Street design is not neutral: every subtle design detail reflects a community’s values, and comparing designs across communities reveals how those values differ.
Tag: public transit
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.
Using Big Data to Improve Public Transit
Recent technology innovations are enabling transit agencies to collect customer data and intelligence like never before.
Hamilton Pier 7 + 8 Urban Design Study: Good, but not yet Great
Using traditional planning and engineering standards to build a community for the future will almost certainly lead to traditional outcomes.
Three Reasons Why GO Transit Should Charge for Parking
A provincial government-commissioned report released last April recommends that GO Transit begin charging for parking at its stations. Surely if/when Metrolinx implements this measure it will be met with outrage (60% of riders drive to the stations), but what are the upsides to this?
The Upcoming Ontario Election… From a Student’s Perspective
Students are commonly regarded as having no interest in politics, and quite often, this proves to be true. So what … More
Beyond the Automobile 