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2 days agoOpinion: Complete Streets Alone Don't Make Complete Places - Streetsblog USA
Complete Streets initiatives improve safety but may not create desirable community spaces for people to enjoy.
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1 week agoWhy This State Is Fighting To Get Its First 'Active Transportation Plan' - Streetsblog USA
Missouri is the most populous state without a statewide active transportation plan, despite nearly one-third of its residents lacking a driver's license and alarming fatality rates among vulnerable road users.
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Environment
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3 weeks ago'There are serious risks of sinkholes.' Experts remain cautious of the Boring Company's Nashville project
The Boring Company began drilling a tunnel between downtown Nashville and the airport on state-owned land, bypassing city council approval while raising concerns about environmental impact and limited public transportation benefit.
NYC politics
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1 month agoMonday Headlines: Regional Responsibilities Edition - Streetsblog Empire State
Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne was appointed co-chair of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, which oversees billions in federal transportation funding across the downstate region.
fromFast Company
1 month agoWhy urban planners should strive for 'the photo album standard'
My family had Slide Show Night when I was growing up. Not every Saturday, but a whole bunch of Saturdays. Either my sister or I would be in charge of setting up the projector, the screen, and loading the carousel. During the show, there'd be a few landscapes or skylines taken during vacations, but almost all the shots were up close. Like most dads, mine wasn't a professional photographer, but he did a good job of capturing memory triggers: faces, gestures, and decorations.
Photography
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2 months agoWhat is Complete Streets design and why should we all be using it?
In the 1950s, the Air Force designed cockpits for the average pilot by measuring thousands of pilots and calculating the average for ten key physical dimensions-height, arm length, torso size, etc. They assumed most pilots would be close to average in most dimensions. When researchers actually checked, they found that out of 4,063 pilots, exactly zero were average on all ten dimensions.
Cars
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3 months agoThe Week in Short Video - Streetsblog California
The embeds below are from TikTok, but if you're not a fan, here's all the links to find Streetsblog videos: And if you can't get enough Streetsblog videos, Streetsblog NYC has a TikTok Channel and Streetfilms is archived on YouTube. After a short hiatus, Streetsblog California's short videos returned with a video summary of our previous coverage of report by UCLA's Institute of Transportation Studies of California's history of racism in freeway development.
California
New York City
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5 months agoNorth Conduit Avenue walking tour in Ozone Park reveals need for pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and planning - QNS
North Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park will receive pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and safety improvements following multiple deadly crashes and community-led planning efforts.
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7 months agoGrand Street Protected Bike Lanes Taking Shape in Alameda - Streetsblog San Francisco
The construction of a two-way protected bike lane on Grand Street in Alameda aims to improve bike access and safety, featuring new pavement and pedestrian facilities.
Alternative transportation
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8 months agoDOT's Uptown Greenway Connector is 'Useless' and 'Ridiculous' - And Forces Cyclists to Cross a Highway! - Streetsblog New York City
The new plan has been criticized for moving cyclists into the path of fast-moving cars, increasing danger without adequately addressing existing safety issues.
Bicycling
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11 months agoTalking Headways Podcast: The California State Rail Plan - Streetsblog USA
The timeline and scope for doing the service development plans may seem larger than people are used to or comfortable with, but that is intentionalâso that we are doing a lot of the good iterative planning that we need to do in engaging the host railroads.
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