COVID-19 Archives - Page 6 of 11

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

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Closing Public Restrooms During COVID Hurts Mobility

The lack of public restrooms available during the pandemic is a major challenge for families with young kids, pregnant people, delivery workers, and others. How can we address that?

June 2, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car Culture

Feds Seek Incentives to Encourage Driving (Which Will Accelerate the Other Pandemic — Traffic Violence)

Federal officials want to incentivize urban driving, claiming it will reduce the spread of COVID-19. Here's why they're wrong.

May 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Rush Hour Transit Demand Craters Due to COVID-19 — But Midday Demand Doesn’t

Covid-19 has understandably caused steep declines in public transit demand, but the pattern of that fall is important. Peak (rush hour) demand has fallen much more than all-day demand, mirroring a change in travel demand overall.

May 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |congestion

Congestion Pricing Can Be Built For Equity

City leaders can bust myths about congestion pricing in the public consciousness — and implement road pricing that makes entire transportation networks more equitable, rather than less, a new study reveals.

May 28, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bike/Ped

Poor and Black ‘Invisible Cyclists’ Need to be Part of Post-Pandemic Transport Planning Too

Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on The Conversation and is republished here with permission. As states and workplaces prepare to open up after the lockdown, many people are looking for alternatives to public transit to get to work. The National Association of City Transport Officials reports an “explosion in cycling” in many U.S. cities. […]

May 28, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Scrapped JUMP Bikes Raise Questions About Waste in the Micromobility Industry

Truckloads of JUMP e-bikes are being destroyed for scrap across the country — and it’s raising big questions about what the micromobility industry should do more to expand bike access after its products reach the end of their commercial lives. More keep rolling in and getting trashed.??? Probably THIRTY semi loads??? or more so far … […]

May 27, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

NACTO Drops Playbook for Fighting COVID-19

The group's member cities have been working hard to make public space as safe as possible during the pandemic — and the organization just compiled their best strategies.

May 22, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bike Sharing

POST-COVID: Safety Isn’t Only About Infrastructure

It's not too late for cities to prevent a total carmageddon as their COVID-19 lockdowns ease — and they need to think beyond simple infrastructure to get it done.

May 20, 2020