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Andy Boenau

Andy Boenau

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Traffic safety improvements frequently die by popular vote. It’s time to stop that

We don’t hold referendums on airplane safety. The same logic should apply to street design.

13.03.2026 4

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We need to rethink our love affair with big vehicles

Putting already careless and reckless drivers in large vehicles without any sort of demonstrated skill is asking for trouble.

06.03.2026 5

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The ‘time is money’ mantra is a terrible starting point for planning and designing infrastructure

It’s a serious mistake to overplay the economic claims.

27.02.2026 6

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If technology could bring traffic fatalities down to nearly zero, why not embrace it?

What the elevator can teach us about self-driving cars.

26.02.2026 10

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Why urban planners should strive for ‘the photo album standard’

Designers need to measure success by the memorable moments their work creates.

21.02.2026 20

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Whether you use it or not, better public transit makes your commute better

The knock-on effects of subways, buses, and trains.

20.02.2026 0

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Psy-ops built car culture

10.02.2026 4

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Good urbanism isn’t any good if you’re not allowed to walk or bike

07.02.2026 2

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Is your state making school zones more dangerous?

04.02.2026 5

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What is Complete Streets design, and why should we all be using it?

30.01.2026 3

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America has a looming highway budget crisis

23.01.2026 4

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Want more people to use public transit? Make it safer

16.01.2026 6

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The case against eminent domain

24.12.2025 7

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Our built environment is exacerbating the loneliness crisis

21.12.2025 10

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Why zoning does more harm than good

19.12.2025 5

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What the Berlin Wall teaches urban reformers

10.12.2025 4

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The safest intersection on Earth (and why half the infrastructure profession hates it)

09.12.2025 3

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American cities have too many streets, parking lots, and garages

01.12.2025 10

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To change our safety culture, we need storytellers

21.11.2025 10

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The economics principle behind bad traffic can be used to create good traffic

20.10.2025 3

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Don’t let speed kill the neighborhood

14.10.2025 4

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What fog and gravity can teach us about urbanism

10.10.2025 10

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How unthinkable ideas can reshape our cities for the better

07.10.2025 4

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Ground transportation is one of the most lobbied sectors in the United States. Here’s why that matters

14.09.2025 10

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Our built environment doesn’t have to be so depressing

07.09.2025 20

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What’s wrong with the school car line

31.08.2025 6

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This new technology could help reduce speeding-related deaths

22.08.2025 10

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AI bus cameras will drive a transit revolution

18.08.2025 6

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Great ideas start with dumb questions

08.08.2025 4

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City planning without permission

31.07.2025 10

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The coming battle among YIMBYs

28.07.2025 10

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What if transportation were treated like a phone plan?

18.07.2025 3

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3 ways for your city to reclaim its streets

11.07.2025 10

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The old traffic math that keeps destroying neighborhoods

09.07.2025 10

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The secret to good public policy is simplicity

03.07.2025 10

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Should drivers be forced to go slower?

18.06.2025 5

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The household auto fleet is a money pit

02.06.2025 9

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‘Car Brain’ is killing us—literally

23.05.2025 5

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How to use ‘propagandart’ to sell your ideas

16.05.2025 10

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It’s easy to design safer streets. City planners just need to care

09.05.2025 9

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The local bus should be like a sidewalk with a motor

09.05.2025 10

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