What We’re Reading: Pedestrianizing Oxford Street, Uber’s Anti-Urban Plot, and New Mobility Playbook

Homeless youth center: Seattle Central College's South Annex is planned to be a homeless youth center. Advancing inclusion: Inclusionary zoning appears to be providing positive...

What We’re Reading: Urban Geometry

Urban Geometry: Human Transit's Jarrett Walker argued that the transportation vision billionaire Elon Musk laid out failed to account for the basic geometry of...

What We’re Reading: Shiny Objects and Micro Palaces

Just the facts: Streetsblog discusses HOT lanes and if they really work for transit, it appears they can be a blessing and curse, but...

What We’re Reading: Urban Dichotomy, $78 Billion, And Landmark Rejuvination

Urban growth dichotomy: Dan Ryan asks an important growth management question: should smaller cities be allowed to grow faster? Fast ferry feedback: Kitsap Transit wants...

What We’re Reading: Saving the World

Saving the world: An international climate change agreement has been struck in Paris to limit temperature rise to 2 degrees celsius by 2100. Change the...

What We’re Reading: All You Need Is Two Wheels

  Bike Washington: This has been a busy week for cycling in Washington. We were named the most bike-friendly state in the union, AGAIN. So pat...

What We’re Reading: Vote For Sustainable Seattle Parks

Seattle transportation: The Seattle Subway makes their closing arguments on what Sound Transit should prioritize for the update to the Long-Range Plan. Zach argues...
A graphic showing the planned elements of the Melrose Promenade

What We’re Reading: Pandemic-Era Places, Slower Streets, and London ULEZ

Pandemic-era places: Atlanta is removing a pandemic-era experiment of a people-oriented Peachtree Street. Meanwhile, Portland is making a pedestrian street plaza permanent. Obsolete sewers: Grist...