Feature Story:
Streets are People Places
By Fred Kent
Streets can be places comfortably shared by transit, bicyclists, pedestrians, and cars - like this street in Brugge, Belgium.
The first step in winning back our communities is realizing that cars should not rule the roads.
I have a favorite saying about transportation: "If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places." It sounds obvious, but when I make this point to audiences around the country, it's a real eye-opener.
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Also in this Issue:
Going Places
21 great places that show how transportation can enliven a community.
The Future of Transportation is Now
Gary Toth and PPS are putting a new paradigm of street design and land use to work in New Jersey.
Big Things in Littleton
By Benjamin Fried
Placemaking boosts small towns as well as cities, as seen in PPS's ambitious New Hampshire work.
Transit to the Rescue
By Benjamin Fried
Got traffic congestion? See how PPS is helping California's San Mateo County relieve gridlock by boosting transit ridership and bringing street life back to car-dominated downtowns.
The Champion of Dayton
By Benjamin Fried
Dr. Minnie Fells Johnson uses the power of public transit to create public places that revitalize the community.
Way to Go!
By David Burwell
Three simple rules to make transportation a positive force in the public realm.
Finding a Place for Parking
By Ethan Kent
Parking spaces usually diminish public spaces -- but it doesn't have to be that way.
Paris: Lessons from Abroad
By Juliette Michaelson
Mayor Bertrand Delanoë's aggressive campaign to reclaim city streets for people is a political winner.
Town Square
By Jay Walljasper
We built this city on rock 'n' roll... and jazz, blues, country, rap, soul, classical, and every other kind of music.
