I’ve been following this trend for a while now. We are seeing a decline in driving in America that is unprecedented since the advent of the automobile. In the graph below, from Calculated Risk, you can see that we’re now…
My City Talk column today covers the proposed Christ Church Anglican parish house and sanctuary at the northeast corner of Drayton and 37th streets in Savannah. Many of you know the corner — much of that entire block has been…
I really don’t see how we get through this political dysfunction until a much larger percentage of voters understands that there simply isn’t money to address the very real transportation needs that we face.
In my City Talk column today, The importance of maximizing access to public spaces, I try to connect the dots of recent columns — and others dating back many years. Casual readers might see my newspaper work as a series…
From the AJC’s Atlanta streetcar project faces scrutiny: The project is already several months behind schedule and millions of dollars over the original budget. To avoid further delays, the three collaborators on the project — MARTA, the city of Atlanta…
The BeltLine is an ambitious rails-to-trails project that would link 45 Atlanta neighborhoods.
I missed this interview when it aired a couple of days ago, but I’m thrilled to link to it now. Tom Wilson did some great work as a planner with the Metropolitan Planning Commission and has been workign for the…
From the AJC’s Economy better, but we still drive less by Ariel Hart: A national report released last week adds to a growing body of evidence of something nearly inconceivable to car-bound Atlantans. Not only has driving failed to increase…
When talking about HSR, we’re usually focusing on moving people, not cargo. While there are express deliveries that might take advantage of HSR, most cargo can move on the slower lines just fine. HSR is largely about connecting people, ideas, and human capital, while minimizing time wasted on highway travel.
I drive through the intersection of Abercorn and White Bluff all the time, and it’s not the city’s worst by any stretch — as long as you’re in a car. I pretty much never see cyclists or pedestrians at that intersection, and for good reason.
The data quite clearly shows that today’s young adults are far more likely to want urban living than their predecessors, are far more likely to trade residential square footage for traits like walkability, and generally are challenging many of the older generations’ notions of how and where middle class Americans should live.
I’ve been planning a big post about residential density for several weeks, but I keep putting it off. So this is just going to be a short post on that subject. Subject A: Adam Van Brimmer’s Drayton Tower revival: Refurbished…
This rather dramatic decline/stagnation seems likely to have some significant public policy implications in coming years regarding road construction, gas tax revenues, and the need for transit and support for other alternative forms of transportation.
Really great post by Allison Arieff, a design and architecture writer at the NYT: Reading the City – NYTimes.com
