• The case for AfroUrbanism

    AfroUrbanism centers the lived experience of black people in the design and creation of black communities. It puts black culture at the fore, taking into account the past harms, current challenges, and future aspirations of black city dwellers. AfroUrbanism goes beyond Black folks practicing...Read more

  • Drive-throughs, walk-ups, and Covid

    It's been several years since I first heard transportation guru Walter Kulash say in a transportation reform lecture: “Trying to solve traffic congestion by adding more lanes is like trying to solve the obesity by loosening your belt.” This still rings true today, but with announcement from Taco...Read more

  • Building community through transportation

    To meet the challenges of the 21st Century, traffic engineers and transportation planners need to think of streets as places and the foundation for community.
    Up to the middle of the last century, we built thoroughfares that formed the bones of mixed-use, complete communities. After that, for six or seven decades, we built thoroughfares to primarily move automobiles. The former method creates places of long-term value that have come back into popularity...Read more

  • The powerful virtuous cycles of street trees

    There are several powerful virtuous cycles of street trees that benefit so many parts of the built environment and the people who inhabit it in ways we may not have thought about until now. This post daylights the multitude of benefits—some of which are life-changing. And from 2020 onward, as we...Read more