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Commentary: Death of the perfect bike lane

The proposed Gray Street bike lane was quite possibly the perfect bike lane. Yet the original design died an unexpected and unfortunate bureaucratic death. Please don't let it be in vain.

January 31, 2022

#StreetFail

Commentary: Sidewalks will carry you wherever I go

Sidewalks are like relationships: We can build them if we are willing. We can repair them if we are willing. They don’t fall apart overnight. They need care, maintenance, and people choosing to do the work.

January 31, 2022

Streetsblog USA |Accessibility

Why We Can’t Afford to Ignore the Needs of Non-Drivers With Disabilities

People with disabilities who don't drive are being left behind by accessibility efforts that ignore their unique and diverse needs — and centering them in city-building efforts can carry benefits for everyone, a new study argues.

August 29, 2021

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 |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 |Coronavirus

The Problem With Just Giving Streets to Restaurants

Let's get creative with the 70 percent of public space dedicated to storing and moving cars. There are a ton of extraordinary things the public can do with that valuable real estate.

May 4, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

COVID ‘Sidewalk Wars’ Think Pieces Miss the Point

The reason people die of coronavirus is because others are breathing and coughing and sneezing near them in close quarters. But cities have lots of space — if they just took some away from cars.

April 12, 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

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Photo Essay: Walking, Biking and Transit in Buenos Aires

Streetsblog Denver editor Andy Bosselman recently traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Check out his photos and observations related to the city's mobility options.

December 9, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Bike/Ped

Report: Uber’s Software Flaws Led to Fatal Crash

The self-driving Uber car that killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 was not programmed to identify pedestrians outside of a crosswalk and lacked software that could have spared her life, a federal safety agency said.

November 7, 2019

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