Browsing Tag
Pedestrians
29 posts
These 8 Cities Are Taking Bold Steps To Get Rid Of Cars
Cities around the world are starting to see that they’ll be cleaner, healthier, and just better overall if…
2019-04-02
Why Walkable Cities Are Good For The Economy, According To A City Planner
People spend more money when cities are less vehicle-oriented. You’ve probably seen the term “walkability” thrown around in…
2018-11-13
Does Racial Bias Show Up In The Crosswalk?
African Americans may have to wait in a crosswalk about 32 percent longer than white people before drivers…
2018-10-18
How Traffic Signals Favour Cars And Discourage Walking
Traffic signals give priority to motor vehicles over pedestrians. This inequality undermines many of the stated goals of…
2018-09-07
Mitigating Road Risks In Growing Cities
As cities grow, the pressure on roads and its many users grows with it. According to the UN,…
2018-08-21
Green Space, Benches, Sidewalks Needed To Create Age-Friendly Cities
For seniors, the benefits of walking are huge. Research shows that regular walking improves balance and coordination, builds…
2018-08-02
The Way Forward For Intersection Design?
A major issue for road safety is collisions at intersections between vehicles and vulnerable road users such as cyclists,…
2018-06-28
16 Ways to Design a Better Intersection—And Better Cities
IF YOU THINK the only purpose of intersections is to move cars past each other, you solve problems like…
2017-09-13
The Immense Impact of Street Design In Our Behavior
As dozens of cities try to emulate Sweden’s success, they’re learning what works and what doesn’t. Shirley Gonzales…
2017-07-21
Technology For Car Convenience At The Cost Of Pedestrian Casualties
One pedestrian is killed every two days on Australia’s roads, the majority in metropolitan areas. While advances in…
2016-10-03
Promote Walking For Health? How About For Whimsical Fun?
In Covington, Kentucky, local businesses and design teams collaborated on quirky installations that take up as much space…
2016-07-05
In The City That Never Sleeps, You May Soon Also Walk On Water
This bridge would restore a link between Brooklyn and Governors Island. New York hasn’t built a bridge in…
2016-05-18
The Intricate & Intimate Relationship Between Pedestrians & Wi-Fi
Wireless access points can track the daily walking routes of crowds, allowing urban planners to build for better…
2016-03-14
Changing The Signs For Changing Times
It still prefers triangles even though the world uses octagons. Japan is considering a revamp of its stop…
2016-02-15
Before-And-After Photo Of The World’s Best Street Designs
As a remarkable new photo archive of urban transformations shows, making city streets more user-friendly doesn’t have to…
2015-09-16
How Driverless Cars And Big Data Intersect in Simulated City
The fun thing about driverless cars is the cars, of course: how they recognise and stop for pedestrians,…
2015-08-20
The Most Walkable Cities In Texas
When it comes to walkable cities, Texas tends to get a failing grade. It’s well-deserved: compared with cities…
2015-07-27
Discovering The Simple Basics Of Pedestrian Behaviour
Our sidewalk interactions are “fundamentally anticipatory in nature,” according to scientists. Big city sidewalks can feel like an…
2015-06-22
‘Bikes vs. Cars’ Wages The Wrong War
Toronto politician Rob Ford is always good for a laugh, if only in recognition of how far…
2015-06-11
The Remarkable Power Of Sidewalks
What’s one of the simplest things a community can do to encourage walking? Build better sidewalks. In this…
2015-06-09
10 Most Walkable Cities In America
Cities that make life easier for pedestrians are, to many, better places to live. Studies have shown that…
2015-04-30
Expanding Walkability In African Cities
Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanising continent. Transit in cities will have to adapt to encourage walkability…
2015-04-23
Jeff Speck : The Walkable City
How do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck shows how we can free…
2015-04-21
Woonerf : Shared Streets Are Living Streets
The woonerf, or “shared street,” has made its way into U.S. cities. If you aren’t a traffic engineer…
2015-04-16
How Stockholm Became The Ultimate Walkable City
The quality of life in many neighbourhoods in the Swedish capital is directly influenced by a decision to…
2015-03-30
Streets Are For People, Not Cars
What makes cities vibrant and successful? Top of the list is urban spaces – including streets – that are…
2015-03-25
The Laws That Shape Washington, D.C.’s Sidewalks
Ever wonder why some cities have great sidewalks, while others don’t? In this short film from City Walk,…
2015-03-19
A Guide To Safer Streets and Simple Rules – Courtesy of New York City
In the past decade or so, New York has seen a considerable decline in traffic fatalities (30 percent…
2015-01-30
10 Techniques For Making Cities More Walkable
In Jeff Speck’s excellent new book, Walkable City, he suggests that there are ten keys to creating walkability.…
2015-01-29