Recent Streetsblog USA posts about road diet

Twitter account @betterstreetsai visualizes what the Brooklyn Queens Expressway could look like if it were covered over removed and replaced with a lush park.

This Artificial Intelligence Bot is Designing Better Streets Than Some Engineers

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments

A New York artist is breaking through Americans' willful inability to imagine how their communities could be designed around people instead of automobiles.

MUSK SEE: Three Reasons Why Congestion Decreases When Cities ‘Delete’ Road Lanes

By Kea Wilson | May 13, 2022 | No Comments

Elon Musk's insane comments about induced demand once again force advocates to debunk common congestion myths that powerful, but often ill-informed, people continue to promulgate.

THE BRAKE: Why Road Diets Fail — And How to Help Them Win

By Kea Wilson | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments

This week's episode of The Brake tackles the tough questions of why redesigning killer roads is so controversial.

A cyclist rides in an unprotected door-zone bike lane on Washington Avenue. Photo: Google

When Road Diets Get Rolled Back, Part II: Pushback in Philadelphia

By Kea Wilson | Feb 24, 2022 | No Comments

When should transportation leaders stop and listen to community members who resist road safety projects — and when should they carry on with plans to calm dangerous streets?

About half the width of San Antonio's Broadway Avenue. Via Google Maps.

When Road Diets Get Rolled Back, Part I: The Texas Road Diet Massacre

By Kea Wilson | Feb 23, 2022 | No Comments

How can a city calm its most dangerous roads when those roads are owned by the state? San Antonio grapples with that question, thanks to Gov. Abbott.

Image: Chuck Kennedy via PFA/Creative Commons

Buttigieg Says US DOT Should Support Asphalt 'Right-Sizing'

By Kea Wilson | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

The 19th Secretary of Transportation may be the first in recent memory to publicly recognize that the need to remove excess asphalt from cities to meet our climate, safety and mobility justice goals.

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