Blogs

Municipal comprehensive plans are neither necessary nor sufficient for smart growth. Opinion
May 19, 2013   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
May 19, 2013   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
Many people assume incorrectly that motorists pay their share of roadway costs through fuel taxes. Not so. Fairness would require much higher motor vehicle user fees to finance roadways. Opinion
Apr 29, 2013   By Todd Litman
Amsterdam feels "cozy" because the city's efforts to manage mobility results in an average speed for all modes of 15kph/10mph. Opinion
Apr 28, 2013   By Ian Sacs