Transportation – Page 3 – The Urbanist Dispatch

London Traffic Light. Photo courtesy of doug88888 on Flickr

The road to everywhere: 3 ways we can fight congestion in urban cores

October 15, 2011

Since the automobile became king of the road in modern civilization, traffic congestion has been a problem in cities around the globe. 103 years after Ford's first Tin Lizzie found a parking spot, we still stru...

Zipcar comes to Detroit!

John Cruz

August 31, 2011

Culture, Featured, News, Transportation

The Zipcar service has finally made it to Detroit! Or at least to Wayne State University. The Zipcar Website now shows that Zipcar will soon be available to students and faculty: Get 24/7 access to Zipcars par...

Roundabout Sign. Photo by herrolm on Flickr.

With Hurricane Irene tearing up the east coast, it’s time to give more thought to Roundabouts

John Cruz

August 27, 2011

Culture, Transportation

New York city is currently preparing to face a category one hurricane that began it's career in the caribbean. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, the highways were flooded and sharks swam alongside traffic. The human ha...

Parking lot gardens? Why not!

John Cruz

August 26, 2011

Featured, Sustainability, The Burbs, Transportation

One of the ugliest sights of American suburbia is the sea of concrete which provides parking for all of the merry patrons coming to shop. Adding insult to injury, the parking lots are a gigantic a monument to p...

Door Lane. Photo courtesy of garyseven on Flickr.

The Inherit Dangers of Bike Lanes

John Cruz

August 17, 2011

Featured, Transportation

Planners, engineers, and cyclists are continuing to find the perfect solution so that cyclists and motorists can live in peace and harmony. In the meantime, we are stuck trying to make it work in an imperfect w...