#streetfilms

[better-practices]

London’s Low Traffic Neighborhoods (LTN’s) Ultimate Resource Page

London’s Low Traffic Neighborhoods (LTN’s) Ultimate Resource Page — Streetfilms

If you need some enlightenment about Low Traffic Neighborhoods…well you came to the right place! Films! Maps! Photos! Presentations! It’s on

[the-city-in-mind]

The Times ran a feature on the pedestrian crush in New York City today, and as good as the photos are, they don’t do the situation justice.

Streets once had MUCH wider sidewalks! Here’s what we can do to give more space back to pedestrians.

[pleasanttumb]

[lacmtalibrary]

Los Angeles: The Great American Transit Experiment

[citymaus]

clusterfuck on varick street, manhattan: the case for congestion pricing. 

“if you’re looking for the place that shows the failure of new york city to have any sort of traffic management policy, this is the spot.” 

via treehugger, 16.07.18. 

[citymaus]

hoboken, new jersey prioritizes intersection visibility over car parking.

“you should be able to carry on a casual conversation with a friend—not having to fear that your right of way will be violated.”

“daylighting” parking spots at intersections so all users of the road can see each other.

[citymaus]

the williamsburg bridge now has world-class bike access from brooklyn. 

[citymaus]

Seattle: America’s Next Top Transit City. by streetflms. [6mins]

“Seattle, one of the fastest growing cities in America, is making bold investments to ensure the majority of its residents live within walking distance of frequent transit. The city’s efforts are paying off – both bus and rail ridership have seen huge gains in recent years, and 70% of trips to downtown Seattle are now made by people outside of private vehicles. And as a measure of confidence, Seattle voters approved the $900 million Move Seattle transportation levy in 2015 and followed up by supporting the regional Sound Transit 3, a $50 billion rail expansion in 2016.”

read more: citylab, 05.01.17.

check out that bus-queue-jump lane they made from repurposing a center-turn lane!