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Car Dependency is a Spectrum

A community is not simply car-dependent or not. Understanding the various levels of car-dependency can help us create more resilient and multimodal communities.

climate change, featured, transportation, transportation planning, urban design, urban planning

How to Build a Bike-Friendly Hospital

Hospitals are major destinations with unique travel demands. In our auto-centric world, the default assumption is that most people will drive there and that cycling is just not possible. But evidence locally and abroad shows that hospitals can be major cycling destinations – we just need to include the right ingredients.

featured, health, hospital, transportation, urban planning

Comparing BRT Designs in Three Cities

Street design is not neutral: every subtle design detail reflects a community’s values, and comparing designs across communities reveals how those values differ.

featured, Ontario, public transit, roadway design, traffic engineering, Transit, transportation planning, urban planning

Side Street Crossings: Where the Sidewalk Ends (But Doesn’t Have To)

Continuous sidewalks centre the pedestrian experience in street design. No longer are pedestrians interrupted at every block to look both ways; instead the onus is shifted onto the motorists who become guests in pedestrian space.

engineering, featured, infrastructure, road safety, transportation, urban planning, vision zero

The 3 Key Functions of Streets

Streets are not just infrastructure for moving people; they are places in and of themselves.

Cities, complete streets, engineering, transportation, transportation planning, urban design, urban planning, urbanism

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