Streetscape

Guide to Street Design in Urban India

A new guidebook illustrates ways to create safer streets and more livable public spaces.
11 January 2012 - 12:00pm
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

Mayor's Legacy: Revitalized Streetscapes

As San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom prepares to leave for Sacramento to become Lt. Governor, he praises the latest road diet plan - reducing busy Cesar Chavez St. from 6-4 lanes with landscaped median and bike lanes and views it as part of his legacy
7 January 2011 - 12:00pm
San Francisco Chronicle

Barcelona Residents Make Major Planning Decision By Popular Vote

Barcelona, Spain is planning a redesign of La Diagonal, an important boulevard, and is asking citizens to make the final choice between two alternatives or no change at all.
22 March 2010 - 1:00pm
Arkinet

Omaha's Design Board Throws a Wrench in Revitalization

The new urban design review board once again deems that a publicly backed project doesn't do enough to encourage activity on the street and sends the Downtown Improvement District back to the drawing board.
27 February 2010 - 5:00am
Omaha World Herald

Giant Boxes Take Over Philly Streets

'Fridge-sized units' are being installed around Philadelphia to control traffic lights. Why so big? Columnist Inga Saffron investigates the morass of requirements that led to the oversized street furniture.
9 January 2009 - 5:00am
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dramatic Dining on Broadway's New Esplanade

Cafe seating overlooking New York's Broadway traffic is popular in spite of safety concerns.
27 August 2008 - 12:00pm
The New York Times

Mending Columbia's Urban Fabric

The mayor of Columbia, SC proposes turning the city's main street from an eight-lane freeway into a more comfortable place to walk. Says a supporter, 'Bridging that street is important for future development in the Vista and Main Street.'
25 August 2008 - 11:00am
The State

Transforming Streets Into 'Urban Oases'

A new San Francisco plan seeks to follow in the footsteps of cities like Copenhagen and Portland in revitalizing streets, alleys, medians, and crosswalks. The goal is to bring the city's outdoors to its 'rightful place as the center of civic life.'
10 June 2008 - 9:00am
The San Francisco Chronicle

Skybridges Kill Streetlife

A graduate planning student at the University of Utah has compiled a report on the effect of skybridges as part of her efforts to combat the proposed skybridge for downtown Salt Lake City.
2 April 2008 - 5:00am
Deseret Morning News
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