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Videos
The latest Vox explainer video tackles the eminently fascinating topic of highway sign fonts.
Vox via YouTube
A video published last week by City Beautiful reveals the myths and misconceptions of Houston's land use regulation system.
City Beautiful
The world of planning hearings and the pandemic realities of Zoom meetings collided in spectacular fashion in the tiny town of Handforth Parish in the United Kingdom.
CNN
Fans of Houston probably won't want to watch this video that calls the Space City a "jumbled up garbage town."
Half as Interesting
Despite its long history of ranking the best cities to live in the United States, Money Magazine should not be cited as an authority on the matter, according to this video.
City Beautiful
The Arizona Department of Transportation has selected a developer for the Broadway Curve Improvement Project, which would widen Interstate 10, spanning multiple jurisdictions adjacent to Phoenix.
Transport Topics
Vox's popular video explainer production team explains the consequences of U.S. auto dependency, and how to make transit work in the world we live in.
Vox
The latest video from City Beautiful looks at the legacy of planning from the Soviet Union.
City Beautiful
An expert panel convened to discuss the effect of the coronavirus on the foundations of society and contemporary life. The future, both the remaining time dealing with the pandemic and after, is becoming more clear with every passing day and week.
Planetizen Courses
A video explains the origin of the right of way concept that controls the flow of traffic through the public realm.
City Beautiful
Here's your "tl;dr" treatment of the "Urban Planning Trends to Watch in 2020" article published by Planetizen earlier this year.
Planetizen Courses on YouTube
A first draft of the urban planning history of the 2010s.
Planetizen via YouTube
Planetizen and Planetizen Courses teamed up to film this short video that aims to clarify the field of urban planning in a world full of plans and planning.
Planetizen Courses via YouTube
Eve Kessler shares news of a new film from Streetfilms that documents the efforts of a neighborhood in Amsterdam to activate a street liberated from parking.
StreetsBlog NYC
A new short documentary by Streetfilms shows how Jersey City built the coalition to achieve major bike infrastructure investments.
StreetsBlog NYC
Along with new, improved bus service, Vancouver's TransLink launched some snazzy promotional materials.
Vancouver Sun
Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns sits down for an interview with Derek Avery, "a community-conscious real-estate developer based in Dallas, TX."
Strong Towns
Visit the notoriously dense suburb of Friendship Village, Maryland.
City Beautiful
Conventional planning evaluates transport system performance car-centric indicators such as roadway Level-of-Service (LOS). Many jurisdictions are shifting to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), which supports multimodal planning and Smart Growth policies.
Fehr and Peers via YouTube
Streetfilms explores the efforts of cities in the Boston region tp redesign bus operations.
Streetsblog USA
