Tag: news

• Public Transit and Rural Places

  

  How American ideas of rural land cripple rural transit, and why we need to fix it

  cityhikes

  February 25, 2025

  europe, intercity bus, small town, society, train, transit, urban planning

  agriculture, history, land use, news, oregon, post bus, public transit, public transportation, railroad, regional planning, rural land, sustainability, switzerland, transit, travel, urbanism

• Portland’s Greenway Problem

  

  Or how the 2030 Bike Plan created our “greenway only” bike network

  cityhikes

  February 14, 2025

  bike, car culture, place, portland, urban planning

  access, bicycle, bike, bike lane, biking, city planning, commute, cycling, greenway, history, news, plan, portland, travel, urban planning

• Natural Disasters, Redlining, and The Future

  

  And the perils of disaster response in a winner takes all system

  cityhikes

  January 20, 2025

  disaster, los angeles, segregation, urban planning, urban renewal

  climate, climate-change, disaster planning, disaster response, environment, fire, hazard, hazard zoning, housing, land use, los angeles, natural disaster, news, planning, southern california, urbanism

• Please Stop Making Pedestrians Beg

  

  Ranting about RRFBs and “Crosswalk Closed” signs

  cityhikes

  June 19, 2024

  pedestrian access, portland, urban planning, walk

  car culture, mutcd, news, oregon, pedestrian, pedestrian dignity, pedestrian-safety, portland, rrfb, safety, traffic, traffic-safety, urbanism, walkability, walking