By Derek Hofbauer, Dana Dickman, and Jessica Roberts, Alta Planning + Design “Oh, I just bike to work — that’s not exercise!” “I walk between meetings a lot, but that’s not the same as being active.” “This is a transportation project, not a public health project.” People don’t often make the link between transportation and public health […]
By Sam Piper, Senior Designer and Kristen Maddox-O’Toole, Planner Every planner and engineer working on an active transportation project wishes they had better bicycle and pedestrian data. The ability to access more robust data helps communities: Determine where investments in walking and biking infrastructure are most needed Assess changes over time, draw conclusions about the […]
by Kevin Neill, Planner at Alta Planning + Design Wayfinding signs are not just for tourists and visitors to your city, although the metaphor is a good one. Think back to the last time you were on vacation, traveling through a city for the first time. Everything was foreign — the streets, the buildings, even the rhythm […]
