Shreveport is overwhelmed -- except for a short period of time in a limited space -- with excess auto capacity, yet the I-49 Connector economic impact report cites a study of French cities to suggest more capacity is needed. C’est pas vrai.
Read MoreThe probability of the I-49 Inner City Connector creating 30,600 new jobs that would not have simply occurred somewhere else or are just being shifted from one now blighted place to the study area is precisely zero.
Read MoreA new tolling system on the Ohio River is effectively paying motorists to waste time and fuel.
Read MoreThe greatest accomplishment of any ideology is to not be considered an ideology.
Read MoreRed light cameras are not the answer.
Read MoreLet's stop using the terrible design of our cities as a random pretext for pulling people over and, instead, be proactive about fixing the design.
Read MoreEngineers are great at building roads, but we should never ask them to build our streets.
Read MoreMaine's response to a serious road maintenance funding emergency is to cling to AASHTO’s archaic code book while projecting a value system of improve, Improve, IMPROVE, even going so far as to assume massive traffic increases where there is little traffic today.
Read MoreProposed changes to federal rules on congestion mitigation reaffirm that real responses to the complex problems we face will only come from our cities, towns and neighborhoods.
Read MoreEngineers in Obetz have built a hamster wheel for walkers and cyclists.
Read MoreOur latest featured post from the member blogroll comes to us from Paul Fritz’s blog, Small Town Urbanism. This piece was inspired by a conversation Paul had with Strong Towns founder, Chuck Marohn, after a recent event in Santa Rosa, CA.
Read MoreI first became a member of Small Towns thanks to a gift membership. Initially I found the posts, blogs and chats interesting but over the past year they have become invaluable to the volunteer work I do with my community.
Read MoreTwo simple photos show the difference between a street designated 20 mph and one designed to be safe. We can't regulate our way to safety.
Read MoreThere are a handful of ways engineers deflect criticism. Here are five that we’ve heard time and time again.
Read MoreIt might be role of O'Toole, and those who would follow him, to simply serve as a warning for others. That's a useful role in society.
Read MoreThe structural problem in our road building system is that we’ve based these large financial decisions on faulty premises and inaccurate estimations. We’ve justified and enabled the subsidizing of less efficient forms of development through the aid of cost-benefit analysis. The 494 /169 interchange looks great on paper at first glance. It’s going to create jobs, handle more traffic, help the economy, and save time.
Read MoreWe have obsessive attention to detail on the things that matter to us and only pay superficial heed to those that don't.
Read MoreAsk us a question; we'll find you an answer. This week we get caught up on some Ask Strong Towns questions including ones on stroad repair, traffic engineers and making cool maps.
Read MoreJason DeGray is a transportation engineer as well as a member of both Strong Towns and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). As a member of ITE’s advocacy committee, he brought the charge levied against the engineering profession by Chuck in his piece Just Another Pedestrian Killed to the ITE Community to be explored. The resulting internal dialogue led to the development of the op-ed below which was published in the March 2015 edition of the ITE Journal, their international publication, and is reprinted here with his permission.
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