#SafeStreets activist Kevin Cox is organizing a small GoFundMe to cover legal expenses over the chalk crosswalk here in Charlottesville. https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-kevin-cox-for-safer-streets #WarOnCars #GoFundMe #cville #walkable

“We have a chance to reshape how people move through the city”: Atlanta has big plans for pedestrian and #cycling trails … from a bit more than 100 miles today to 535 in the next 25 years. City officials don’t want trails just for recreation; they want them to be alternatives to driving. And they have an example: the incredibly popular Beltline trail. https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/07/atlanta-leaders-eye-trails-as-part-of-solution-to-citys-traffic-woes/ #walkable

https://www.29news.com/2025/07/08/charlottesville-community-members-voice-concern-frustration-over-voided-zoning-ordinance/ “Although Judge Worell’s decision is a setback, we are not deterred in our goal to make Charlottesville a place where all kinds of people from all kinds of backgrounds can call home” #cville #zoning #shortage #desegregation #diversity #housing #walkable

https://reason.com/2025/07/08/nimby-lawsuit-accidentally-abolishes-citys-entire-zoning-code/ “the city has the best possible set of rules for creating walkable, affordable neighborhoods” #cville #zoning #housing #walkable

"What’s doable, but requires some up-front energy by the expert planners and engineers, is to make safe and healthy choices as simple and intuitive by creating a system that nudges you in the right direction"

#policy #urbanplanning #walkable

https://www.fastcompany.com/91360743/public-policy-simplicity?partner=rss&utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

Do you know what a sneckdown is? How about a runnel? Ever heard of a chicane? And can you really describe the purpose of a bulbout and how it’s created? No? Then pull up a chair and let’s go over the language of #transit, pedestrian safety and complete streets. https://www.pghcitypaper.com/news/from-bulbouts-to-sharrows-here-are-the-terms-you-should-know-as-a-transit-advocate-in-pittsburgh-28230548 #walkable

https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/new-visuals-of-ps35m-george-street-revamp-in-edinburgh-revealed-as-council-bold-on-cost-5181078 “George Street is a car park. Parking will be removed. There will be restrictions on vehicle movement. The details are being worked through, but it will predominantly be pedestrian.” #Edinburgh #GeorgeStreet #preservation #walkable #WarOnCars #SafeStreets

Where grand juries operate, their main role is to rule on indictments, though some conduct criminal investigations (a federal grand jury indicted a number of White House officials during Watergate). On occasion, they look at big local problems. A grand jury recently investigated pedestrian deaths in S.F. … and issued a scathing 43-page report on the city’s failures. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/vision-zero-failure-jury-20381664.php #walkable

Urbanism Illustrated: You can’t take pictures of every problem in cities and expect the photographs to be persuasive. But for a surprising number of problems, photos can help make your case, especially if accompanied by captions or text. A good example: the need for bollards near St Louis’ Washington University. https://nextstl.com/2025/06/update-bollards-at-skinker-and-forest-park-parkway-needed/ #walkable

https://www.sightline.org/2025/05/28/how-to-talk-about-parking-reform-and-win/ “Parking policy shapes our lives. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it.” #ParkingReform #housing #walkable #BikeTooter #transit #zoning #design #WarOnCars

Learning from #Brno, CZ

exchanging thoughts on #jangehl #publicspace #publiclife in #walkable cities at café parq with a colleague - while see it all happen on moravské námēstí.

the park from 2023 at was redesigned by #consequenceformaarchitects with landscape architect #karinstandler

I think this means the #walkable score of my neighborhood is pretty good.

Book of the Week: “Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America” looks at the rise in pedestrian deaths in recent decades and finds not just personal tragedy but injustice. The author looks at ways cities and states could end this plague. https://www.atlantaurbanist.com/book/right-of-way/ #walkable #publicsafety

Let’s just call them urban villages: What is a #walkable neighborhood, and how is it different from a 15-minute city? And whatever you call these things, how do you get them? You start by understanding the terms, analyzing what’s present and missing, then planning and redesigning to get the missing parts, a transportation think tank says. https://vtpi.org/uvp.pdf

“A re-development would translate to 300 more UVa. students walking to classes, reducing vehicular traffic and relieving student housing pressures on other neighboring communities, such as 10th and Page” #cville #uva #housing #preservation #walkable https://infocville.com/2025/06/08/owner-of-1301-wertland-files-demolition-appeal-to-council/

The 16th St Mall is a pedestrian space and busway that ought to be Denver’s Times Sq … but isn’t. So what to do with this vital, troubled public space? Downtown interests are trying events, signage and a name change. Here’s a vision: Make 16th St worth walking, with things to see and do along the way and a safe, comfortable walk between. https://denverite.com/2025/05/20/16th-street-mall-new-name-denver/ #walkable #downtowns

For 25 years, a program run by the regional council of gov’ts has helped cities in the Atlanta area build #walkable places. How? By offering a small amount of money and planning expertise to local gov’ts wanting livelier downtowns and neighborhoods and better access to transit. Shouldn’t your region have a Livable Centers Initiative? https://saportareport.com/arc-awards-2025-livable-centers-initiative-grants-announces-community-development-assistance-program-recipients/columnists/gracedonnelly/

If you bought an EV, you’d pay a premium for the car but save a lot in maintenance and fuel costs. How much? Fuel alone should save you $100 a month in CA, a personal finance writer says. Now, how about calculating the savings you'd enjoy if you lived in a place where you could walk, bike or take #transit nearly everywhere? Safe bet: a lot more than $100 a month. https://www.sfchronicle.com/personal-finance/article/electric-car-cost-california-20305605.php #walkable

20 years ago Atlanta started work on what seemed like an impossible project: a 22-mile circle of pedestrian and #cycling trails around downtown called the Beltline. As the Beltline nears final construction, it has become so popular it has spawned a new problem: bike-pedestrian collisions. Civic leaders urge the city to build lanes “separating heels from wheels.” https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-the-beltline-is-increasingly-popular-and-atlanta-must-help-it-evolve/R3TR6UQW75H4VJEQKWEPNH4IPI/ #walkable

“A neighborhood is not just a bunch of single-family houses”: If there’s a unifying idea behind #urbanism, it is … turn single land uses to mixed uses. Mixed uses build #walkable areas, reward #transit, bring neighbors together. Single uses make these things harder. Example: See the joy in this Denver neighborhood when a big old single use got mixed. https://denverite.com/2025/05/14/york-street-yards-clayton-neighborhood/