The so-called “choices” that people make about movement– how they get to where they’re going, and whether they bike, walk, ride, or drive there– are never merely individual decisions. Rather, these decisions are often the result of how the cities we live in have been mapped and planned over time. Los Angeles, for example, is [...]

While countries around the world are addressing traffic and pollution with revitalized public transportation and increased pedestrian-friendly spaces, most North American cities are simply pouring the cement for another parking garage. Increasingly bewildering is the fact that the international economy is crying out for more practical, money-saving alternatives to skyrocketing gas prices. American transit: the [...]

As anyone who’s ever taken the 101 freeway knows, traffic in LA is a strange beast. Of the 50 most traffic-riddled metropolitan areas in the United States, Los Angeles is the worst. So it should come as no surprise that thinkers at Caltrans and the Van Alen Institute are hosting an exhibition about the potential [...]