No Minimum Parking Requirements? No Problem for Fayetteville, Ark.
In 2015, the city council of Fayetteville, Arkansas, adopted a radical but simple idea: do away with minimum parking mandates and let businesses decide how much parking they need. How did that work out?
February 25, 2022
GOP Govs to Biden: Don’t Force Your Progressive Politics on our Highway Projects
Republican governors banded together to thwart the federal government's push to use the new $1.2-trillion infrastructure package to promote progress on climate change, jobs and racial justice.
January 21, 2022
SEE IT: Streetfilms Shows How Cargo Bikes Are Revolutionizing Family Life in New York
Parents with conventional or electric bikes are loading up their kids (sometimes several kids!) and taking them everywhere.
January 11, 2022
In New York, Business Groups — Not the City — Lead on People-Centered Streets
Commercial interests have pushed pedestrianization in the city's core shopping areas — because it improves their bottom lines. That can be good for residents but it has downsides, too.
November 29, 2021
Open Plans Brings on Three New Hires in Fight for Livable Streets
Policy wiz Sara Lind, marketing guru Robert Green, and advocate Carl Mahaney join the push for a people-centered city.
October 4, 2021
Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle
"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.
October 4, 2021
OP-ED: Don’t Let Trails Amendment Gut Bike/Walk Funding
Bike and pedestrian advocates should not be fooled by a duplicitous amendment forwarded by Congress.
August 3, 2021
TACTICAL URBANISM: Let’s Make More Plazas
Want to turn underused street space into people space? A cool video shows you the ropes.
May 28, 2021
LATEST LOBBYING: Advocates Pushing Raft of New Street-Safety Bills in Albany
April 9, 2021
EYES ON THE STREET: How Hoboken Has Eliminated Traffic Deaths
April 6, 2021
