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Speed cameras are not even part of a solution to street safety. They are a dead end.

Drivers tend to unconsciously regulate their speed based on visual cues. By taking some simple steps to narrow a street visually, we can make it less dangerous.

Buses are great, but not if the surrounding infrastructure doesn’t support people getting to their bus stop on foot.

If your city is doing a street reconstruction project that involves replacing the curb, then don’t miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do a something majorly transformative…by simply moving the curb.

Summary: The “downzoning” of the 1970s and 80s and resultant single-family zoning across the island nation in many ways mirrored the suburban development pattern visible across the U.S....

There is currently a mandate in the new Ohio budget bill that an interchange must be built between Brunswick and Strongsville. But odds are, it’s only going to make traffic problems in the area worse.

Adding an interstate exit will not fix congestion issues for this highway in Ohio. Here’s why.

In December 2022, separated, buffered bike lanes were installed (despite opposition) on this road in Montgomery County, MD. Statistics now show no negative consequences for drivers, but a lot of positives for cyclists.

We lost more than just food access when we stripped small shops out of residential neighborhoods.

The critique of car dependence is nothing new for Strong Towns readers—but here’s one that may make you think a little more deeply about the tradeoffs and illusions baked into North America’s transportation industry.

A sudden tragedy left Mark Raymond paralyzed. Now he’s helping New Orleans create a more accessible transportation system.

Have you ever had a friend return from a vacation and gush about how great it was to walk in the place they’d visited? “You can walk everywhere! To a café, to the store. It was amazing!” Immediately after saying that, your friend hops in their car and drives across the parking lot to the Starbucks to which they could...

One of many infuriating stretches of road in the Rochester area

I just wanted to introduce this group to Strong Towns, a non profit devoted to making development make sense. I worked with the founder of Strong Towns years ago when the idea was new....

The story of a preventable tragedy and the importance of designing for pedestrians first and foremost.