Issue / Roadway Design
Webinar: The Key to Building Great Communities: Listening for Understanding
Dec 14, 2022 | Jonathan HammondWhen Lynn Peterson began working as a transportation engineer, she was taught to evaluate roadway projects based only on metrics...
Comparing the Two Community Reconnection/Access Programs
Aug 19, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe just-enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) creates a new $3.2 billion program called the "Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant...
DOT Rolls Out $1 Billion/Year Safe Streets Grant Program
May 20, 2022 | Jeff DavisOn May 16, the U.S. Department of Transportation solicited applications for $1 billion in grants for a new program providing direct aid...
Guest Op-Ed: A Hotter Solution for Freeway Congestion
Mar 18, 2022 | Patrick DeCorla-SouzaAfter the pandemic, freeway congestion will continue to intensify around large, growing metropolitan areas, even though teleworking...
Guest Op-Ed: Repurposed Streets + Small Vehicles = Big Wins for Climate, Safety, and Justice
Mar 04, 2022 | Kevin J. KrizekThree-quarters of the U.S. population resides in cities and suburbs which share a common denominator: proximity to destinations. As a...
Guest Op-Ed: Protecting Pedestrians, Our Most Vulnerable Road Users
Feb 11, 2022 | David Schwebel, Ph.DOur roads are filled with all kinds of users. We see trucks and cars, of course. We also see motorcycles, bicycles, and increasing...
USDOT Releases New National Road Safety Strategy
Jan 28, 2022 | Jeff DavisYesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a new "National Roadway Safety Strategy" document that expresses a new "Safe...
Bike infrastructure will help prevent crashes and fatalities, advocates and researchers say
Nov 30, 2021 | Romic Aevaz“Many U.S. cities are very heavily designed around the car,” said Romic Aevaz, a policy analyst at the Eno Center for...
GAO’s 10 Options for Climate-Resilient Roads
Sep 24, 2021 | Jeff DavisA new report out this week from the U.S. Government Accountability Office examines ways that the Federal Highway Administration could...
Op-Ed: Why Automated Driving Faces a Monster Uphill Battle
Sep 17, 2021 | Paul LewisMy three-year-old daughter takes her friend’s power wheels car for a first-time spin. I briefly show her how to turn the steering...
Webinar: COVID-19 Mobility Adaptations: Building a Knowledge Base for New Practices
Jul 08, 2021 | Madeline GormanWith the COVID-19 pandemic came a rapid increase in demand for safe, physically distant space for walking and cycling. Thousands of...
Webinar: Form and Function: The Role and Future of Complete Streets Post-COVID
Mar 25, 2021 | Madeline Gorman"Complete streets" is a design approach intended to accommodate a variety of modes of transportation and has been shown to reduce motor...