Friday Transportation Seminar: Why Your City Needs a Car Master Plan

DATE: Friday, May 13, 2022, 11:30am to 12:30pm PDT
SPEAKER: Cathy Tuttle, Urban Design & Planning Consultant.

In 2022, cars are ubiquitous and completely embedded into America’s economy and social fabric. American cities don’t make car plans, but all transportation plans – whether they are for people who walk, bike, take transit, run freight or delivery businesses – are all written in response to cars. Transportation planning is all about cars; supporting cars or constraining cars. How did our cities evolve into places where cars dominate, and where can we go from here? To move to a new paradigm, cities need to acknowledge car dominance and focus on cars with the same rigor they do other modal plans – the history of cars in the city, the streets cars dominate, the actual vehicles, the drivers, and our future with cars. In the process of writing a Car Master Plan for Downtown Portland, Cathy Tuttle uncovered remarkable new information about curb space use, asphalt, and the four types of drivers.

More info: https://trec.pdx.edu/events/professional-development/friday-transportation-seminar-05132022

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