Infrastructure
My provocative proposal: Want a roadway safety movement? Ditch the engineers.
A PE license has long been a requirement for most roadway safety jobs. It’s time to pave the way for movement-making professionals.
Hoboken celebrates 9 years without a traffic death
Hoboken, New Jersey also has the nation's highest percentage of transit commuters.
Boston loses $8.15M in federal road safety funds after failing to meet deadline
Delays in finalizing plans for several road projects have forced the city to forfeit multiple federal grants.
This Seattle sidewalk art only appears when it rains
Prompted to find a silver lining to the gloom of rainy Pacific Northwest days, an artist hit upon a novel solution: water-activated sidewalk paint.
Study: Alabama’s Neglected Rural Roads Make Commutes Longer
While the state plans to spend millions on urban highways, roads in rural areas remain poorly maintained.
Over 500 NYC ‘Blue Zones’ at Risk of More Destructive Floods
High-risk flood zones cover roughly 20% of the city’s land.
Denver Considers Data Center Moratorium as it Aims to Reduce Water use by 20%
The city is requiring restaurants and other businesses to cut back their water use and could pause new data center development until it addresses them in its zoning code.
El Paso has Built 1,000 Miles of Bike Lanes in 10 Years
The city is now asking the public for input on updates to its bike plan.
Atlanta Flood Prevention Efforts are Causing ‘Climate Gentrification’ in its Black Communities
New infrastructure in neighborhoods that have borne the brunt of seasonal floods is making them safer — and more expensive.
Why Climate Resilience Stalls — and how to fix it
When it comes to preparing cities for the disastrous impacts of climate catastrophes, there is a gaping chasm between ambition and implementation. Here’s what we’ve learned from spending our days trying to close it.
Seniors Account for 32% of Traffic Deaths in the Bay Area
Road safety interventions would help protect seniors and other vulnerable groups from traffic violence.
Austin Officials Pump the Brakes on I-35 ‘Cap & Stitch’ Project
The city approved a plan to build cap parks over parts of I-35 less than a year ago.
Bay Area 2050+ Plan Prepares Region for Nearly 5 Feet of Sea Level Rise
The regional plan includes its first ever resilience project list, prioritizing infrastructure projects that can protect the area from sea level rise.
Seattle Creates 4 ‘Low-pollution Neighborhoods’
The pilot program is designed to reduce air pollution and increase access to transit and safe walking and biking infrastructure.
LA Metro Increases Highway Expansion Budget by 40%
Metro has plans to expand freeways including the 5, 105, and 405, among others.
Sacramento Faces a $5 Billion Backlog of Transportation Projects
Between 2015 and 2024, 22,538 injury or fatal crashes occurred on Sacramento streets.
NPS to Remove a Popular, Life-saving DC Bike Lane
Bicycle injury crashes along the 15th Street corridor dropped by 91% after a protected bike lane was installed.
LA County to Make ‘Historic’ $78M Investment in Parks
A record $78+ million in Measure A funding advances park access, health, and climate resilience in communities that need it most.
Gateway, and the Dawn of the “Trump-Proof” Infrastructure Era
Though disaster has been averted for now, by reneging on critical infrastructure commitments, the administration has set a “dangerous national precedent.”
Architecture Firm to Stop Designing ICE Prisons After Staff Outrage
Employees of one of the nation’s largest “justice facility” firms called on their company to end contracts for detention facilities.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
