Slim Down for Safety: Even Roads Go on Diets
Mark Petersen, PE While many well-intentioned resolutions to slim down and shape up are broken within the first few weeks of the year, the type of diet we engineers are most familiar with is designed to extend well into the new year and beyond. Here are some insights into how (and why) engineers sometimes put… Read More »
Tags: Road Diet, Safety, Traffic, Transportation, TWLTL, Two-Way Left-Turn Lane
All I Want for Christmas Is a Grant or Two
‘Tis the season to be jolly – and to enjoy giving and receiving gifts from family and friends. Wouldn’t it be nice if your municipality could get a few gifts, too – like some nice big checks to help pay for infrastructure improvements? Well, your wish can come true – if you’re willing to put… Read More »
Tags: Brownfield, Community, Development Services, Environmental, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Funding, Grant, Grant Program, Landscape Architecture, Municipalities, Planning, SMART Objectives
Downtown Planning Reinvigorates Urban Cores
By Matt Ashby In the era of strip malls, big box retailers, and suburbia, countless communities across the country are struggling to keep their downtowns thriving. As stores and restaurants locate around many city and town perimeters, the communities’ urban cores are being neglected. However, thanks to the efforts of a nationwide Main Street Movement,… Read More »
Tags: Downtown, Downtown Planning, main street amaerica, Planning Services, Strategic Planning, Urban Core, Urban Planning, Urban Revitalization