Articles

Reinventing Our Streets - An Introduction

Over the next couple of years, the City of Eau Claire has a significant opportunity to redefine the experience of driving, walking, and biking through our community.

A Change Will Do Us Good

the city-approved plan to better the streets for bikes, pedestrians

Bikes Don't Grow on Trees

cyclists put them there because there aren’t enough bike racks

Reinventing Barstow Street

It’s time to take action. Time to introduce elements that make Barstow Street feel unique more of the time.

Hastings Changings

It’s time to reclaim some of the concrete previously used for cars and dedicate it to creating an environment friendlier to multiple modes of transportation.

Radical Idea: No Park

progressive utilization of rarely inhabited fire hydrant spaces

What Does It Take to Make These Changes?

a blunt conversation with a city official

Driving How We Get Around

these are the people shaping the transportation landscape. you got a problem, talk to them.

10 Cities with "Street Environments" Worth Striving for

Pedestrian Mall Madness

the benefits of widening sidewalks or creating pedestrian plazas

Asking for Alfresco

increasing the presence of sidewalk dining downtown

Success Story #1

a downtown revived from the dead by widening the sidewalk

The Car As a Guest

the proposal for a “woonerf” on Thorp Drive

Making Public Transportation Attractive

moving away from “welfare on wheels” and into invited experience

Rules of the Road

a recap of the laws for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians

Taking It to the Streets

the progressive start and controversial end of local Critical Mass bike rides

"I've Never Seen That. I Hate It."

instant reactions to the “new” are often misguided

Success Story #2

how a street obstruction trained drivers to see pedestrians on Water Street

Get This Show on the Road

the nation is starting to join the worldwide trend to increase investment in friendly streets

Where the Money Comes From

a quick list of some funding options

Streets - General Discussion

an open forum for readers to discuss "Reinventing Our Streets"

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