America’s Shiny Obsession: What the Boom in Car Wash Spending Says About Us
The dramatic rise in the car wash industry tells a story of how the automobile has become a reflection of who we are and how we present ourselves to the world
Tag: traffic
Seeing Our Streets Again: Why Walk Audits Matter More Than We Think
Walk Audits, or purposeful strolls around a community, can be the easiest and most important tool that an individual or group can utilize to identify the strengths and challenges in their community.
How Removing a Highway Breathed New Life (and Less Traffic) into NYC
NYC’s West Side Highway project is an example for highway removal projects across the state
The Vanishing Neighbor: Is Your Commute Eroding Society?
How our commutes are eroding out sense of community
A Decade
Ten Years Of The Urban Phoenix
Why Cities Are The Way They Are
A comprehensive look at the elements that have shaped our cities over the last 100 years… in a single blog post.
Geofencing For Cars?
It’s time we take a good hard look at GPS-enabled speed control for cars.
We’ve Gotta Be Perfect
People die every day in car crashes with incredibly few calls for cars to be banned. But when mass transit suffers a deadly collusion, or a micro-mobility option incurs a death, citizens cry for changes, restrictions, and outright bans on their use
“Don’t Walk!” A Brief Exchange With An Engineer
A brief conversation with a former traffic engineer on a Lyft ride through the city
The Failure Of “Just Add Water” Urbanism
Mixed use developments in inhospitable environments shows is an example of just how one dimensional our concept of urban prosperity really is
When New Design Fails Us
On the outskirts of Rochester, a new traffic pattern poses a serious danger to pedestrians
Traffic Calming’s Problem: Vehicle Damage Outweighs Safety Concern
Traffic calming features often receive tremendous criticism because drivers are more worried about vehicle damage than safety
The Real Reason Cars Will Continue To Be King
Our need to express ourselves and our worth will ultimately inhibit us from moving beyond the automobile
What If We Could Only Drive 30?
Imagine waking up one day to a new law… a national 30mph speed limit. What would happen?
Rochester, America is Watching
Rochester’s Inner Loop East project is being carefully watched by, well… the whole country.