Bike Valet Guide to getting started
Discover the benefits of a bike valet – not only does it foster a strong biking community, but it also offers an exceptional service to your local area.
Amtrak Auto Train Journey and History
Amtrak’s Auto-Train, an unique rail service in North America, bridges Lorton, Virginia, and Sanford, Florida, offering a distinctive travel solution that merges the convenience of rail transport with the ability of having your vehicle at your destination. This near 900-mile journey is not just a transit route; it represents an approach of giving people different options to long-distance travel in the United States.
Cooking up Pedestrian Scramble Crossing: Learning the History and Benefits of the Barnes Dance
Explore the essentials of pedestrian scramble crossings, renowned for enhancing urban safety and efficiency by halting all vehicular traffic, allowing pedestrians to cross intersections in any direction, as exemplified by Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya Crossing.
50 States of Transit: Arizona’s Canyons to Connectivity
Welcome to 50 States of Transit, Urban Avenues series on transit in the United States. The US is often maligned for its lack of transit and car-dependency – and much of that is deserved; however, this vast country has a lot of bright spots in transit that also deserve their praise. In this series, we
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Urbanism Declassified: What is Urbanism and who is an Urbanist?
Have you heard someone described as an urbanist or wondered what urbanism means? Welcome to the first installment of the series called Urbanist Declassified – your Urbanism 101 class that aims to break down the concepts of urbanism into easily digestible content to broaden your understanding. What is urbanism? In simple terms, Merriam-Webster defines Urbanism
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Embark on an Urbanist Journey: Introducing Urban Avenues
Hello and welcome to Urban Avenues! I’m Jamie Trufin, a former resident of the sprawling beige cookie-cutter suburbs of Phoenix. In my childhood neighborhood, houses were confined to just four floor plans, each as plain and unremarkable as the next. I found myself grappling with a stark absence of community, creativity, and an overwhelming sense
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