What We’re Reading: Lipstick on a Pig

A symbiotic relationship: A look at how food trucks and taprooms go hand-in-hand. Lipstick on a pig: The Washington State Department of Transportation have released...

What We’re Reading: In Case You Missed It

Banning auto-oriented businesses to spur walkability: Columbia Heights, Minnesota is trying it. Frequency Stacks Up: Comparing Houston's new transit network to other cities. Swept Away: The city...

What We’re Reading: Inequitable Access, Signless, And Revised Design Guidelines

Spruce it up: In Portland, local artists have memorialized David Bowie and Prince on bike lanes. Pretty square: The most rectangular shaped countries in the...

What We’re Reading: Rebranding SEPTA, Gentrification, and Liberating the City

Rebranding SEPTA: Philadelphia's transit agency has developed a new package of signage, maps, and wayfinding. Overselling, under delivering: WSDOT is trying to vastly oversell a...

What We’re Reading: Broadway Plan, Advisory Lanes, and 25,000

Broadway Plan: Vancouver's Broadway Plan has been approved. Diversion: States are diverting road safety money away from safety programs. Chi tree canopy: Boosters in Chicago want...

What We’re Reading: Voyage Delayed, JUMP Folds, and Not Rock Bottom

Uber losses: Even the gig economy is shedding jobs amidst the pandemic ($). Voyage delayed: Outlays for a new cruise ship terminal by the Port...

What We’re Reading: Fast Electric Ferries, Risk To Pedestrians, and Prideful Bus Stop

Fast electric ferries: Stockholm is getting the world's fastest electric passenger ferries. Montlake Playfield revamp: Under a unique agreement, Seattle Prep is replacing the turf...
Architectural ambiance from above at Chophouse Row. (Credit: The Urbanist)

What We’re Reading: No Parking Minimums, Tree Train, and Maglev

No parking minimums: St. Paul has eliminated car parking minimums. Should other cities follow suit? Tragic fire: A tragic Tukwila apartment fire killed three residents...