Transportation
Planning for Bicycles: The Fight for Complete Streets | #TheGlobalGrid Chat Recap
by Sarah Essbai
#TheGlobalGrid Twitter chat topic for National Bike Month addressed biking infrastructure in cities and how to best engage communities in implementing complete streets. The creation of new bike lanes in many cities is of...
Sea-Change Ahead for Boston: Private Property Rights May Be Forfeited
by Alyssa Curran
Boston grew from the sea by way of man-made land. Now, the city is facing a return to the sea by way of man-made emissions. Climate resilience and adaptation are emerging in fields spanning urban planning, architecture, ...
What’s Next for the Bicycle Capital of the World?
by Holly Hixson
Today, I did what I do every day: I rode my bike to work. I started along an iconic Amsterdam-red bike lane from my house in Amsterdam-Noord to the Ijplein ferry, disembarked on the other side of the river and made my wa...
Planning for Bicycles: The Fight for Complete Streets | #TheGlobalGrid Pre-Chat Post
by Sarah Essbai
In the United States, May is national bike month. And at The Global Grid, we’re happy to take any occasion to discuss biking, planning for bikes and biking infrastructure in the city. This month’s #TheGlobalGrid Twitter ...
15 Must-Read Urbanism Books Written by Women
by Renée Elaine Sazci
When you search the Top 100 urban planning and development, architecture, or built environment books on Amazon you may notice the abundance of male voices, male authors. This book list is meant for men and women alike - ...
Autonomous Driving: Are Cities Ready? #TheGlobalGrid January Twitter Chat Recap
by Sarah Essbai
On Wednesday, January 17th, we hosted #TheGlobalGrid inaugural Twitter chat of 2018. Autonomous driving was the highly requested topic of the month and for good reason. We’ve all heard of the self-driving cars' promise t...
Autonomous Driving: Are Cities Ready? #TheGlobalGrid Pre-Chat Post
by Sarah Essbai
We’ve all read it or heard it: It’s only a matter of time before self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles, become part of our streetscape. For the first time in decades, here is an innovation that promises to...
Urban Transportation is Getting ‘Smart’ in Kayseri, Turkey
by Najma Leley
Cities such as London, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and New York have benefited from using technology in their cities; smart cities use Internet-connected devices and sensors to analyze infrastructure. They can gather data on r...
The Global Grid's Holiday Book List - 2017/2018 Winter Edition
by Sarah Essbai
Holidays are for family, friends, good food, getaways and postponed reading in our favorite nooks. At The Global Grid, the holidays have always been the occasion to review and update our books-to-read (or re-read) list. ...
Your Guide to Joining The Global Grid Monthly Twitter Chat #TheGlobalGrid
by Sarah Essbai
Every third Wednesday of the month, join our community of urban development, building professionals, and enthusiasts in an hour-long chat on Twitter, from 12:00 p.m. to 01:00 p.m. PT, to discuss a wide-range of urban top...
Portland, Oregon's Green Loop Set to Transform Transportation in the Central City
by Kevin Gooley
Over the next twenty years, estimates are showing that Portland, Oregon could grow by approximately 42%, meaning about 260,000 new residents in an already populous city. Much of this new growth is going to be concen...
Top 20 Active Transportation Websites of 2017: Highlighting the Top 10
by Renée Elaine Sazci
This year, The Global Grid has expanded its horizons beyond the Top 20 lists covered for the past five years (urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture and engineering). This new list dives into active transpo...