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Study: Bike Share Saves the U.S. $36 Million Public Health Dollars Every Year

More than 40 percent of the savings accounted for by the study ($15 million) were thanks to the Big Apple alone.

July 23, 2021

Study: Bike Share Saves the U.S. $36 Million Public Health Dollars Every Year

What Happened When Buffalo Changed Its Parking Rules

In 2017 Buffalo, New York, became the first U.S. city to stop requiring development projects to include at least a minimum amount of parking. Here's what happened next.

June 13, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

How Bad Might the Post-Pandemic Carpocalypse Be?

Travel times will rise dramatically — and by as much as 42 minutes each way in San Francisco! — if cities don't encourage residents to return public buses and trains and stay out of their cars when the coronavirus pandemic is over.

May 5, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Austin

COVID-19 Cuts Car Crashes — But What About Crash Rates?

This silver lining is tarnished: The number of car crashes is plummeting, but the rate of car crashes is actually up in many cities — as are the injury and fatality rates for both drivers and vulnerable users.

April 9, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Suburbanization is Not the Answer To COVID-19

Yes, contraction rates are higher in denser cities. No, that doesn't mean that the burbs are any safer — and in some ways, they're worse.

March 24, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Buried Highways

Memo from Seattle: Burying Crumbling Urban Highways Isn’t the Answer

It's tunnel vision! Lawmakers in New York are looking to Seattle for advice on how to fix a crumbling highway — but the Emerald City's experiment with a highway tunnel is no model. Here's why.

March 4, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve

"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg.

February 18, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Active Transportation

Op-Ed: How Transit Activists Can Win — A Primer

If you're a transit rider in just about any American city, chances are the service you rely on falls somewhere between not-great and awful. The closest bus may only run once an hour, your train may be constantly delayed, or you may feel like the simple act of crossing the street to reach the bus […]

December 17, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Andrew Cuomo

Why Are Cops Handcuffing Churro Vendors in Transit Stations?

Americans are waking up to the fact that police are unnecessarily harassing people of color for minor violations on public transit and demanding that cops back off.

November 12, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Bike Walk Paths

Congress Eyes Funds for Vision Zero

House members propose a bill that would fund pedestrian- and cycling-safety efforts.

October 24, 2019