Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Livable Streets

Times Square is the best example of turning car space into public space. You can still see the segments of Broadway, now filled with people, in this shot looking downtown from the north side of the Crossroads of the World.

TACTICAL URBANISM: Let’s Make More Plazas

By Eve Kessler | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

Want to turn underused street space into people space? A cool video shows you the ropes.

A Blueprint for a Safer NYC?

By Dave Colon | Dec 8, 2020 | No Comments

Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.

A design firm proposed new guiding principles for planners and engineers: ethics, equity, and empathy. Image: Toole Design

Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’

By Aaron Short | Sep 20, 2019 | 2 Comments

A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.

Driverless cars may not be the solution to road deaths. Image: IPAM, UCLA

City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars

By Aaron Short | Sep 10, 2019 | 1 Comment

Using autonomous vehicles as a chance to shape streets for people.

A Revel scooter in New York. Photo: Revel

Shared Motor-Scooters Coming to D.C.

By Aaron Short | Aug 6, 2019 | 4 Comments

The District Department of Transportation is launching a four-month pilot program to invite shared motor-scooters to zip through the city, officials announced last week.

Vancouver is seeking to make its lauded bike network even friendlier to children and seniors

Vancouver Builds a Better Bike Lane

By Aaron Short | Jun 10, 2019 | 8 Comments

The Pacific Rim city is trying to be an Amsterdam of the Americas. Here's how it's leading.

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