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No, Bird and Lime Were Not ‘Forced’ to Pull Fleets — or Fire Staff — Because of COVID-19

A lot of smaller micromobility companies kept their scooters and bikes on the streets. And a reminder: if micromobility is truly part of the sustainable future, it needs to be there always, not just when times are good.

March 31, 2020

No, Bird and Lime Were Not ‘Forced’ to Pull Fleets — or Fire Staff — Because of COVID-19

Streetsblog USA |Accessible Pedestrian Signals

Ten NACTO-Endorsed Ways Every City Should Respond to COVID-19 On Its Streets

In the absence of federal leadership on how to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during COVID19, cities are stepping up and sharing resources themselves.

March 30, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

As Roads Empty To COVID-19, Drivers Who Remain Are Speeding Up. Here’s How to Slow Them Down.

The virus isn't just a public health emergency for our hospitals. It's also a public health emergency for our roads.

March 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Taxpayers Are Bailing Out Uber and Lyft — Again

Uber and other tech taxi companies pride themselves on disrupting industries — but now taxpayers are bailing them out.

March 26, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Here’s How Much U.S. Car Traffic Plunged Last Week

New data reveals that nationwide car traffic dropped 30 percent at the end of last week compared to the same day one month earlier.

March 26, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

COVID-19 Reveals That the Real Cure For Freight Truck Congestion is Fewer Cars

We don't need more roads — we need fewer cars on the existing roads.

March 25, 2020

Streetsblog USA |MTA

Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough

Yet Congress must do much more to stave off long-term damage, officials and advocates say.

March 25, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Op-Ed: We Need Handwashing Facilities At Every Public Transit Station in America

Public restrooms at transit stops aren't just a COVID-19 issue. They're a transit access issue, a religious rights issue, and a human rights issue.

March 24, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Trump Says COVID-19 Deaths May Be the Price We Pay For A Strong Economy — Just Like Traffic Deaths

It’s bad enough that most Americans think that 40,000 road deaths a year is just the price we pay for the freedom to go wherever we want whenever we want — but now that argument is being used by conservatives who want to abandon the health practices that can help us defeat the coronavirus. President […]

March 24, 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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