Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Urban Design

Colorado Program Fixes Broken Streetlights Instead of Arresting People for Broken Windows

By Kea Wilson | Apr 6, 2023 | No Comments

A new Colorado program is seeking to curb crime by investing in safer, more accessible streets — and not just the crimes committed by drivers.

Photo: Transport for the Capital Area, Reykjavik

What A Multimodal Urban Design Contest in Iceland Can Teach the U.S.

By Kea Wilson | Feb 13, 2023 | No Comments

An open competition to design a new urban quarter in Iceland will prioritize sustainable transportation in a region that's proactively transitioning out of car dependency — and it could serve as a model for how to fill similar holes in growing U.S. communities.

East Fourth Street in Cleveland. Photo: Erik Drost

America’s Most Equitably Walkable City is … Cleveland?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 7, 2023 | No Comments

In most U.S. metros, renters and buyers alike pay a steep premium to live in walkable neighborhoods, a new report finds — except for a small handful of U.S. cities where they actually cost less than car-dominated ones.

Are You Lonely? It’s Not You, It’s the Way We’ve Built our Nation

By Jennifer Kent, Emily J. Rugel and Marlee Bower, Emily J. Rugel and Marlee Bower | Jan 27, 2023 | No Comments

Living in environments with good access to destinations and transport options also protects against loneliness. In particular, it benefits individuals who are able to use active transport (walking and cycling) and high-quality public transport.

Talking Headways Podcast: How Walkable Cities Foster Public Health

By Jeff Wood | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Why having shopping destinations and an interconnected street network keep people active and alive.

Talking Headways Podcast: The Energy of Ancient Cities

By Jeff Wood | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

What can ancient cities tell us about contemporary urbanism? An anthropologist explores some themes.

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