Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Atlanta

Traffic. It's what happens when there's not enough transit.

Study: Commutes are Longer When Cities Fail on Transit

By Aaron Short | May 6, 2019 | 12 Comments

Want to know why so few cities invest in transit? Because the vast majority of their residents — drivers — have much shorter commute times in their cars. A cautionary tale....

A rendering of a redesigned Peachtree Street that gives pedestrians free roam. Image: Atlanta City Studio

Atlanta May Convert Main Drag into a Dutch ‘Woonerf’

By Angie Schmitt | May 1, 2019 | 4 Comments

A "shared street" — a concept imported from Europe — does away with curbs and gives pedestrians the priority. Atlanta is considering the design for its famous Peachtree Street.

Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: Oakland vs. Atlanta

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 25, 2019 | 11 Comments

We’re on to our second round one match in this year’s Parking Madness competition — comparing different cities that have repaired their parking craters with useful infill development: more city! This competition highlights a really hopeful trend underway in cities; Parking craters all over the country are disappearing. In our first matchup, Minneapolis knocked off a […]

Atlanta's MARTA. Photo: Scott Ehardt via Wikimedia Commons

Transit Vote is a Big Moment in a Changing Atlanta

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 18, 2019 | No Comments

The vote is an opportunity to correct mistakes from the past and bring Atlanta's northern suburbs online with transit.

Vote for the Best Urban Street Redesign of 2018!

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 28, 2018 | 1 Comment

Memphis, Seattle, Washington D.C., Atlanta and Arlington County, Virginia are in the running. Vote for the best project here:

Experts: Feds Aren’t Fixing Pedestrian Safety Crisis

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 12, 2018 | 136 Comments

Federal officials are failing to protect pedestrians — and, in fact, err on the side of drivers and even blame walkers for a pedestrian death toll has increased 50 percent in just eight years, advocates say.

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