Coronavirus Archives - Page 5 of 10

Why Street Vendors Belong on Our Post-Quarantine Streets

Street vendors have always been an important part of our street landscape — even when we've criminalized them.

July 9, 2020

Can Tactical Urbanism Be a Tool for Equity? A Conversation with Mike Lydon and Tony Garcia

The creators of "tactical urbanism" sit down with Streetsblog to talk about where their quick-build methods are going in a historic moment that is finally centering real community engagement.

July 6, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bike/Ped

COVID-19 Has Created More Cyclists; Here’s How Cities Can Keep Them on Their Bikes

Two researchers share what they've learned about what cities should do to encourage cycling — coronavirus or no.

June 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Portlanders Celebrate (And Question) New Cafes

For years local transportation reform activists have pushed City of Portland to go beyond car storage and driving and think more creatively about what we can do with our streets. And when calls for new uses of street space were made, it was often restaurant owners who lined up to say their business would perish […]

June 26, 2020

Streetsblog USA |car sales

Post-COVID Car Sales Are on the Rise — Especially Sales of Trucks and SUVs

Drivers aren't just buying more cars than they were a month ago — they're buying bigger ones.

June 23, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Four Signs This Might Be Micromobility’s Big Moment

From soaring ridership to major expansion, there's new evidence that reports of the micromobility industry's early death to COVID-19 may have been greatly exaggerated.

June 16, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Children

Safe Routes to School Drops Recommendation of Police Enforcement

Black activists have long maintained that police presence is a barrier to the safe use of the streets for Black children. Now, a major national program is listening — and making big changes.

June 10, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

New Trump Executive Order Will Pollute Black Communities

By dismantling key environmental protections, Trump is empowering cities to build highways through black neighborhoods — a heinous form of environmental racism that has killed countless Americans.

June 8, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bike/Ped

CDC Revise Awful COVID-19 Commuting Recommendations, But They’re Still Not Great

The Centers for Disease Control is still encouraging financial incentives for single occupancy car commutes — and failing to address the barriers to other modes.

June 4, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Under the Banner of ‘Urbanism’: An Interview With Kristen Jeffers

Kristen Jeffers, the founder and editor-in-chief at the The Black Urbanist, talks to Streetsblog about how land use, planning and transportation systems don't often center black, queer, and feminist voices. And should.

June 3, 2020

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