Erik Lowe is the founder of Reimagine Spokane, a grassroots group calling for safer streets and better transit, and the designer of the “Spokane Reimagined” plan, a $1 billion proposal to improve safety and connectivity in Spokane, Washington, over 20 years.
Read MoreThe governor of New York recently announced the dissolution of the city’s congestion pricing program after years of planning and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment. Here’s the Strong Towns take on it.
Read MoreMany bus routes have moved away from traditional static signage to digital maps and schedules that can be updated in real time. But is this really the right move, or are there enough benefits to static signage to justify it sticking around?
Read MoreIt’s hard for people to be excited about something they’ve never experienced before. How can we use positive experiences to change that?
Read MoreWhy don’t the small things get funding?
Read MoreRethinking car culture is easier once we more broadly measure what we’re giving up.
Read MoreEric Goldwyn, a leading urban scholar and program director at the Marron Institute of Urban Management, joins us to talk about the importance of both transit and local government.
Read MoreLike countless transit agencies nationwide, SEPTA has been struggling to restore ridership in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. But this certainly isn’t the right way to do it.
Read MoreLos Angeles is often held up as the case study for car-centric development run amok, but in recent years, the city has been pursuing a completely different path: public transit champion.
Read MoreWe talk with author Jake Berman about the history of rail networks in America’s cities and why our transit systems are the way that they are in the current era.
Read MoreIn 2013, the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, declared transit (buses, trains, and trams) free for residents. So why is it that more Estonians are driving now than they were 10 years ago?
Read MoreFamous guidebook author, tour operator, and PBS travel host Rick Steves talks about his observations of places that have prioritized people over cars and infrastructure—and what we can learn from them.
Read MoreDe-stroading the country will make everything better for everyone, including those who regularly drive, and create places we are proud of.
Read MoreTransit-oriented development suggests that homes, shops, and services should all be located within 400 meters of transit. The actual distance to create vibrant streets may be much shorter.
Read MoreBuses are great, but not if the surrounding infrastructure doesn’t support people getting to their bus stop on foot.
Read MoreBuilding transit in the U.S. is oftentimes exponentially more expensive than anywhere else in the world. But what if there was a better way?
Read MoreThe critique of car dependence is nothing new for Strong Towns readers—but here’s one that may make you think a little more deeply about the tradeoffs and illusions baked into North America’s transportation industry.
Read MoreCar-oriented cities give us speed but rob us of the joy of discovery.
Read MoreChange has been slower than expected in car-oriented Tysons, Virginia, in the past decade, despite Fairfax Country’s multi-modal goals. But new lower parking minimums for developments around transit could help.
Read MoreConventional wisdom holds that the U.S. doesn’t know how to do rail—but Union Station shows that we do, in fact, have a history and the knowledge to build grand public transportation systems.
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