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Parking Madness 2019, Round 2: Houston vs. Pittsburgh
A parking crater than turned into a whole neighborhood in Houston competes with a beloved park in Pittsburgh.
April 5, 2019
What Toronto Learned By Giving Its Streetcar Its Own Lane
You can move more people in crowded cities when you get cars out of the way of more efficient modes — like transit.
April 5, 2019
Parking Madness 2019: Minneapolis vs. Oakland
Our first Round 2 matchup futures two new neighborhoods that have risen out of asphalt.
April 5, 2019
The Top 10 U.S. Highways that Should be Torn Down
Aging highways present opportunity for cities to rebuild urban neighborhoods. Here are the top 10 highways that are ripe for teardown, according to CNU.
April 5, 2019
Arkansas Passes the ‘Idaho Stop,’ Allowing Cyclists to Treat Red Lights Like Stop Signs
Arkansas becomes the second state to fully adopt Idaho's famous 1982 cycling safety law.
April 4, 2019
Parking Madness 2019: Albuquerque vs. Tampa
It's a matchup for the ages (well, not really): A small building in Albuquerque vs. a major redevelopment of a big part of Tampa.
April 4, 2019
The Green New Deal Must Prioritize Transit, Group Says
Some early policy recommendations have started to take shape and they are pretty exciting.
April 2, 2019
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: DC NoMa vs. Toronto
The nation’s capital makes its second appearance in our annual Parking Madness battle, this time with a neighborhood going head to head against Toronto. But first, an update: We’ve closed the polls on some earlier matchups, with Houston narrowly defeating Boston, Pittsburgh also squeaking by Portland, and Providence absolutely destroying Austin (we suppose that happens when an entire city … Continued
April 2, 2019
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: DC Pike vs. Indianapolis
We’ve got a barn-burner for you today, but first, let’s look back at where we are in our first round matchups: We’ve closed the polls on some earlier matchups, with Houston narrowly defeating Boston, Pittsburgh also squeaking by Portland, and Providence absolutely destroying Austin (we suppose that happens when an entire city is completely reimagined … Continued
April 1, 2019
Talking Headways Podcast: Innovation in a Food Desert
Let's talk about the role of community centered design in creating a nonprofit grocery store!
March 29, 2019