Complete Streets Policies Were Concentrated in Whiter, Wealthier Areas in 2016, According to New Report
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With a new national Complete Streets report out, how has Houston done? Continue Reading →
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Austin Neighbors Show How a Safe Mueller Street Would Work
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A group of neighbors worked together to install a temporary traffic calming measure on McBee Street at Ruiz in Austin's Mueller neighborhood for one day -- the last day of 2016.
CAMPO Suggests Grid of Safe Streets as Part of Freeway Project
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The final public meeting for a CAMPO “study to develop a plan for bicycle and pedestrian accommodations near and across US 183 from MoPac in Austin to Cypress Creek in Cedar Park” will be this evening in Austin at Spicewood Springs Library: Thursday, November 10 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 8637 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin, TX 78759 […]
It Just Got Easier for Cities to Design Walkable, Bikeable Streets
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The federal government threw out 11 rules that prevented cities from building walkable streets. Photo: NJbikeped.org
We probably haven’t seen the last of engineers who insist on designing local streets like surface highways. But at least now they can’t claim their hands are tied by federal regulations.
Last week, the Federal Highway Administration struck 11 of the 13 design rules for “national [...]
Fast Changes to City Streets: A 9-Step Guide for Creative Bureaucrats
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Marshall Avenue and Monroe Avenue, Memphis, Tenn. Photo: John Paul Shaffer
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
For most of the 20th century, cities answered transportation problems by adding more pavement.
More freeways. More lanes. More parking lots. More things that couldn’t [...]