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Searching for Solutions a Long Way from Home: A Dispatch from One Japanese Transportation Academic’s Stay at Kittelson

This summer, we learned more about Japan’s transportation network from Dr. Keisuke Yoshioka during his extended stay in Portland, OR. Check out the transportation question that brought him to the states, learn about his ongoing research, and check in on the state of alternative intersections in Japan.

Searching for Solutions a Long Way from Home: A Dispatch from One Japanese Transportation Academic’s Stay at Kittelson
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A Safe Route to School Starts with a Slow Route through the Neighborhood

Neighborhood slow programs consider the broader neighborhood network students travel through every day and can be a powerful complement to a Safe Routes to School strategy. Dive into how they work and what it takes to make them work.

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When a Bill Is Not Yet a Law: What You Can Do While You Wait for America’s Next Transportation Reauthorization Bill

The BUILD America 250 Act is still a draft. Learn how transportation reauthorization works and what local agencies should do while they wait.

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Is There a Place for AI in Final Design?

We’re digging into why design work remains one of the few areas that AI can’t quite fit into yet—along with why it’s so essential to be careful in how we move forward with using AI tools in design.

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Five Years After SB 743: What Other States Can Learn from California’s New Way of Measuring Traffic Impacts

Five years after adopting Senate Bill 743, California’s shift to VMT offers lessons on reducing sprawl, supporting infill, and shaping transportation policy.

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