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A House in the Suburbs, Three Kids, and No Cars
For many people who have children and live in the suburbs, being without a car is definitely not a choice. But when a family with kids chooses to go car-free, it's so rare that it tends to inspire curiosity. When a suburban Toronto family decided to ditch its cars, the Toronto Star wrote a full feature.
March 9, 2015
Will Cities Like Stockton Fall Back Into Boom and Bust Growth?
Stockton, California, was one of the bigger cities in a wave of recent municipal bankruptcies brought on, in part, when the cycle of never-ending, sprawling growth went bust.
March 6, 2015
How State DOTs Brush Off the Discriminatory Impact of Highway Projects
When it's time to expand or build a highway, generally speaking, it's communities of color that bear a disproportionate burden of the impact. Unlike 60 years ago, today we have laws that protect people from the discriminatory use of state authority -- at least in theory.
March 5, 2015
Seattle Mayor: “More Choices Means Fewer Cars on Our Streets”
On Monday, Mayor Ed Murray unveiled "Move Seattle" -- a 10-year vision for transportation that synthesizes planning for street safety, transit, and bicycling.
March 4, 2015
The Terrible 60-Year-Old Parking Advice That’s Still Haunting America
Scenes like the one above -- enormous pieces of land devoted to half-empty parking lots -- are ubiquitous throughout the United States. And that's no accident.
March 3, 2015
The Remarkable Drop in Car Commuting to Downtown Seattle
In a testament to how quickly travel behavior can change, new stats out of Seattle show that the share of downtown workers who commute alone by car has dropped significantly in the last 15 years.
February 26, 2015
The “Urban Renewal Mindset” Persists in St. Louis
St. Louis is home to one of the more notorious failures of the "urban renewal" era: the Pruitt-Igoe housing project. When these towers were demolished a generation ago, it seemed like the end of an era in city planning. The clearance of city blocks to make way for mega-development projects is now considered a colossal failure.
February 25, 2015
In Major Shift, Central Cities Edging Out Sprawl in Competition for Jobs
Job sprawl -- picture suburban office parks with lots of parking -- might be past its peak. The last few years have been good ones for central cities, as far as job growth is concerned, and not so hot for mid-height, reflective glass office campuses.
February 24, 2015
You Can Make a More Effective Bus System for Cheap, But It’s Not Easy
Bus service in Houston is about to get a lot more useful -- without costing any more to operate.
February 23, 2015
50 Years After a Highway Revolt, a Quiet Surrender
Can cities that won highway fights two generations ago still defeat destructive road projects today?
February 20, 2015