streets

Webinar: NACTO Transit Street Design Guide

In this webinar featuring the NACTO Transit Street Design Guide, Matthew Roe (NACTO) and Bill Bryant (Seattle DOT) show how transit design can help streets of every size support strong neighborhoods and downtowns. Moderated by Dr. John Renne from Florida Atlantic University.

Global Streets Webinar: India and San Francisco

Session 2 of the Global Street Design Guide webinar features a presentation from the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) and case studies from Raahgiri Day in India and Pavement to Parks in San Francisco.

Global Streets Webinar: Buenos Aires and Copenhagen

Session 1 of the Global Street Design Guide webinar features a presentation from the Global Designing Cities Initiative and case studies from Copenhagen, Denmark and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Watch This: Global Street Design Webinar

By Matt Solomon / On December 14th, 2016

Island Press teamed up with the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) to present two webinars on December 12 spotlighting the Global Street Design Guide. Each session offered an overview of the Guide plus two case studies highlighting best practices in street and public space design.

Webinar: Global Street Design Guide

By Matt Solomon / On December 1st, 2016

December 12, 2016; 10:00 AM EST & 9:00 PM EST (2 sessions) Each year, 1.2 million people die from traffic fatalities, highlighting the need to design streets that offer safe and sustainable mobility choices for all people. Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Global Street Design Guide (GSDG) offers the first-ever worldwide standards for designing city streets and prioritizing safety, pedestrians, transit, and sustainable transportation.

#ForewordFriday: The Global Street Design Guide Edition

By David Hall / On October 21st, 2016

"What is a street?" is the first question posed in Global Street Design Guide from the National Association of City Transportation Officials and the Global Designing Cities Initiative. A seemingly simple question, but perhaps not to a street des

#ForewordFriday: Friendly Streets Edition

By Jason Leppig / On May 8th, 2015

After you enter our bike-to-work contest, sit down with this week's foreword Friday selection from Barbara McCann's Completing Our Streets. The excerpt below gives a glimpse of what inspired Barbara McCann to begin the crusade for more inclusive streets.

This Friday, we're giving you a peek at Completing Our Streets: The Transition to Safe and Inclusive Transportation Networks by Barbara McCann. McCann is one of the founders of the Complete Streets movement, which looks to make streets friendly to everyone no matter their mode of transportation. It's this month's $3.99 special e-book, so if this teaser piques your interest, act fast!