City Planning, Transportation Policy, Sustainable Living
As a new condo owner in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, I spend a lot of time walking and biking the streets between going to karaoke bars and sipping $10 lattes. And just like Wynwood, the infrastructure hasn’t kept up with private investment. The sidewalks are too […]
Having spent a lot of time in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, I’ve noticed its infrastructure hasn’t kept up with private sector investment. New restaurants with famous chefs line the streets, but walking between shops is often unpleasant and frequently dangerous. A friend recently mentioned that she […]
I recently took Brightline to West Palm Beach and spent the afternoon cycling around the city. The new woonerfs at Clematis Street and City Place, designed by Dover Kohl, were filled with people and outdoor vendors. Automobile traffic speeds were comfortable and cars almost always […]
This Reddit thread on rising rents and housing prices has some eye opening insights into the current state of America’s economy. Even middle class workers with decent wages are having trouble finding affordable housing. According to the recent Apartment Guide Rent Report, rents for 1 […]
I’ve helped design quite a few bike routes during my career. Some were as simple as a few traffic calming devices. Others involved fully protected bike lanes. They all had these things in common: They were all part of a slow, incremental buildout and part […]
In the summer of 2010 the water pump on my Prius died. After towing my car to my mechanic and waiting an hour in dread knowing the bill was going to be painful, he finally entered the room. “Yea buddy, it’s going to be at […]
Cities across the world are making a serious, coordinated effort to build new public spaces for cyclists and pedestrians in response to Coronavirus and related social distancing measures. Milan will add bike lanes and new pedestrian spaces to 22 miles of streets over the next […]
I rented a car recently and took a road trip from Miami to Tampa and then Orlando. Driving is fun in limited amounts, with no traffic and open roads, but I wouldn’t want to make a daily habit of it. I was very impressed with […]
By Ian Sacs Technology is hijacking the mobility industry. In these “go fast and break things” times, it’s all MVP and no VMT. Mayors want an automated shuttle to claim theirs is a smart city. Private companies are rushing in with poorly conceived mobility solutions. Every consultant wants to […]
One of the first projects I was involved in as a transportation planner was an access management design for Reisterstown Road in Baltimore. It wasn’t a glamorous Complete Streets project with dedicated bus lanes or protected bike lanes. It was mostly the consolidation of driveways […]