Urban Design

Trash, Rats, and Parking: Why NYC and Boston Make Garbage Choices

How NYC and Boston's obsession with curbside parking keeps streets full of trash bags and rats, and why Amsterdam-style containerization is the obvious fix.

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Barcelona’s Superblocks: When Traffic Lanes Became Public Squares

How Barcelona’s superblocks reclaim streets from cars, cut pollution and noise, and spark fierce debates about business, gentrification, and the right to the city.

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Big Cars, Small Freedom

How oversized SUVs and pickup trucks are sabotaging walkable cities, safety, and climate — and why we need to deflate the big-car arms race.

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Bike Theft by the Numbers: Which US Cities Are Worst and Why

Bike theft in the US is a multi-billion-dollar problem concentrated in a handful of states and cities; this data-driven guide explains where theft is worst, why it clusters there, and what actually reduces the risk for everyday riders.

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How Car-Dependent Grocery Trips Turn Into Food Waste

How car-based supermarket runs encourage overbuying and food waste in the U.S—and how bikeable, dense neighborhoods flip the script.

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Do E-Bikes Actually Replace Car Trips? What Studies Show

Do e-bikes really replace car trips? A research-based look at how much driving they actually displace, and what it takes for e-bikes to cut car use.

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The Infrastructure That Brings Women Back to Bikes

Women aren’t ‘less into cycling’—they’re less into getting hit by cars. Here’s the street design that reliably closes the gender gap in biking.

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Growing Up on Two Wheels: How Independent Mobility Builds Healthier, Happier Kids and Teens

Evidence from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and beyond shows that kids who walk and cycle independently gain physical, cognitive, and mental health benefits that last into adulthood.

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Loud Cities, Quiet Streets

Urban noise pollution comes overwhelmingly from cars, not cities themselves—and we already know how to design quieter, healthier streets.

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NYC Congestion Pricing: What It Is, Why It Works, and What to Watch

A research-backed guide to NYC congestion pricing: how cordon tolls reduce gridlock, fund transit, affect equity, and what lessons London and Stockholm offer.

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Staying Upright, Staying Independent: How Everyday Mobility Protects Health in Older Age

From walking speed to bicycle trips to the shops, everyday mobility is one of the strongest predictors of health, independence, and quality of life in older adults.

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The Right Hook: Why Protected Lanes Still Kill at Intersections

Protected bike lanes save lives mid-block, but many serious crashes still happen at intersections. Here’s why right hooks remain deadly—and how better design plus tools like Loud Bicycle horns can help.

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Super Commuters and the Price of Distance in the American Dream

How housing costs, megaregions, and policy choices turned long commutes and super commuting into a normal part of American life—and what it would take to live closer to everything again.

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Traffic Calming Saves Lives

How traffic-calming implementations in the US have contributed to pedestrian safety.

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Why Women in the US Don't Bike as Much as Men

In Utrecht, women ride bikes as much as, or more than men. But in Chicago, men dominate the bike lanes. The difference isn’t culture or biology; it’s how the streets are built.

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Why Your Bike Lane Ends at Every Intersection (And How the Dutch Fixed This)

Why bike lanes vanish at intersections, how Dutch-style protected junctions solve it, and what North American cities can copy right now.

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Why Your Eyes Lie to You Behind the Wheel

Drivers think they ‘look’ but don’t see. Here’s how human vision fails people on bikes—and why a car-like horn can pierce that blindness.

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