not easy, there’s room to incorporate more pedestrian-, transit-, and bike-friendly designs on virtually every street in New York — and other cities. In...
View ArticleOttawa Learns Street Design Can't Please Everyone
With large portions being no wider than four lanes (with two of those lanes being street parking) and no room to grow, Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa, Canada finds itself in a battle between the...
View ArticleAn Early Win for Clinton on the Penultimate Day of Election
"A strike that paralyzed public transportation in Philadelphia for a week ended Monday when the Southeastern PePublication Date: Mon, 11/07/2016
View ArticleClik here to view.
Election Outcomes Put Atlanta Metro Region on Two Different Transportation Paths
Among the Tax Foundation's "top state tax ballot initiatives to watch in 2016" were "two transportation special purpose local option sales and use tax (TSPLOSTs) referendaPublication Date: Sat, 11/12/2016
View ArticleAnother Protected Bike Lane Proposed for Washington, D.C.
"DDOT's latest plan to redesign Florida Avenue shows a high quality protected bikeway between NoMa and West Virginia Avenue," reports Dan Malouff.Publication Date: Thu, 02/23/2017
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seattle Hoping to Extend a Successful Traffic Safety Project
"A 2015 safe streets redesign on Rainier Ave is working even better than expected by nearly every measure," according to an article by Tom Fucoloro.Publication Date: Mon, 02/27/2017
View ArticleOpinion: How Fire Chiefs and Traffic Engineers Make Places Less Safe
"Of all the urbanism specialists with tunnel vision, fire chiefs, fire marshals, and traffic engineers are probably the most dangerous.Publication Date: Fri, 03/24/2017
View ArticleClik here to view.
Grassroots Activism Wins a Road Diet Instead of a Road Widening in Toledo
A year ago, the city of Toledo received an $11 million federal grant to add a fifth lane to a road between West Toledo and the Ottawa Hills suburb.Publication Date: Mon, 03/27/2017
View ArticleDenver Divvying Up More of its Street Space for Not Cars
Jon Murray checks in with the transportation situation on Broadway south of Downtown Denver, where last summer the city installed a two-way bike lane and removed a lane of vehicle traffic between...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vancouver, Washington Ready to Adopt a Complete Streets Policy
The suburban community of Vancouver, located across the Columbia River from Portland in the state of Washington, is focusing its transportation planning and engineering efforts on complete...
View ArticleDes Moines Has a Plan to 'Connect Downtown'
Kim Norvell reports on the Connect Downtown plan under consideration in Des Moines, ahead of an expected adoption by the City Council in fall of 2017.Publication Date: Thu, 06/08/2017
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Best of the Best Complete Streets Policies
Rachel Dovey reports on the release of Smart Growth America's "Best Complete Streets Policies 2016" [pdf] report.Publication Date: Thu, 06/08/2017
View ArticleClik here to view.
Complete Streets Policies Still Seeking Equity
Leah Binkovitz provides coverage of the recently released "Best Complete Streets Policies 2016" [pdf] report, recently released by Smart Growth America.Publication Date: Mon, 06/19/2017
View ArticleThe Struggle for a Walkable Houston
Leah Binkovitz writes for Urban Edge about Houston's efforts to become more friendly to pedestrians.Publication Date: Mon, 06/26/2017
View ArticleClik here to view.
Orlando's Edgewater Drive: A Safer Street Through Lane Reduction
Edgewater Drive formed the main commercial spine for Orlando's College Park neighborhood. However, the roadway was downright deadly—a crash occurred nearly every three days, resulting in injuries every...
View Article