Skip to content

Beyond the Automobile

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Imagining the future of transportation. A blog by Matt Pinder.

  • Welcome
  • Bicycle Streets
  • About Matt
  • Appearances
  • Matt’s Projects
  • Subscribe

The Park-and-Ride is Dead

Now is the time to repurpose these public assets to save transit ridership and improve the well-being of our communities.

Cities, housing, public transit, sustainability, Toronto, transportation, urban planning

Why Did the Pedestrian Cross the Freeway?

Interchanges are often the only option for crossing freeways, and these can be challenging to navigate for people walking or…

Cities, cycling, design, highway, sustainability, transportation, urban planning

Interview on the Outspoken Cyclist Podcast

Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Diane Jenks on the 502nd episode of the Outspoken Cyclist podcast.

Cities, cycling, Safety, transportation, walking

Reimagining Places: Gladstone Ave

Redesigning streets to better support safe, comfortable walking and cycling is not hard, and often the tools needed already exist at the local level. It just requires a little bit of imagination!

cycling, design, engineering, Safety, transportation, urban planning, walking

Traffic Engineers, We Need You

Traffic engineers, we need you. But not for your traditional role of optimizing traffic flow – we need you to help us through this pandemic. Will you rise to the call?

covid-19, pandemic, pedestrians, Safety, traffic, traffic engineering, transportation

Should We Close the Streets?

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, calls are rising to close streets to cars to make more room for people. But is it a good idea?

Cities, covid-19, cycling, pandemic, transportation, urban planning, walking

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Follow Matt Pinder on Twitter

My Tweets

Categories

  • About
  • Automobiles
  • Big Data
  • Cycling
  • Innovation
  • Lessons from the Dutch
  • My Sustainable Transit Summer
  • Parking
  • Safety
  • traffic
  • Transit
  • Uncategorized
  • urban design
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Beyond the Automobile
    • Join 136 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Beyond the Automobile
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...