Planning May 2015
Planning May 2015
Special Issue on Transportation
The Safest Streets
Vision Zero aims to eliminate all traffic fatalities. Jay Walljasper reports.
Releasing the Parking Brake on Economic Development
Cities flourish with reduced parking requirements — as Brian Canepa and Joshua Karlin-Resnick explain in Planning Practice.
Putting a Cap on Parking Requirements
Donald Shoup makes a pitch.
Road (Funding) Rage
Jon Davis reports on efforts to rejigger the federal gasoline tax. Sidebars by Tina Quigley (on Nevada) and Chris Clair (on Oregon).
When Autonomous Cars Take to the Road
Be ready, says Erick Guerra; it may happen soon.
Web-Only: Expanded Article
"Attention: The Age of Automation Is Right Ahead" by Chris Tramutola.
On a Roll with Tolling
It's a viable way to fund freight infrastructure, note Keith Bucklew and Peter Ogonowski. Sidebar by Kip Strauss, Gretchen Ivy, and Joe Blasi.
Perspectives
A regular column by Executive Director James M. Drinan.
News
Municipal broadband, greener airports.
Legal Lessons
Drones.
Research You Can Use
Reid Ewing discusses sustainable zoning.
Letters
Immigrant nation.
Planners Library
Lessons from Sandy, urban landscapes.
Viewpoint
Celebrity culture meets planning culture.
Viewpoint Web Exclusive
Conversation with If/Then playwright Brian Yorkey.
Cover: Illustration by Joan Cairney, Thinkstock/Getty Images.