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German City a Model for 'Sane Transportation'

18 April 2008 - 7:00am
The Toronto Star

The German city of Bremen has lessons to teach North American cities about sustainable transportation, according to this article from The Toronto Star.

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The New Street Thinking

9 April 2008 - 5:00am
The New York Times

Though congestion pricing was shot down, New Yorkers are thinking about new ways to experience and use their streets.

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Michael Lewyn

Why Liability Concerns Should Not Prevent Pedestrian-Friendly Streets

8 April 2008 - 7:39am

American commercial streets are often designed almost exclusively for cars; streets are often as many as eight or ten lanes wide, lengthening pedestrian trips and encouraging motorists to drive at speeds unsafe for pedestrians.

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Nate Berg

Best Ideas of the Week

4 April 2008 - 5:00pm

Another week has passed, and some more exciting and interesting ideas have taken root in the world of urban planning.

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Greening Streets

26 March 2008 - 1:00pm
The Tyee

This piece from The Tyee offers ideas about how to recreate streets into lively public green spaces.

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Nate Berg

Best Ideas of the Week

21 March 2008 - 5:08pm
We all know there's a lot of planning going on around the world. Much of it is poor, short-sighted and generally just no good. But there are also some really great ideas being developed and adopted, and they should be considered by cities and communities all over the world as instructive examples of good planning. Here are what I think are some of the best ideas in urban planning from the last week.
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Miami Parks Plan Looks Beyond Parks

17 March 2008 - 1:00pm
Miami Herald

Officials in Miami-Dade County have just released their parks master plan, an ambitious proposal that looks to go beyond creating park space by redefining the region's public realm.

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D.C.'s Green Parking Reform Takes Root

17 March 2008 - 5:00am
Streetsblog

Washington D.C. has begun to make key green parking reforms that will plow parking revenue into neighborhood bicycling and walking improvements.

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Josh Stephens

The Persistence of Bad Ideas, Part 1: The Devil Strip

13 April 2007 - 9:36pm

(Prefatory musing: As the title implies, this is Part 1 in a series. I haven't yet mapped out any of the other parts, but considering the boundless errata that clutter American cities, I anticipate little trouble finding objectionables to raise my ire next time my monthly deadline approaches. I welcome my fellow Interchangers to follow suit.)

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