Casey Brazeal is a Chicago-based writer and planner. His background includes time as a research assistant at the Urban Transportation Center and as a reporter with a weekly column for Extra Newspaper in Chicago. He’s also published news stories and interviews for New City Newspaper, Vócalo Radio and Site Sketch 101. Casey received a Masters in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois in Chicago. While at UIC Casey received a certificate in Public Transit Planning and Management.
New York Resilience Plan to Get Second Opinion
The price tag for the de Blasio administration’s stormwater and sea-level rise plan rose $1.3 billion after some costly additions. Now some city council members are bringing in a second group to examine the plan.
First-Time Home Buyers Look Different Than They Once Did
New home-buyers are a little older and a lot more likely to be single than they were 20 years ago.
Seattle Ponders Improvements to Ballard Bridge for All Modes of Transport
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is in the midst of a planning study on Ballard Bridge, soliciting feedback from the community about how to improve circulation of vehicles and pedestrians.
France's Transit Ridership Booms as the USA's Busts
Large American cities are losing bus and train riders, but in France, most cities have seen the opposite trend.
After Rash of Pedestrian Deaths, Texas Looks to Create Safety Initiative
In 2018, drivers killed 632 pedestrians in Texas; 68 pedestrians were killed in San Antonio.