The population size of two cities is a better indicator of movement between them than distance. Photo by Ian Freimuth.

Semi-Urban Residents Cycle More

Are you safer without a helmet? Photo by Steven Vance

How risky is it to privatize red-light traffic cameras? Photo by sylvar.

Created to fill the need for a secure space of physical activity, the Faxinal Soturno cycleway in Brazil also helps reduce pedestrian crashes.

If we built cities differently, would people travel differently? Marlon Boarnet, professor of planning, policy, and design and economics from the University of California, Irvine set out to the answer that very question. Through his research, Boarnet works to address the social issues that surround transportation and land use.

A new Brookings report points to policies in Germany that encourage compact, mixed-use development, suitable for walking or cycling, like this space in Freiburg.