Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Development

Talking Headways Podcast: A Compass for Sustainability

By Jeff Wood | Jun 24, 2021 | No Comments

This week, we’re joined by Mark Perepelitza, director of sustainability at SERA Architects, who chats about the meaning of sustainability, the company’s sustainability action plan, and its colorful Project Compass.

Image: Karlis Dambrans via Creative Commons

Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us

By Coby Lefkowitz | Jun 18, 2021 | No Comments

Why EV’s are false prophets in the fight for a better world.

Talking Headways Podcast: Valuing Black Lives and Property

By Jeff Wood | Jul 30, 2020 | No Comments

This week, we talk to an expert in Black wealth about why development and placemaking always leaves out the community. Obviously, just because a big company comes to town does not mean everyone will benefit.

Gov. Murphy is working with NJ Transit to develop housing and retail on underutilized properties near rail stations in Trenton and other major cities.

New Jersey Hopes To Reverse Sprawl

By Aaron Short | Oct 4, 2019 | 3 Comments

To paraphrase former Gov. Tom Kean: New Jersey and TOD — perfect together.

The North Houston Highway Improvement Project will expand already vast swaths of highway
through the middle of Houston, displacing homes and businesses and dividing communities.
Image: Texas Dept. of Transportation

Boondoggle: A Texas-Sized Mess of a Highway Plan

By Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale | Jun 19, 2019 | 11 Comments

Deadly and sprawling Houston does not need this $7-billion widening and rebuilding highway project.

Boondoggles: Nine Projects That Should Not Happen

By Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale | Jun 18, 2019 | 10 Comments

Here's the thing with highway expansion projects: They're big. They're expensive. And they have limited benefit. Our friends at US PIRG present their annual report.

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