Using bicycle racks as partitions in lieu of fences, called "bike breaks", in heavily trafficked areas accomplishes two goals at once and fends off the design wonks. Opinion
Yesterday By Ian Sacs
All economics and no philosophy can make a planner a dull boy. In that sense, Carl Schramm’s recent article in Forbes magazine is absolutely right—but only to a degree. I’ll do my best to explain why. Opinion
Yesterday By Norman Wright
Municipal comprehensive plans are neither necessary nor sufficient for smart growth. Opinion
5 days ago By Michael Lewyn
Planners must anticipate how people would respond to new options, such as better walking, cycling and public transit services. This requires imagination. Opinion
5 days ago By Todd Litman
A final, closer look on how our optimism can be our best quality and our biggest weakness. Opinion
May 17, 2013 By Norman Wright
The evolution of today's infrastructure-intensive bike sharing systems has been a hard-fought learning process; alas, the current paradigm is about to get turned on its head, and it's happening – surprise - this week in Hoboken, New Jersey. Opinion
May 16, 2013 By Ian Sacs
Can we transform China’s Eurocentric towns from architectural caricatures into urban catalysts, and from one-dimensional exports, into reflective antidotes to the unequivocal and rapacious sprawl that continues to ravage its urban landscape? Opinion
May 15, 2013 By Vinayak Bharne
David Foster Wallace's commencement speech, now a viral video, misses an essential truth.
Opinion
May 13, 2013 By Tim Halbur
Often times, what we think of as a plan is just an elaborate wish. Opinion
May 2, 2013 By Norman Wright
Municipal setback requirements inconvenience pedestrians for no good reason. Opinion
Apr 29, 2013 By Michael Lewyn
