Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility

ABLE-BODIED DECISION MAKERS ONL Y A typical department of transportation project has a dozen expert subcontractors, from surveyors to landsc...

A WALK BUTTON OUT OF ARM'S REACH Pedestrians love the little button to activate the red light for oncoming traffic while triggering the ...

THE SENSELESS SIDEWALK CLOSURE In South Florida (where I live) and many other growing regions, construction projects can close a full city b...

THE DANGEROUS CROSS SLOPE Because street design often makes the car king at the peril of pedestrians, the ROW is made up of not just many la...

THE MINI MEDIAN Traffic calming has been in the pedestrian safety toolbox for a few decades, and many cities have shrunk their five-lane urb...

THE CRAPPY CURB RAMP One-size-fits-all is never the answer. When cities put a single, narrow curb ramp at an intersection, it's more t...

  THE BAFFLING BLOCKADE Sidewalks have been shrinking since the automobile came on the scene, while perils for pedestrians have been increas...

THE SCRAWNY SIDEWALK Wide sidewalks are a basic part of universal design. They benefit everyone: people pushing strollers, slow walkers, t...

MISTAKES TO AVOID AND BEST PRACTICES TO EMBRACE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MEETS ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS Street networks may not be glamorous, but ...