Car-sharing gives people the perks of a private vehicle without the hassles of owning one, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Here's how urbanists can use this car-rental model to strengthen their communities.
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Michael Schneider, founder of Streets for All and the campaign manager for Healthy Streets Los Angeles, joins us today on Upzoned to talk about the recent ballot proposal, Measure HLA.
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Demonizing the 91% of Americans who drive by putting them into the category of "asshole humans” is a bad and ultimately losing strategy for creating safer streets.
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Until we have a credible plan for maintaining our existing transportation infrastructure, we must stop building more roads and bridges. Period.
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You’ve just been sworn into your first elected office, and you’re committed to improving your city’s transportation network… But not so fast: not all money is free.
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In 2013, the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, declared transit (buses, trains, and trams) free for residents. So why is it that more Estonians are driving now than they were 10 years ago?
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Who has the power to transform our streets, and where should cities be directing their focus when it comes to traffic safety? This and more from Suzanne Woo, an Ottawa traffic and transportation engineer specializing in road safety.
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Waterways today are engineered systems that are more orderly than natural rivers, but they are increasingly dumb.
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The key to transportation reform is to add options, then let people choose.
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Waterways are misunderstood, but probably not for the reason you’re thinking.
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Five years ago, Emma Durand-Wood’s family decided to try the car-free lifestyle. And although they’ve experienced many positives from their choice, there have also been undeniable challenges.
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A university campus in Norman, OK, presents a good case study in why transportation engineers must take care when designing streets adjacent to important civic institutions.
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A sudden tragedy left Mark Raymond paralyzed. Now he’s helping New Orleans create a more accessible transportation system.
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How can we accommodate the greatest range of bike riders—not just the loudest or most outspoken—and how can cyclists best represent their interests to local officials?
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Two radically different bus trips highlight a common conundrum for supporters of public transit.
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How a local bike trail went from being a fun “extra” for its town to an important part of the community’s transportation system.
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is concerned about decreased ridership on public transit... So, why is it pushing for time and money to be spent on more car infrastructure?
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More and more transportation agencies are incorporating the use of police crash reports to determine empirically if a road is safe. Here’s why that doesn’t work.
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TxDOT’s inertia in response to this series of crashes in Killeen, TX, exhibits just how narrowly transportation agencies view their commitment to road safety.
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How should engineers be thinking about building wealth in communities? That’s just one of the questions Chuck Marohn asks of Ian Lockwood, a recognized national leader in sustainable transportation policy and urban design.
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