• Bigger is not better for main street

    Roundabouts and reductions in lane widths helped to restore civic life along a US highway in a western New York village.
    Note: This case study was written for the Institute for Transportation Engineers new book Implementing Context Sensitive Design on Multimodal Corridors , funded by the Federal Highway Administration. US Route 62, connecting Niagara Falls with El Paso, traverses a 2,200-mile cross-section of America...Read more

  • Redesigned street leads to better suburb

    South Miami, Florida, has completely transformed since 2000—largely following the context-sensitive transformation of its main street.
    Note: This case study was written for the Institute for Transportation Engineers new book Implementing Context Sensitive Design on Multimodal Corridors , funded by the Federal Highway Administration. The heart of South Miami—an early suburb built from the 1930s to the 1960s—had a car-oriented...Read more

  • Five scenarios that make street transformation possible

    Why street design has not kept pace with automotive safety improvements, and what you can do about it.
    On my recent holiday travels, I pondered the tremendous improvements in motor vehicle safety in my lifetime. We didn't have shoulder straps, air bags, anti-lock brakes, front and rear crumple zones, and other now-standard life-saving features when I first rode in cars. Seat belts were strictly...Read more

  • Road diet bridges a barrier, boosts safety

    A breakthrough design on La Jolla Boulevard in San Diego cuts crashes by 90 percent and gives local business a shot in the arm.
    Note: This case study will be discussed at CNU 26 in Savannah . It was written for the Institute for Transportation Engineers new book Implementing Context Sensitive Design on Multimodal Corridors , funded by the Federal Highway Administration. The reconstruction of a section of La Jolla Boulevard...Read more