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Salad Days Are Over for Walmart. Now What?
The business model for big box stores like Walmart just doesn't seem to be holding up quite like it did for so long. Wall Street analysts are suggesting some sweeping changes for the retail giant with the enormous parking lots. Chuck Marohn at Strong Towns points us to this snippet from CBS News:
February 21, 2014
The Next Breakthrough for American Bike Lanes: Protected Intersections
As protected bike lanes become more widespread in the United States, creating physical separation from motor vehicle traffic that makes more people comfortable cycling on city streets, advocates are starting to push for even safer bikeway designs.
February 20, 2014
Why Clearing Sidewalks Isn’t a Priority Like Plowing Streets
If where you live is anything like where I live, the sidewalks are a mess right now. People are walking in the streets and getting summarily blamed by the press when a driver injures them.
February 19, 2014
What Seattle Could Do Instead of Throwing Money Down a Hole
Seattle's deep bore highway tunnel -- meant to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct along the waterfront -- is off to an absolutely horrible start. The tunnel boring machine, "Bertha," has broken down 1,000 feet into its dig. It has moved just four feet in the last two-plus months, and it could take months more to fix it.
February 14, 2014
The Sprawl Machine Started Winding Down 20 Years Ago
When exactly was the point when American sprawl stopped accelerating and started to slow down? It's tempting to point to dramatic recent events like the housing crisis and the great recession.
February 13, 2014
Hawaii’s “Aloha” Crosswalk and the Tyranny of Standard Street Designs
Honolulu's clever "Aloha" crosswalk, the handiwork of some anonymous artists, is eliciting admiration and smiles throughout the continental United States. But local officials aren't so happy, calling the intervention an act of vandalism and a safety concern.
February 12, 2014
Will America’s Surging Number of Seniors Have Safe Streets to Be Active?
America is aging. But our communities are poorly designed for older people.
February 11, 2014
Fix Parking Craters With a Parking Tax
Like many American cities, and maybe more than most, downtown Atlanta is riddled with surface parking lots that return little value in terms of revenue or curb appeal.
February 10, 2014
What Happens When Jobs Are Out of the Reach of Transit
The Milwaukee region has a big problem. Over the last few decades, most jobs were added in far-flung suburbs that tend to be completely inaccessible by public transit.
February 6, 2014
Where Traffic Signals Automatically Give Cyclists Priority
If you're walking to a signalized intersection in the United States, there's a good chance if you don't push a button, you're not getting a signal to cross.
February 5, 2014