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Tag Archives: traffic
More street connections = less cut-through traffic
The argument that connecting new neighborhoods to existing ones causing cut-through traffic is only true if there are limited street connections in the transportation network in the first place. If a community has a well-planned, interconnected transportation network then more … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, Cars, cities, civics, environment, fitness, geography, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, traffic, transportation, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged cities, cut-through traffic, fitness, grid pattern, health, infrastructure, land use, NIMBY, spatial design, sprawl, traffic, transportation, transportation planning
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The DUMB reality of opting-out
In an ironic twist of fate, Southeast Michigan’s regional bus system is nicknamed SMART (Southeast Michigan Regional Transit). Given the ability of communities in the region to opt-out of participation, the name certainly is an oxymoron to the DUMB (Detroit Unworkable Metro Bus) … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, economic development, geography, government, health, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, Labor, land use, logistics, Maps, placemaking, planning, pollution, poverty, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, writing
Tagged buses, cities, connectivity, Detroit, economy, fairness, land use, planning, poverty, SMART, social equity, social justice, traffic, transit, transportation
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Most congested megacity index for 2014
Below are the results from the most congested megacity index which are based on an interesting and fairly simple measure of street congestion – the average number of stops and starts per vehicle during a given year. Please note that … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, Asia, bicycling, Cars, China, cities, civility, commerce, environment, Europe, geography, health, humanity, India, infrastructure, land use, logistics, North America, Passenger rail, planning, pollution, South America, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, traffic, transit, transportation, UK, urban planning, walking
Tagged Bangkok, Beijing, Buenaos aires, cars, cities, congestion, geography, Istanbul, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Moscow, New York City, newgeography, Paris, planning, Rio, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, spatial design, traffic, transportation, travel
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The road ate my neighborhood!
Absolutely spot-on example of the bass ackwards thinking from old school Traffic Engineers. Sadly, we have a serious overpopulation of them living and working here in Michigan. The video created by Strong Towns would be hilarious if it weren’t so … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Biking, Cars, cities, civics, infrastructure, planning, satire, sustainability, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, cars, cities, complete streets, engineering, infrastructure, planning, roads, satire, traffic, Traffic Engineers, transportation, urban planning, walking
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Why do so many cities look alike?
Just ask cartoonist Andy Singer. Or better yet, check out his cartoon below for the reason.
Posted in art, cities, civics, environment, Transportation
Tagged andy singer, cars, cartoons, cities, congestion, traffic
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More beneficial use of highway money
Late in 2013 a brand new interstate highway interchange opened along I-96 at Latson Road near Howell, Michigan. The cost of this single, basic “diamond-shaped” interchange was $32 million dollars. While many people in suburban Livingston County are probably thrilled with a … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, books, Cars, cities, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, geography, health, Health care, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, recreation, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, trails, transportation, urban planning
Tagged bicycles, Bikenomics, books, cars, cities, congestion, highways, Howell, land use, Latson Road, spatial design, sprawl, traffic, trails
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Automate them already!
Why is it we so often automatically defer all common sense to the automobile? Case in point, the crosswalk signal. Why is it that we as pedestrians, wheelchair riders, joggers, cyclists, and many others must seek, find, and then push … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Cars, cities, Communications, culture, downtown, fitness, government, health, infrastructure, land use, logistics, placemaking, planning, product design, signs, spatial design, sustainability, technology, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged bicycling, biking, cycling, infrastructure, signs, traffic, traffic signals, transportation, walking
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Addressing past street naming/numbering sins
When I resided in Hagerstown, Maryland many moons ago, Washington County’s Planning Department assigned new addresses to nearly every property in the county. This effort was completed successfully in part due to the cooperation all of the local jurisdictions. The purpose of this … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, bicycling, Cars, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, economic development, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, third places, tourism, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged cities, economic development, land use, streets, traffic, transportation, travel
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Why must we play crosswalk roulette?
I don’t know about other parts of the country, but here in Greater Lansing, crossing (or crosswalk) signals seem to be timed based on Olympic sprinters. Personally, I cannot even make it across while riding my bike before the dumb signal starts blinking (please note … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, cities, civics, climate change, culture, density, diversity, economics, education, energy, environment, fitness, health, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, trails, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged bicycling, biking, cars, civics, engineering, health, planning, roads, safety, traffic, transportation, walking
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What’s wrong with this picture?
For cyclists and pedestrians, a lot. The fact that the crosswalk is not aligned with the curb cuts makes crossing the intersection confusing at best and dangerous at worst. Local authorities have been alerted about this particular problem. It appears … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Cars, Cities, fitness, government, health, Transportation, Uncategorized, walking
Tagged cycling, safety, traffic, transportation, walking
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