Stroads

Pedestrian Safety

Dangerous By Design: Streets Are Only Getting Less Safe for Pedestrians

The latest edition of the annual report by Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition reports more and more death and tragedy on American streets and roads.

January 23, 2019 - CityLab

NYC-crosswalk

Pedestrian Scrambles Benefit Everyone Using Streets

While not yet widely implemented in the United States, scramble intersections make life considerably safer and easier for pedestrians and drivers.

November 30, 2018 - Strong Towns

Sharrow

What's a Stroad and Why Do Stroads Matter?

An explainer post on that much-lamented feature of contemporary communities—the stroad.

October 31, 2017 - Strong Towns

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Websites

The best of the Internet—since 2002.

Top Apps

Planning apps for a brave new world.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.