Monthly Archives: February 2012
“Good” and “Bad” Traffic Congestion
By Dom Nozzi Recently, a colleague of mine pointed out that it is common for a town center to have traffic congestion, and that this was acceptable in part because congestion can make walking more safe, or improve the desirability … Continue reading
Filed under Bicycling, Politics, Sprawl, Suburbia, Urban Design, Transportation, Walking
Should We Subsidize Low-Income People Who Live in the Suburbs?
By Dom Nozzi In my (cold-hearted?) view, the suburbs are inherently unsustainable and unaffordable. From a public policy point of view, if I’m an elected official, I don’t see how I can justify subsidizing people who live in places … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Politics, Sprawl, Suburbia
Happy People or Happy Cars?
By Dom Nozzi Roads have a profound influence over the quality of life of our neighborhoods and our overall community. The design of roads has a significant influence over how much speeding traffic is found on the road. How many … Continue reading
Filed under Bicycling, Diet, Economics, Environment, Politics, Sprawl, Suburbia, Urban Design, Transportation, Walking
Trapped by the Mess We Created
By Dom Nozzi Americans are trapped in an enormous dilemma. Much of our world is designed so that it is impossible to travel without a car. Yet convenient, easy, low-cost car travel is not conducive to creating safe, lovable, human-oriented, … Continue reading
Filed under Bicycling, Diet, Politics, Sprawl, Suburbia, Urban Design, Transportation, Walking
