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"Massive property damage and pedestrians being injured (or killed) is our transportation system functioning precisely as designed. This is how it was designed to work." strongtowns.org/journal/2024/1…

Engineers Are Unbelievably out of Touch on Parking Reform strongtowns.org/journal/2024/5…

Forever in our hearts, Nikki. 🖤 Been thinking about you a lot lately.

What the U.S. Can Learn From the ‘Bike Mayor’ of Africa, Manuel de Araújo usa.streetsblog.org/2024/11/12/wha…

"Government highway agencies have enabled the blatant falsification of traffic model results. As a result, the United States wastes billions on road expansions that fail to cure congestion and make it harder to get around without a car." dissentmagazine.org/online_article…

Prolly time to redesign Abbey (which seems to be where the driver came from. If it was Lorain...woof. But we already knew Lorain needs a safety redesign!) fox8.com/news/photos-ca…

Immigration is good cleveland.com/news/2024/10/d…

"Studies from around the world show bike lanes ease congestion, reduce emissions and are a boon to businesses" cbc.ca/news/science/b…

"Making driving truly optional can save the planet — and save American households trillions of dollars." usa.streetsblog.org/2024/10/30/rep…

‘Rage Against the Machine’: The Daily Toll of Cars in 18 Images usa.streetsblog.org/2024/10/22/rag…

"Killing 43,000 people a year is not the cost of doing business; it isn't ethically responsible to walk away from that and say, 'Well, that's what it costs to have a great and capacious highway system.'" usa.streetsblog.org/2024/10/24/why…

"For decades, Congress has poured money into the same flawed system. We’ve seen the results of that strategy. It’s time to make smarter investments in our transportation system." smartgrowthamerica.org/three-principl…

While disabled people are more reliant on public transit, accessibility barriers in our current transportation system can contribute to feelings of isolation & loneliness. Learn how to be ally for people with disabilities, especially when using transit. smartgrowthamerica.org/one-disabled-p…

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new program, the Center for Zoning Solutions! Read a letter from our Director of Land Use and Development, Toccarra Nicole Thomas, to learn more about the Center! ⤵️ smartgrowthamerica.org/a-note-from-to…

Meigs is the blueprint: develop some; preserve most. Maybe without the midnight runway bulldozing... cleveland.com/news/2024/10/w…

@KhrysCLE @juliankhan 👆This. And while we should absolutely aim for the best outcomes possible...improving on an NFL stadium is an incredibly low bar. There are very few less meaningful uses!

So, what can we do with this city-owned lakefront stadium in downtown Cleveland?

"[Post-WWII], we've produced a landscape with more pavement than people. In most cities and towns, you’re likelier to see strip malls, freeways, and parking lots rather than public plazas, parks, recreational trails, or small-business lined main streets." usa.streetsblog.org/2024/10/11/opi…

This is very good! thelandcle.org/stories/adu-de…

Amen! Now let's do like a hundred more. cleveland.com/realestate-new…

There are also civic pride arguments to any number of *public goods*. Better to spend tax money on those.

There are civic pride benefits to having all kinds of things that shouldn't get big subsidies. From having Fortune 500 company headquarters to architecturally attractive millionaire mansions to, yes, pro sports. But the beneficiaries are private

Not really. It's better than *not* having post-season baseball, of course, but it's not really big money in the grand scheme of things. The structure of this piece itself kind of reveals that (1/N)... cleveland.com/metro/2024/10/…