traffic

Correcting the Moses Freeway

Description: Robert Moses once said "cities are created by and for traffic" and urged that highways go through cities, not around them. This session reviewed how his ideas impacted cities across the nation, from New York to New Orleans. In an era of funding concerns and global climate change, t... read more »

Shared Space-Reconciling People, Places and Traffic

Description: For several generations, the spaces between buildings have been dominated by the requirements of traffic engineering, with its language of signs, traffic signals, bollards, barriers, curbs, and road markings. As a result there has been little opportunity to express community values... read more »