Quality of Life

Ann Nguyen writes, "As the fatal shootings happened in Atlanta on March 16, I was in a safe space speaking to leaders in the Colorado bicycle community about how I feel invisible but also empowered to come together and fight for the common liberation in all minority communities."

One promising trend in urban planning is the push from a growing number of U.S. cities to reduce minimum parking requirements for new developments. As the name suggests, parking minimums require developers to build a certain amount of spaces, regardless of whether a community wants or needs them.

COVID-19 is a killer. But it has an accomplice: car culture.

A top Columbia University doctor says that now is the time to accelerate our efforts to protect ourselves and our communities through a healthy environment. It is the only way forward, and we do not have time to waste.

Doug Gordon says if there is any sort of war on America’s streets, it’s being inflicted on other road users by cars and the people who drive them.

To many, “winter biking” sounds like an oxymoron. To Tenly Williams, it is pure love.

Poor management must be overcome. Inadequate funding needs to be addressed. And disinterested elected officials should be engaged. But RTD's problems have deeper roots.

A failure of leadership caused the current crisis at the Regional Transportation District. Gov. Polis, members of the Colorado General Assembly and RTD's board of directors are to blame.

Cities must include community members in planning,  hire more diverse staff, and stop displacing residents to combat generations of structural racism in our car-dependent society that has long favored suburban commuters in single-family homes over poorer communities riven by highways and pollution, a new report argues. Smart Growth America’s report, “The State of Transportation and […]