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Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

COVID May Take 14 Million Cars Off the Road Forever

But if we don't act fast, they'll come back.

August 2, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Climate Change

US Cuts Car Pollution, But Less So In Poor Communities

Fine-particle air pollution has decreased across the US, but poor and minority communities are still the most polluted

July 31, 2020

Streetsblog USA |15 Minute Cities

Top Mayors Pledge to Build 15-Minute Cities For COVID-19 Recovery

It's not enough to give people more space on the sidewalks for social distancing, advocates argue. We also need to give residents places to walk *to* — and specifically, places that help them meet their essential needs.

July 30, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

Protected Bike Lanes that Any City Can Afford

You don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect cyclists, scooter riders, and other vulnerable road users from car traffic.

July 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

GOP Relief Bill Gives Zero Dollars to Sustainable Transportation

Nope, not even a penny.

July 28, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Streetsblog

Urban Planning As a Tool for White Supremacy, In Minneapolis and Beyond

Transportation planning is not exempt.

July 27, 2020

Streetsblog USA |adaptive cycling

On the ADA’s 30th Anniversary, Remember: Bikes are a Mobility Assistive Device, too

On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act, a Seattle-based group reminds the world how essential cycling can be for Americans with non-normative bodies.

July 27, 2020

Streetsblog USA |commuting

How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse

Cars are back across America — but communities with richer residents are being spared much of the pollution and traffic violence.

July 26, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Five Great Ways To Repurpose Parking Lots During the Pandemic

If there's one thing America definitely doesn't need any more of, it's parking lots — and during COVID-19, communities across the U.S. are seizing that under-utilized asphalt for pandemic-safe and equitable ways.

July 23, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

Op Ed: The Most Important Bike Tech is…Street Design

New studies of Lisbon and Toronto offer the latest evidence for the power of safe infrastructure to encourage more cycling in cities — and speak to the perils of relying on historical data.

July 22, 2020

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