Urbanism Speakeasy with Andy Boenau | Substack

Public input can be a death sentence

Putting a safety improvement up for a vote is dangerous when the voters have been conditioned to see traffic violence as inevitable.

Mar 22 • Andy Boenau

Big vehicles, blind spots, and the conversations we dodge

America's favorite vehicles are the most dangerous to pedestrians.

Mar 15 • Andy Boenau

Transportation economics is flawed

The “time is money” mantra is a terrible starting point for planning and designing infrastructure.

Mar 8 • Andy Boenau

Begin with the [photogenic] end in mind

Planners and engineers need to visualize the future human experience of their infrastructure improvements.

Mar 2 • Andy Boenau

Another necessary reframe for the transit narrative

The more people riding public transit, the fewer people clogging the roads in front of you.

Feb 22 • Andy Boenau

Urbanism Speakeasy with Andy Boenau

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