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Fire Departments Can Help Make Streets Safer, and Here’s How

Fire Departments Can Help Make Streets Safer, and Here’s How

In this episode of Upzoned, co-hosts Abby Newsham and Chuck Marohn discuss North America's uniquely large fire trucks and how they impact street safety.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsSeptember 4, 2024podcast, upzoned, Fire Departments, Fire Trucks, safe and productive streets

How To Get Your Fire Department on Board With Narrowing Streets

How To Get Your Fire Department on Board With Narrowing Streets

Traffic-calming measures can often raise concerns for emergency responders. Here’s how Jersey City—the city that’s famously achieved zero traffic deaths—cooperated with its emergency responders to make streets safer for everyone.

Asia MieleszkoNovember 28, 2023new jersey, safe and productive streets, success stories, emergency vehicles, Fire Departments, vision zero

"Snow plows come in only one size: ginormous." Or do they?

"Snow plows come in only one size: ginormous." Or do they?

Do we size our city for the equipment we want, or size our equipment for the city we need?

Top StoryCharles MarohnJanuary 29, 2020narrow streets, Fire Trucks, Fire Departments, streets, snow, stroad

Question of the Week: How Do I Convince My City to Remove a Car Lane for a Dedicated Bike Lane?

Question of the Week: How Do I Convince My City to Remove a Car Lane for a Dedicated Bike Lane?

Every Friday, we spotlight an answer to one of your questions from the Strong Towns Knowledge Base.

Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 15, 2019Fire Departments, narrow streets

Question of the Week: How Can I Show My Fire Department That Their Operations Don't or Shouldn't Require Wide Lanes?

Question of the Week: How Can I Show My Fire Department That Their Operations Don't or Shouldn't Require Wide Lanes?

Every Friday, we spotlight an answer to one of your questions from the Strong Towns Knowledge Base.

Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 8, 2019Fire Departments, narrow streets

Small Airport Madness

Small Airport Madness

The silly saga of getting water to my local airport is a case study in the failure of orderly but dumb project development.

Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnMay 9, 2016Fire Departments, water, growth, minnesota

The right gear for the job

The right gear for the job

Our urban fire departments need urban equipment.

MarohnCharles MarohnMarch 3, 2016Fire Trucks, Fire Departments