Fueling the crisis: New report finds more money leads to more emissions
Transportation for America’s latest report highlights the need for fiscal responsibility to meet the country’s transportation goals.
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Growing and supporting transportation artists-in-residence
Smart Growth America’s new report—Transportation Artists in Residence: A Landscape of an Emerging Field—takes a closer look at two pilot artist residencies at state departments of transportation convened by our Arts and Culture team. Initially launched in 2018, Smart Growth America created the concept of artists-in-residence in state transportation agencies. The report evaluates the impacts, … Continued
In the zone with form-based codes
The results are in: places that adopt form-based zoning codes generally perform better economically than places regulated by more conventional, Euclidean zoning—and there’s evidence that the former can also help foster more equitable development, according to new research released today by the Form- Based Codes Institute at Smart Growth America.
How cities can reduce traffic instead of just ensuring more of it
A new approach to addressing the potential transportation impacts of new development in urban areas, outlined in a new report by our State Smart Transportation Initiative (SSTI), could be a powerful recipe for reducing the demand for driving, while helping create more prosperous transit- and pedestrian-friendly cities.
A full list of the walkable neighborhoods included in "Foot Traffic Ahead"
Today, we’re pleased to release the full list of WalkUPs analyzed in our recent report, Foot Traffic Ahead 2016.
Weekly News – Dangerous by Design
This week in Complete Streets news, we cover some of the results of Monday’s Dangerous by Design release, including a meeting with Secretary LaHood, progress in Lee County, and more.
Planning Complete Streets for the Aging of America
A new report from AARP’s Public Policy Institute, “Planning Complete Streets for the Aging of America,” is packed with new information and calls for adoption of Complete Streets policies to address the needs of the estimated 64 million Americans who will be over 65 in 2025. Many transportation planners and engineers have not begun to prepare for the coming increase in Americans over 65 years old.