Tag: street

• streets – stroads – roads

  I have been a follower of the Strong Towns blog since 2008, and founding member when it became a formal organization. It has strongly influenced my thinking about transportation, land use, and housing. I recommend to everyone that you check Strong Towns out. What really got Strong Towns off the ground is the concept of…

  Dan Allison

  2022/03/18

  Strong Towns, transportation

  road, street, stroad, Strong Towns

• parklets for Sacramento!

  SABA (Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates) and Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District are partnering to create demonstration parklets in Sacramento.  This is exciting! SABA has a couple of posts on their Facebook page, and I’m sure there will be a lot more discussion. A parklet is a small space serving as an extension of the sidewalk to provide amenities…

  Dan Allison

  2013/04/26

  livability

  parklet, SABA, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, sidwalk, street

• additional street changes

  Note: I’ve updated this post to add some detail to the descriptions and photos to illustrate the treatments. I will be adding separate detailed posts on some of these treatments. Following on my earlier posts about changing streets in downtown/midtown Sacramento, here are additional street changes that might be used in some places: Reduce speed…

  Dan Allison

  2013/03/25

  transportation

  downtown, midtown, Sacramento, speed, street, traffic calming