#ForewordFriday: The Heart of the City
By Jada Mosley / On May 10th, 2019
Why are some downtowns in trouble while others are thriving? And what does it take to ensure a healthy future for the heart of America’s cities?
#ForewordFriday: Three Revolutions Edition
By Daniel Sperling / On March 9th, 2018
In Three Revolutions, transportation expert Dan Sperling and his collaborators share research-based insights on potential public benefits and impacts of the three transportation revolutions of vehicle automation, shared mobility, and vehicle electrification.
#ForewordFriday: Urban Transformations Edition
By Katharine Sucher / On December 8th, 2017
Cities across the globe have been designed with a primary goal of moving people around quickly—and the costs are becoming ever more apparent. The consequences are measured in smoggy air basins, sprawling suburbs, a failure to stem traffic congestion, and 1.25 million traffic fatalities each year. It is clear that change is needed. Instead of planning primarily for mobility, our cities should recalibrate planning and design to focus on the safety, health, and access of people in them.
#ForewordFriday: Transit Street Design Edition
By Katharine Sucher / On April 15th, 2016
As cities strive to become more sustainable, livable, and healthy, they are increasingly becoming multi-modal. In 2014, Americans took 10.8 billion trips on public transit, the highest since the dawn of the highway era. But most of these trips are on streets that were designed to move private cars, with transit as an afterthought. The NACTO Transit Street Design Guide, a four-color book, places transit where it belongs, at the heart of street design.
#ForewordFriday: Ecodesign Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On June 26th, 2015
#ForewordFriday: Tactically Speaking Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On March 20th, 2015
