In general, engineers treat cities like a physics problem, but what we need is engineers who are able to humbly grasp the overwhelming complexity of human habitat and work.
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Chuck Marohn joins this week’s show to talk about his new book.
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So many engineering projects are formally called "improvements." The subtle bias of this language provides a glimpse at the values embedded within the profession.
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Traffic engineers use projections of future traffic to make recommendations and decisions on transportation investments… The problem is, those projections are all wrong.
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This one’s on you, engineering profession. Society is done tolerating this level of indifference, incompetence, and incoherence. What are you going to do?
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We get a lot of questions over at the Action Lab, and today we’re going to answer some of them!
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We need to #SlowTheCars on every street that's been the site of an auto-related fatality. The best way to do so? Through an iterative approach.
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What lessons can we glean about anti-fragility and human psychology from a 2,000-year-old fast food restaurant?
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We spend billions every year on our transportation network, large percentages of it based on traffic projections—despite the fact that we don’t accurately project traffic.
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Automated vehicle technology will do nothing to make our streets better places to be.
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Two simple photos show the difference between a street simply designated as 20 mph, and one actually designed to be safe. We can't regulate our way to safety.
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The Senate has agreed to discuss an infrastructure bill…but what does it matter when real reform isn't going to come from multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposals?
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Our national transportation obsession has been about maximizing the amount that you can drive. We now need to focus on minimizing the amount you are forced to drive.
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If the federal government wants to fund transportation, skip the megaprojects. Start with a billion bollards.
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The continued street/road hybrid approach of America's countless stroads causes needless tragedy, with the side effect of our cities going bankrupt in the process. #SlowTheCars
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Today I’m sharing a plan I offered to my colleagues on our local parking committee. My hope is that it'll benefit those who are thinking through similar issues in their places.
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We’ve been asked for news on the federal lawsuit we filed against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure. Here’s some more info on the case and how it’s proceeding.
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Choosing a design speed is an application of core values. We shouldn't allow the engineering profession to make this decision for us.
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Many of the economic strategies pursued by towns and cities compromise not only their competitiveness, but even their long-term solvency.
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We should not be cheering on simulacrums of reform when the majority of spending is going to programs that are making us weaker as a country, as cities, and as neighborhoods.
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