Planning May 2014

Planning May 2014

Special Issue on Transportation

Bike-sharing programs blossom nationwide. Story by Lisa Selin Davis; sidebar on bike sharing in cities of all sizes and climates by Vicki Hodder.

How the city leveraged inspiration from European bike programs. Annick Beaudet and Katherine Gregor report.

A status report on high-speed rail — by Jon Davis.

Corey Zehngebot and Richard Peiser offer some lessons from Boston and other innovators; sidebar on walking by Jay Walljasper. A Sustaining Places story.

The car of tomorrow is here now — and there is new infrastructure coming along with it. Allen Best acts as a guide.

Only time, patience, and planning will tell — as Paul Moyer explains in Planning Practice.

Tim Beatley on city ecology — yesterday's and tomorrow's.

Avoid, don't mitigate.

Cover: Pedestrians, bikes, and cars share Washington Street, photo courtesy Boston Transportation Department.