What City Observatory this week 1. Local flavor: Which cities have the most independent restaurants. Local eateries are one of the most visibly distinctive elements of any city. As Jane Jacobs said, the most important asset a city can have…
A new way of measuring urban density that explicitly considers walkability by DW Rowlands Editor’s Note: We’re pleased to offer this guest commentary by DW Rowlands. DW Rowlands is a human geography grad student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. …
Walkable density mapped for the nation’s largest metropolitan areas by DW Rowlands Editor’s Note: We’re pleased to offer this guest commentary by DW Rowlands. DW Rowlands is a human geography grad student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her current…
A new report shows how cities are central to any strategy to fight climate change Cities have the “3 C’s: Clean, compact, connected National government policies need to support cities Let’s describe a low carbon future in positive, aspirational terms…
ODOT’s lies about safety at the Rose Quarter are so blatant they can be seen 400 miles away. Freeway widening isn’t about deaths or injuries, but “motorist inconvenience” according to this safety expert, making this $800 million project an egregious…