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2017 was a nonstop year for the SGA news cycle; we shared how local leaders could use smart growth strategies to uphold the Paris Agreement, as well as our predictions for where Amazon will decide to locate their second headquarters. We ranked 222 new Complete Streets policies from across the country, and examined the safety for people walking in the 104 largest metro areas using our Pedestrian Danger Index.
We highlighted five cities striving to become Amazing Places, and examined seven ways arts and culture can help solve our most entrenched transportation challenges. We analyzed the standards that lead to excessive parking near transit stations, and collected best practices from four cities using small-scale manufacturing to revitalize neighborhoods.
Take a look at 10 of our most popular posts from 2017. If you appreciate the valuable analyses, research, and reports we work hard to produce each year, make a donation to Smart Growth America today and help us do more in 2018.
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1. The Best Complete Streets Policies of 2016
Released by the National Complete Streets Coalition, this report celebrates the 222 Complete Streets policies passed in 2016, as well as the communities that passed the strongest Complete Streets policies in 2016.
7. Empty Spaces: Real Parking Needs at Five Transit-Oriented Developments
The land near transit stations is a valuable commodity. Hundreds or thousands of people travel to and through these places each day, and decisions about what to do with this land have implications for local economies, transit ridership, residents’ access to opportunity, and overall quality of life for everyone in a community. Many communities choose to dedicate at least some of that land for parking. The question is, how much? This report explores the answer.