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NYC Bike Advocates Want Federal Funding to Connect the City's Greenways

Cycling advocates and environmental groups want to accelerate the expansion of bike infrastructure and fill crucial gaps in the city's bikeway network.

April 12, 2021 - The City

The Underline

Dreaming Big with Bike Infrastructure

A nationwide network of bike and pedestrian trails could give drivers new options for planning their next cross-country adventure.

October 12, 2020 - Fast Company

Buffalo Bayou Park

The Gentrification Effect of Urban Parks

New research finds that different types of parks correlate with different gentrification effects, adding to the complexity of urban change.

October 21, 2019 - CityLab

Checking in on Two of Seattle's Bike Infrastructure Plans

The city of Seattle is moving through the planning and design stages on two important bike infrastructure projects located at the south end of Downtown.

January 7, 2017 - The Urbanist

Durham, NC Moving ahead with High-Profile Projects

Durham City Council members may be ready to take on new debt to fund a list of big-ticket parks and transportation projects which would help keep pace with growth and enhance the community.

February 26, 2015 - The Durham News

Portland to Evaluate Neighborhood Greenway Program

Portland will launch an effort to evaluate and improve its influential neighborhood greenway system of bike friendly residential corridors.

November 23, 2014 - Bike Portland

Bridging the Gap in the Los Angeles River Greenway

A new trail segment along the Los Angeles River breaks ground in a park-poor neighborhood as part of the countywide Los Angeles River revitalization.

November 23, 2014 - The Planning Report

QueensWay: NYC’s Next High Line?

After 5 decades of abandonment, and recent inspiration from the much-lauded High Line, a rusty railway stretching three-and-a-half miles through central Queens may become NYC’s next elevated greenway.

January 10, 2013 - New York Times

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.

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

Director, Strategy and Research

Greater Baltimore Committee

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