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Andy Boenau

@boenau

Simple truths about city planning & transportation.

When I'm not engineering safe & healthy streets, I'm running my mouth about it.

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Defenders of sprawl like to pretend zoning is a pillar of American democracy, as if voters decide whether or not to impose harsh property restrictions on themselves. St. Louis city & county, like many others, last updated their rules 70 years ago. stlmag.com/business/st-lo…

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Since May is Bike Month, maybe June should be Bike Recovery Month for all those people who need to share "if something different had happened, I would've been hurt" stories.

Since May is Bike Month, maybe June should be Bike Recovery Month for all those people who need to share "if something different had happened, I would've been hurt" stories.
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"Buffalo should be joining Rochester, Syracuse, and countless other cities that have restored their own parkways. Instead, we continue to wallow in the fumes from the DOT, which is infuriating." buffalorising.com/2025/06/buffal….

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Cleveland is getting protected bike lanes. 🥳 "For now, the installation is seen as a downpayment on a new vision for traffic calming and road safety" ideastream.org/community/2025…

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🥵 Urban heat stress (and all its consequences) are another hidden cost of monopolising our public spaces for driving and parked cars. Time for change!

🥵 Urban heat stress (and all its consequences) are another hidden cost of monopolising our public spaces for driving and parked cars.

Time for change!
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Extremely provocative and insightful. As you design your personal Rich Life, I encourage you to question the things you spend $$$ on "What if owning fewer cars was a sign of more success?" "Replacing a car with an e-bike can save a household $120,000 over a decade"

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A multimodal city provides options for getting around. You're welcome to drive yourself in and out of Manhattan, but it's going to be slow and probably inconvenient. That's how driving solo *should* be in a bustling city.

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Daylighting: "With a little creativity, communities can activate this space, adding beauty or utility to our shared spaces while making it impossible for vehicles to occupy the daylighting zone." CalBike calbike.org/nine-uses-for-…

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The household auto fleet is a money pit: What if wealth wasn’t a driveway full of cars—but the freedom to not need them? fastcompany.com/91341903/house… via Fast Company and Andy Boenau

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Defenders of sprawl like to pretend zoning is a pillar of American democracy, as if voters decide whether or not to impose harsh property restrictions on themselves. St. Louis city & county, like many others, last updated their rules in the 1950s and 60s. Even if it was a good

Defenders of sprawl like to pretend zoning is a pillar of American democracy, as if voters decide whether or not to impose harsh property restrictions on themselves.

St. Louis city & county, like many others, last updated their rules in the 1950s and 60s. 

Even if it was a good