Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Tactical Urbanism

The front yard is a key social space in many Latino neighborhoods. Photos: James Rojas.

What We Can Learn from ‘Latino Urbanism’

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 5, 2019 | 4 Comments

Planner James Rojas calls “Latino Urbanism,” an informal reordering of public and private space that reflects traditions from Spanish colonialism or even indigenous Central and South American culture

Cyclists are Using Red Cups to Protest Unsafe Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 26, 2019 | 7 Comments

How easy would it be to add some bollards to your neighborhood bike lane? A national demonstration aims to point that out.

Check Out What Seattle Did with a Dead-End Street

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 4, 2019 | 5 Comments

Basketball anyone? One of the highlights from Seattle's Pavement to Parks program.

Toronto resident Dave Meslin and his neighbors used chalk and leaves to show how a local intersection would be right-sized. Photo: Dave Meslin/Twitter

Toronto Neighbors Calm Street Using Only Leaves and Chalk

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 1, 2017 | 12 Comments

The "leafy neckdown" revealed 2,000 square feet of excess asphalt.

Temporary bike markings on Live Oak Street. Photo: Sam McNeill via Cite

Urban Designers Take a Do-It-Yourself Approach to Taming Houston’s Extra-Wide Streets

By Stephen Miller | Jun 1, 2017

Impatient at the slow rate of change on Houston's streets, advocates and urban designers took it upon themselves to tame some of their city's wide roads -- and are promising to come back for a second round soon.

Comic characters in Boston's bike lanes remind drivers (and the mayor) that more can be done to improve safety. Photo: Jonathan Fertig

After Boston’s Mayor Blames Crash Victims, Pop-Up Comics Push for Better Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | May 22, 2017 | 108 Comments

Boston's latest do-it-yourself bike lane intervention might seem a bit sketchy -- because it uses comics to prod City Hall for needed safety improvements.

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