New Studies Provide Further Evidence That Zoning Reforms Work (www.forbes.com)
A collection of studies published in the latest issue of Cityscape confirms that zoning and other land-use reforms increase the supply of housing.
COTA shares new details on $8 billion plan for region's mobility future (www.bizjournals.com)
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The MBTA’s new leader is more optimistic about Boston’s subway than you are - The Boston Globe (www.bostonglobe.com)
Can Phil Eng actually turn the dumpster fire of a transit agency around? “People think I’m crazy, but I’m happy I’m here,” he said.
The staple of public environment design examples — Stockholm Metro (handluggageonly.co.uk)
Photos of decorated rock walls on Stockholm's metro stations
Welcome to Urban Details! Here's a guide to what this community is about with various examples
Hi everyone. This is a place to notice and celebrate stuff that cities do right. Here, you can post anything from your own photos of some interesting findings around the world to articles discussing future urbanism projects....
The Cops' Directing-Traffic Racket Is Delaying Safety Projects - Streetsblog Massachusetts (mass.streetsblog.org)
The MBTA has been waiting for 8 months for a police detail to show up to Washington Street in Oak Square so that its workers can finally paint some new crosswalks.
Guest essay: A plan for a ‘#passoire’-filled #Portland - #cycling #bicycle #biking #urbanism #culdesac #pdx #cityPlanning (bikeportland.org)
The passoire is simple (see image above). Imagine the intersection by your house or apartment, remove the pavement from corner to corner creating a square of green space, imagine a few large trees, include the sidewalks (if you have sidewalks) and install crossing paths that are big enough for two generous-sized tricycles to...
