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How To Design Life-Saving, Low-Speed Zones
As the COVID-19 pandemic has altered urban landscapes and pushed many people toward active mobility, there’s increased urgency to make roads safer for walking and cycling. Many cities are now tasked with protecting more vulnerable users in addition to creating safe public spaces that will enable economic recovery and allow residents to enjoy the outdoors. At the same time, there are long-term reasons to support this transition.
May 24, 2021
The Summer Heat Can’t Melt This Famous Philly “Sneckdown” — It’s Here to Stay
In a 2014 blog post, Jon Geeting photographed more than a dozen sneckdowns on Passyunk Avenue in Philadelphia and outlined them in a bold green. It worked so well that one of the sneckdowns is now a permanent fixture, cast in concrete as a pedestrian island.
August 14, 2017
Change Coming to Famous Philly “Sneckdown” Street, But Is It Enough?
Do you remember this image? Jon Geeting at This Old City used this touched-up photo, taken after a huge snowfall in Philadelphia, to illustrate how lots of asphalt at this intersection could be repurposed to make it more pedestrian-friendly. His post was a viral event in the great "sneckdown" mania this winter, which called attention to how leftover snow patterns can help envision safer street designs.
September 18, 2014