Today on the Streetsblog Network, St. Louis Urban Workshop looks at the concept of "agriburbia" — a way to bring some meaningful food production to suburban sprawl: In St. Louis, some farming goes on right next to the airport. [It’s] basically the integration of agri-business and suburban development. The idea is introduced in three ways: […]

Let’s face it, walking out the door and getting on the road as a user of any transportation mode — from feet to bike to car — is an act of faith. To a certain extent, you have to trust the other people out there to follow the rules. Sure, you’re always on the lookout […]

The future of transportation in this country is currently under debate by a bunch of old folks in Washington. But what about those who will live in that future, people now in their 20s and younger? How to influence their transportation choices is the topic of today’s featured post on the Streetsblog Network. A student […]

There’s still time to submit photos for our next slide show. We’re looking for pictures of bikes at work — hauling, delivering, getting the job done. International submissions are definitely welcome. The shot below, showing the Santa Cruz candy man on his way to hawk his wares on the boardwalk, captures the spirit perfectly. It […]

Today on Streetsblog Network member Greater Greater Washington, David Alpert asks the multimillion-dollar question: Why do so many politicians always say we have to "do something" about traffic, but not about transit? Alpert is referring to his recent discussions with elected officials in the DC area about how to address the long-term transportation and economic […]

Big news out of Miami last week as the city government approved "Miami 21," which the Congress for the New Urbanism calls "the most ambitious contemporary zoning code reform yet undertaken by a major U.S. city." How necessary was this reform, which is in large part aimed at making Miami a more pedestrian-friendly city? Well, […]

Advocates of sustainable transportation are sometimes charged with elitism and criticized for being out of touch with the mainstream of America. A new exhibit of photographs showing in Los Angeles, "Without a Car in the World: 100 Car-Less Angelenos Tell Stories of Living in LA," graphically makes the point that the people who have the […]

Chain stores. A lot of people hate them because they often muscle out local businesses that give a neighborhood character (the excellent film Twilight Becomes Night documents this painful loss in New York City). But clearly a lot of people vote with their pocketbooks by spending money in chains. And the question of the effects […]

Today on the Streetsblog Network, a couple of very thought-provoking posts. First, Living Car-Free in BigD calls jaywalking an indicator of livability, connected to the idea of the woonerf, or shared street space. Car-Free’s author notes how in his city — where jaywalking is not the norm — a good traffic day for pedestrians is […]

Today on the Streetsblog Network, Portlandize is talking about freedom — the freedom to move about your community without fear, the liberty to make use of public spaces as a human being, not as the operator of a motor vehicle. It’s a post that gets to the heart of the issues we talk about on […]