Entries by John S. Allen

Shawn Leight, Transportation Trends

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Traffic engineer and Washington University professor Shawn Leight discusses transportation trends in the USA — mode share, safety, access — with an emphasis on bicycling. This talk is from the 2016 I am Traffic conference in St. Louis, Missouri. John S. AllenJohn S. Allen cycles for transportation and recreation, averaging 2000 to 3000 miles per […]

Shawn Leight and Billy Hattaway, Discussion

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Following Shawn Leight’s presentation at the 2016 I Am Traffic II conference in St. Louis, Missouri, he invited colleague Billy Hattaway to join him, and they took questions from the audience. John S. AllenJohn S. Allen cycles for transportation and recreation, averaging 2000 to 3000 miles per year. He has made a career as a […]

Is Hammond Pond Parkway a Complete Street?

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What is a a Complete Street? And how well is the concept being applied?  You need to know. Let’s define “Complete Street” and look at an example. A Complete Street Is: Planning literature defines a Complete Street as safe and practical, pleasant even, for modes of transportation up to a contextually appropriate limit of speed, […]

The 6-Way, Washington, DC

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An evaluation of bicycle facilities and bicyclist behavior at the 6-way intersection of U Street, 16th Street and New Hampshire Ave. in Washington D.C.