• How Florida is transforming its streets

    The state DOT has a novel model to fix its automobile-oriented, dangerous thoroughfare network and design complete streets.
    Florida thoroughfares are among the most dangerous in the US for walking and biking, but the state has adopted an innovative design system to address these challenges over time. The state’s dangerous thoroughfares come from many decades of automobile-oriented design that mostly ignored context...Read more

  • New York City needs a ‘quiet streets network’

    While New York City is shut down, the city has an opportunity to work on long-term plans to make streets safer, quieter, and more pleasant for pedestrians and cyclists.
    During this time of low traffic, New York City can do more to make streets safer, quieter, and more pleasant for pedestrians and cyclists now and in the future, according to architect John Massengale. “During this COVID-19 crisis, we can act on ideas that are great for the long-term health of the...Read more

  • Have coronavirus shutdowns prompted an epidemic of reckless driving?

    A pattern of more traffic deaths on less crowded roads may instead highlight an ongoing problem: Poorly designed urban thoroughfares.
    That Guy finally got his way. The one who weaves between lanes tailgating whichever driver he can intimidate the most, then revs the engine as he whizzes by just to cut you off: it's his world now. Reports from many cities indicate a surge in aggressive speeding, and with it, automobile crashes...Read more

  • San Francisco makes downtown artery car-free

    Banning of cars is the first step in a streetscape reconstruction of the city’s major thoroughfare.
    The busiest section of the busiest street in San Francisco became car-free in the past week. Market Street is a major shopping street and an employment center through the central business district. Private cars, including Uber and Lyft, were permanently banned on a 2-mile-long section of the...Read more