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Liberty Lands |
Two-acre park reclaimed from vacant urban land, featuring a community garden, local artwork, a children's playground, and other amenities.…
Article: Urban Land Magazine on Placemaking
Project for Public Spaces Writes Feature Article in Urban Land Magazine on Placemaking.…
Article: Bike Lanes: The New Job Creators?
Long Beach shows how bicycling and walking investments can add value to a community and improve quality of life.…
Article: Safer, More Livable Streets through Bike Lanes
Floating parking and bike lanes are low-cost interventions that can change the way a street is experienced, slow traffic and make sidewalks more livable.…
Article: Press Clips: Forget the Fragile Lands: It's Time to Hit the City!
When it comes to ecotourism, forget the fragile lands--it's time to hit the city!…
Article: City Experiments by Adding Color to Bus Lanes
With support from the Federal Highway Administration, New York City will be the first locality in the United States to. test painted bus lanes. , the city’s Department…
Article: Places for People
Why do some parks flourish while others fail? M. Christine DeVita, President of the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds, shows why community involvement is key. From Trust for Public Land's "Land and People" magazine.…
Article: Integrating Land Use and Transportation Planning through Placemaking
Transportation—the process of going to a place—can be wonderful if we rethink the idea of transportation itself.…
Article: Pittsburgh’s Ready to Roll: A Bike Tour Preview for Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Pro Place
From sharrows to bike lanes, curb cuts to pedestrian plazas, cities of all shapes and sizes are becoming much friendlier places for people to get around without…
Article: A Glossary of Road Diet Strategies
Bike Lanes. Bike lanes encourage biking, and can improve safety.…
Article: Realizing a Community’s Vision for East Boulevard
Phase 1: 4 Lanes → 3 Lanes with bike and pedestrian improvements. Phase 2: 5 Lanes → 3 Lanes with bike and pedestrian improvements.…
Article: Boulevards
lanes on either side by tree-lined medians.…
Article: A Guide to Transit-Friendly Streets
How to achieve harmony among motorists, public transit users, bicycles and pedestrians.…
Article: Broadway Boulevard: Transforming Manhattan’s Most Famous Street
Varied Configuration, Including Conversion of Some Travel Lanes to Pedestrian Plazas.…
Article: Stone Way: 1 of 34 Rightsizing Projects Making Seattle Safer and More Livable
Seattle, WA. 4 Lanes → 3 Lanes + bike lanes. Photo Credit: Seattle DOT. Since 1972, Seattle has installed 34 rightsizing road projects.…
Article: Federal Highway Administration Sets the Record Straight on Road Narrowing, Separated Bike Lanes
Thanks to an important report recently released by FHWA, rather than being turned away or silenced, Placemaking and active transportation advocates will now be armed with the facts when approaching their local DOTs with ideas for safer street designs.…
Article: LargeUrbanParks
LIBERTY STATE PARK. Jersey City, New Jersey (1997-1998).…
Article: Essential Places: Warren Logan on Open Streets Beyond Brunch and Bike Lanes
Early registration for the 5th International Placemaking Week ends on March 30! Search. Subscribe. Close Search. Cancel. The Placemaking Round-Up. A biweekly ne…
Article: How to Restore Walking as a Way of Life
In light of these findings, it’s scary to realize that traffic on many if not most American roads travels closer to 40 mph than 20 mph. Here’s a few of practical steps to slow speeds, deter distracted driving and help make walking a safer, comfortable and enjoyable experience for everyone. This is where Vision Zero hits the road.…
Article: A New Model Streets Manual to Rewrite Los Angeles' "DNA"
L.A. County has begun to rewrite the “DNA” of its streets with a new Model Streets Manual to support improved safety, livability and active transportation options.…
Article: Gateway Parks and Trails Fact Sheet
Emerging from the St. Louis 2004 Parks and Open Space Task Force, Gateway Parks and Trails 2004 was incorporated in January, 1999. Its purpose is to oversee the Clean Water, Safe Parks and Community Trails Initiative, a proposal to create a metropolitan recreation district…
Article: Improving Safety for All Users: Rightsizing Nebraska Avenue in Tampa, Florida
→. 3 Lane Conversio. n + Bike Lanes. Photo Credit: Florida DOT.…
Article: Bridgeport Way Overhaul Created a Safer and More Walkable Main Street
University Place, WA. 5 Lanes. →. 4 Lanes + Bike Lanes + Sidewalks. Photo Credit: City of University Place.…
Article: Park_waterfronts
LIBERTY STATE PARK. Jersey City, New Jersey (1997-1998).…
Article: Road Diet Case Study: Trailing Along the Triple Bottom Line
The installation of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail in Indianapolis, IN, truly acknowledges the potential of the trail as an interactive system to provide solutions with people, profit, and planet in mind.…
Article: Traffic Calming 101
An overview of the tools and techniques used to reduce traffic congestion, slow down vehicle speeds, and make streets safer for all users.…
Article: Excerpt: Become a Guerilla Gardener
Vacant lots and other neglected spots around your neighborhood are natural for community gardens…
Article: Octavia Boulevard: Creating a Vibrant Neighborhood from a Former Freeway
The city accomplished this by including generous landscaping, side lanes for local traffic and parking, and special considerations for aesthetic details.…
Article: Going Multi-Modal in the "Texas of the North"
The first discussion began with photos of several streets, some with designated bike and bus lanes and some with none.…
Article: Why Is America Falling Farther Behind Other Nations on Street Safety?
Vox, the much-anticipated Ezra Klein/Matt Yglesias/Melissa Bell reporting venture, launched earlier this week to wide fanfare, and one of the first articles explained that “traffic deaths are way, way down” in the United States. It was exciting to see Vox show an interest in street safety, but writer Susannah Locke missed the mark with her take on the issue.…
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