The I-81 “Dead Zone” Is Stifling Downtown Syracuse
New York state officials are expected to decide soon whether to rebuild and widen I-81 through downtown Syracuse or tear it down and replace it with surface streets.
July 10, 2015
More Affordable Housing, Fewer Driveways
As Minneapolis considers dropping parking minimums for residential developments near transit, Seattle may soon be talking about doing away with driveways for single-family houses.
July 9, 2015
Residential Parking Reforms Should Benefit All of Minneapolis
In June Streets.mn reported that Minneapolis might drop parking minimums for residential developments near transit stations. By doing so, the city would promote walkable development and reduce housing costs.
July 8, 2015
Iowa DOT Chief Says Overbuilt Road System Will Have to Shrink
Here’s something you don’t see every day. Or ever.
July 7, 2015
Your City Has a Complete Streets Policy. But Does It Have Complete Streets?
Indianapolis passed a Complete Streets ordinance in 2012 to much fanfare. Three years later, how well is the city designing streets for walking and biking?
July 1, 2015
Washington State’s Faustian Bargain to Fund Transit
Washington Governor Jay Inslee and state legislators have agreed to enable funding for a major Seattle transit expansion, but the deal comes with drawbacks.
June 30, 2015
DC’s Silver Line: A Transit Expansion 34 Years in the Making
When a politician like Maryland Governor Larry Hogan kills off a transit project, not only does he rob citizens of anticipated improvements, he could be wiping out decades of intricate planning.
June 29, 2015
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan: Purple Line for DC, Bupkis for Baltimore
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says the Purple Line, a long-planned light rail expansion of the DC transit system in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, will move forward. But Hogan stiffed the people of Baltimore by canceling the Red Line in favor of road projects.
June 26, 2015
Atlanta’s Big Turnaround in Walkable Development
A new report that quantifies development in walkable urban places ("WalkUPs") has good news for Atlanta.
June 25, 2015
Anatomy of a Dangerous Intersection
Streets designed to facilitate fast driving are not suitable for safe walking.
June 24, 2015