How should engineers be thinking about building wealth in communities? That’s just one of the questions Chuck Marohn asks of Ian Lockwood, a recognized national leader in sustainable transportation policy and urban design.
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The news of Paris restricting e-scooters has been widely criticized by urbanists and mobility advocates across the web. Here’s why it might not be such a bad call, after all.
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Agar Road in Hyattsville, MD, has been lauded as a successful "Complete Street." But this so-called Complete Street is, in reality, completely dangerous—and a woman has lost her life because of it.
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The federal government’s refusal to hold TxDOT accountable for the harm it’s doing in Houston is allowing history to repeat itself—something the current administration pledged it wouldn’t do.
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People find it easy to blame a drunk driver for an accident, but what about a drunk pedestrian?
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Political and engineering leaders in Madison, WI, are working to make their city streets safer by developing a culture of safety with the efforts of their Vision Zero initiative.
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Strong Towns advocates in Shreveport, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette are coming together to work for safer streets.
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TxDOT is pushing a controversial highway expansion that would displace thousands of residents and destroy hundreds of businesses, churches and homes.
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Conflicting priorities between city transportation departments and their state counterparts is one of the biggest barriers to pedestrian safety improvements. Chicago is taking a step toward mending that relationship.
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ODOT’s expansion of I-205—and subsequent tolling—might make it so that the average household will be spending 8.7% of their household income on transportation needs.
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The proposed annual budget for Winnipeg, MB, reveals the true cost of the Suburban Experiment, and the vibrancy that the city (and so many others like it) has sacrificed in many of its neighborhoods.
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Cincinnati activists are bringing a civil rights claim against the Ohio Department of Transportation in order to put a halt to a multibillion-dollar infrastructure boondoggle.
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If all a nation can provide are civil engineers who are given a crash course in transportation studies, what do we get?
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The Texas Department of Transportation pushes forward with an $85 billion, decade-long plan to expand the state’s highway system, despite widespread opposition and even a federal lawsuit.
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Stroads are everywhere in North America—but since they don’t come with any labeling, this handy guide will help you identify when you’re on one.
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The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority faces multiple lawsuits, with plaintiffs alleging its plans for an imminent turnpike expansion project not only lacked transparency, but were illegal.
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Design flaws in these Denver roundabouts are undermining their potential as tools for calming traffic.
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…Because effective public transit isn’t just about the rails; it’s about what happens around them.
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MDOT’s M.O.: create deadly streets, and then blame drivers for high traffic death rates.
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An NYU research group has found that the cost of constructing a subway in New York is double what it costs in Tokyo and 10 times what it costs in Paris. Let’s unpack why this is the case.
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