If we want more people to bike, we have to build better bike infrastructure, and the good news is that this is starting to happen here in the US, believe it or not. But we need to make this happen faster.
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Bike lanes are not good enough
Friday, March 29th, 2019A Brief History of U.S. City Planning
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
500+ years of history in 15 minutes. I’m sure I didn’t miss anything! How American cities went from polluted cesspools to the high-tech urban centers of today.
View this complete post...How do cities grow?
Thursday, December 13th, 2018
How do cities grow? On the surface, this question has a pretty simple answer. Cities grow out. They start out small, and as more people move in, they get bigger. Sure, cities grow up, too, but here in the United States cities really grow out. But there’s more to it than that. Cities grow out faster now than they did 150 years ago. And they don’t always grow evenly out from the center. Why?
View this complete post...Why Is the Air Above Grand Central Station Worth Millions?
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
This video is about Grand Central Station here in New York City. But not really the station itself, but the air above it. You can’t put a price on the station, a priceless architectural treasure, but you can put a price on the air up there. In fact, that air is worth $250 million dollars. This video is all about the idea of transferrable development rights and how you can pull $250 million dollars out of thin air.
View this complete post...City Beautiful: Are urban gondolas a viable form of public transportation?
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018
YouTube channel “City Beautiful” travels to Medellin to document a functioning transit system based on urban gondolas. Several proposals could bring similar transit options to the United States, where cities like New York and Portland have already adopted small scale urban gondola use.
View this complete post...Why Are Historic Train Stations Making a Comeback?
Thursday, November 16th, 2017
In Denver and cities across the United States, historic train stations are getting a new lease on life. Many are anchoring downtown redevelopment projects as well.
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