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Video: How to Design a Dutch-Style Protected Intersection

You may understand the benefits of a protected intersection, but how do you actually design one?

engineering, featured, protected intersection, road safety, traffic engineering, transportation, transportation planning

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

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

How Big Does the Corner Really Need to Be?

In the right context and with the right parameters, it is possible to design corners to be much more compact while still accommodating large trucks.

autocad, autoturn, featured, roadway design, Safety, transportation, transportation planning, urban planning

How to Change Design Speeds, Save Lives, and Improve Our Cities

Speed is not the enemy, but it can be deadly and detrimental to our cities when applied improperly; it’s time we fixed that.

design speed, engineering, road safety, transportation, transportation planning, urban planning

Designing for the Right Speed: The Safe Systems Approach

Safe Systems determines the right speed to design for by considering the vulnerability of humans, so that if a collision occurs, it’s much less likely to be severe.

design speed, engineering, transportation, transportation planning, urban planning

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