“Bigger and wider does not always mean safer.”

That’s a key point in an article from the December 2009 newsletter from the Project for Public Spaces.  It’s one of a series of articles in this edition that is focused on transportation.

Among other things, the article talks about “context sensitive solutions.”  I found it to be worthwhile reading with ideas that challenge some “conventional wisdom.”

To access the article, simply click on the following link:  The Myth of the Forgiving Highway

Bruce Snook
River Country Journal

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