two-way streets – William (Billy) Riggs

The Connection Between Two-Way Streets and Gentrification

Recent feature of my work in CityLab

Beyond Complete Streets for Walking and Biking

Check out my course on complete streets and multimodal planning for walking & biking on Planetizen.

Brainerd Walking Route: Walk for Wellness

My research on street design featured in the Brainerd Dispatch

Billy Riggs Presentation on Two Way Streets Sheds Light on Street Typology | METRANS Transportation Center

Missed this in February but really appreciated the write-up and kind words affirming the value of two-way conversions.

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Highlights of my recent talk at USC Urban Growth Seminar. Full talk available on at YouTube https://youtu.be/CUmHe_s9VME and on Urban Growth iTunes U: http://goo.gl/QIBgC or METRANS iTunes U: http://goo.gl/HV0Sq (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Experts: 4 reasons two-way streets are better

Recent interview with the Louisville Courier Journal on my two-way streets research.

Street studies support New Albany proposal

Another feature of my two-way streets research in-press with JPER.

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I think that they recognize that these are not easy and simple solutions, but cities have been very receptive,” he said. “Primarily because we make not only a traffic case, but we’re showing that there could be a potential economic development benefit,” he said. “Given what our country has been through in the last six… Continue reading Untitled

National notice for one-way street research – Insider Louisville

My one-way street conversion work with John Gilderbloom continues to spark a healthy discussion.

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“What we’re doing when we put one-way streets there is we’re over-engineering automobility,” Riggs says, “at the expense of people who want a more livable environment.” Profile on two-way street conversion work from the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/17/why-one-way-streets-really-are-the-worst/