Wider, Straighter, and Faster Roads Aren’t the Solution for Older Drivers
This response to a new report from AASHTO and TRIP on safety issues for older drivers was written by Gary Toth, senior director of transportation initiatives for Project for Public Spaces, and co-signed by Congress for the New Urbanism, the WALC Institute, and Strong Towns.
March 6, 2012
LOS and Travel Projections: The Wrong Tools for Planning Our Streets
Gary Toth is director of transportation initiatives at Project for Public Spaces. This post first appeared on PPS's Placemaking Blog.
February 7, 2012
A Transportation Engineer Weighs in on the Prospect Park West Lawsuit
Gary Toth is currently director of transportation initiatives at Project for Public Spaces. Previously, during his career with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Gary was one of the architects of the agency's transformation to a national leader in context-sensitive transportation planning. He sent us these thoughts in response to the lawsuit filed earlier this month against the Prospect Park West bike lane.
March 16, 2011
Eight Ways State DOT Chief Joan McDonald Can Make New York Better
“By building more and more roads, we have made it almost impossible to solve our transportation problems”
January 18, 2011