Tactical Urbanism
Basics
Understanding the Car-Dominated Past Can Lead to a Better Future
And success will mean nothing less than a better life for all groups and communities.
February 22, 2024
How Activists Are Making Streets Safer When Their Governments Won’t — And How You Can, Too
When their cities won't build a bike lane or stripe a crosswalk, activists are stepping in and doing it themselves — and they say anyone can take part.
October 30, 2023
To Make Cities More Sustainable, Should We All Put On Mascot Costumes?
A Maryland activist is poking fun at people who oppose sustainable transportation projects with the help of a human-sized insect costume — but he's far from the first mascot to cheer on the movement for people-oriented places.
February 9, 2023
Happy New Year: Here are 8 Resolutions for Sustainable Transportation Advocates
As we open on 2023, here are ten ideas for sustainable-transportation-centered resolutions that we think can make a meaningful difference in U.S. communities — and some are inspired by you.
January 1, 2023
ANALYSIS: These Advocates Want You to Deflate Your Neighbor’s SUV Tires
A secretive network of activists are deflating SUV tires in urban neighborhoods around the world to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and in the process, they're prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.
June 28, 2022
STUDY: Asphalt Art Decreases Vulnerable Road User Crashes By 50 Percent
Turns out, paint can be protection, at least when it's done right. Installing asphalt art on roads and intersection can cut crashes between motorists and other road users by a staggering 50 percent, a new study finds.
April 22, 2022
How to Paint Your Own Crosswalk In Your Neighborhood (Hypothetically)
A secretive group is painting crosswalks in Los Angeles where they say the city has failed to provide basic infrastructure to protect walkers — so it's worth noting the wealth of resources available to would-be tactical urbanists.
April 6, 2022
Survey: 80 Percent of Motorists Say They’ll Drive Less As Gas Prices Soar
As gas prices soar, we're offering full team coverage. First, Kea Wilson looks at how American motorists say they'll drive less while transportation expert Charles Komanoff disagrees (see his article below).
March 11, 2022
‘Sneckdown’ At Somerville’s Most Dangerous Intersection Could Become Permanent
The intersection of the Fellsway with Mystic Avenue – a site of such frequent crashes that neighbors have started referring to the roadways in the area as the “corridor of death” – received some traffic-calming from the heavens this winter. Now, MassDOT officials say that they’d like to make the lane reduction permanent as part of a long-planned safety project for the area that’s still in the design phase.
March 7, 2022
Study: COVID-Era Pop-Up Bike Lanes Increase Cycling Trips Up to 48%
European cities that installed pop-up bike lanes during the early days of the pandemic increased the number of daily cycling trips by as much as 48 percent.
January 27, 2022
