Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Phoenix

Sprawl Madness Redux: Driving 17 Miles to Go 500 Feet in Phoenix

By Tanya Snyder | May 20, 2014 | 14 Comments

Last year, Angie posted an unfortunate map of two houses in Orlando that share a backyard but are seven miles apart if you take the disconnected local street system. That’s quite a distance to ask your neighbor for a cup of sugar. Well, reader Sean Horan just sent this mind-blowing sequel: two houses in Phoenix, […]

Can Phoenix Reinvent Itself as a Transit City?

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 11, 2013 | 16 Comments

Perhaps no other city in the country has the reputation for sprawl that Phoenix does, and it is well deserved. This is a city built around the car — until 2008, sprawling suburban housing in Maricopa County was the driving force of the regional economy. Phoenix got a rude awakening in 2008, when the housing […]

Study: Homes Near Transit Were Insulated From the Housing Crash

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 22, 2013 | 11 Comments

If you live close to a transit station, chances are you’ve weathered the recession better than your friends who don’t. Your transportation costs are probably lower, since you can take transit instead of driving. Transit-served areas are usually more walkable and bikeable too, multiplying your options. And while home values plummeted during a recession that […]

Phoenix Trying to Get a Handle on Pedestrian Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 5, 2012 | 7 Comments

Being a pedestrian in Phoenix is dangerous business. This is a place that comes by its reputation as a car-friendly city honestly. Phoenix pedestrians account for just 2 percent of collisions, but 42 percent of fatalities. That’s the fourth-highest share of overall traffic deaths in the country, behind three cities with much more walking — […]