Planning May 2014
Issue Contents
Special Issue on Transportation
Rolling Along the Last Mile
Bike-sharing programs blossom nationwide. Story by Lisa Selin Davis; sidebar on bike sharing in cities of all sizes and climates by Vicki Hodder.
Austin Rides to the Front
How the city leveraged inspiration from European bike programs. Annick Beaudet and Katherine Gregor report.
Chugging Into the 21st Century
A status report on high-speed rail — by Jon Davis.
Complete Streets Come of Age
Corey Zehngebot and Richard Peiser offer some lessons from Boston and other innovators; sidebar on walking by Jay Walljasper. A Sustaining Places story.
Gasoline Is So Yesterday
The car of tomorrow is here now — and there is new infrastructure coming along with it. Allen Best acts as a guide.
Will Metrorail's New Silver Line Spur TOD?
Only time, patience, and planning will tell — as Paul Moyer explains in Planning Practice.
Perspectives
A regular column by APA's CEO, Paul Farmer.
News
Washington State landslide, squatters camp.
Legal News
Rail corridors, Michigan marijuana.
By the Numbers
Statistics in the news. This month: transportation equity.
Ever Green
Tim Beatley on city ecology — yesterday's and tomorrow's.
Letters
Biomimicry, Savannah.
Planners Library
Resilient design, complete streets.
Media
New reports, blogs, videos, etc.
Viewpoint
Avoid, don't mitigate.
Cover: Pedestrians, bikes, and cars share Washington Street, photo courtesy Boston Transportation Department.