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Author: Beth Osborne

Getting to school—the measure of a family-friendly city

By Beth Osborne · December 17, 2019


Getting around is a perpetual logistical problem for families. The experience of getting to school, both as a student and now as a parent, has demonstrated to me just how inequitable our transportation system is and what a barrier it is to opportunity.

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How a singular focus on speed leads state DOTs to overspend and overbuild

By Beth Osborne · February 20, 2019


The most productive state departments of transportation are those that have come to grips with the fact that moving cars fast all the time is hard to square with most of their other stated priorities, whether improved safety, more mobility, or reduced costs.

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Don’t hate the state (DOT): They’re just solving the wrong problem

By Beth Osborne · February 13, 2019


Over the last two years, Smart Growth America has been working to help a small group of state departments of transportation question and assess the underlying assumptions that lead many states toward giant highway solutions for every transportation problem.

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