Archives for January 2016

This photo archive of urban transformations shows that making city streets more user-friendly doesn’t have to be complicated. The archive, put together by the Brazilian urban design collective Urb-i, houses a collection of more than 350 before-and-after images showing city blocks across the world that have been transformed by pro-pedestrian makeovers.

The FHWA Road Diet Desk Reference (http://1.usa.gov/1jcx4Tz) provides a snapshot of what the Road Diet configuration looks like, describes how it decreases potential vehicle conflicts, explains why Road Diets are an important tool for improving safety and mobility on roadways, and gives examples of localities that have seen safety benefits from applying the Road Diet configuration.