Streetsblog USA Archives - Page 7 of 127

Senate Considering $10B for Highway Removal

Cities might soon get the kind of federal money they need to tear down the downtown highways that federal dollars paid them to build — and to reinvest in communities of color that those highways destroyed.

January 10, 2021

Senate Considering $10B for Highway Removal

Streetsblog USA |Disability

Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Seating

When we talk about increasing access to sustainable transportation, many street safety advocates fail to talk about placing benches with anywhere near the fervor with which we talk laying train track or building bike lanes. That needs to change.

January 7, 2021

Streetsblog USA |DOT

What Secretary Pete Could Mean for the US DOT

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to be Secretary of Transportation. Whatever you think, remember that this guy is one of the few politicians who acknowledges the "many ways we subsidize driving." So there's that.

December 15, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car Culture

Four Ways Cars Pollute Our Lives — Besides the Tailpipe

Even if we electrified our entire vehicle fleet overnight, car pollution would still make us and the planet sick — and policymakers should start pushing for strong policy to mitigate the impacts of non-tailpipe emissions now, a new study finds.

December 14, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car Culture

Why Highway Teardowns Make Great Infrastructure (and Equity) Investments

Progressive advocates are making the case that new infrastructure money would actually be best spent tearing urban highways down — and reinvesting in the Black and brown communities that those bad road projects tore apart decades ago.

December 9, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car Culture

Memo to Feds: To Keep Seniors Safe on Our Roads, End Car Dependence

America's top federal safety agency is raising awareness this week about safety for older drivers, but largely ignoring how car dependence often forces seniors to take the wheel even when they can no longer do so safely.

December 8, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Distracted Driving Skyrocketing During the Pandemic

A new study finds that a shocking 57 percent of all drivers were using their cell phones within 60 seconds of impact — and transportation safety leaders are doing almost nothing to stop it, despite a preponderance of proven strategies.

December 3, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

There’s No Better Time to Turn Streets to Markets

The street market is a powerful and ancient idea that's overdue for a big U.S. comeback, a new report argues — and during a COVID-19 holiday season, there's no better time to get the SUVs out of the road and start setting up the vendor stalls.

December 1, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Cars

WARNING: Cars are Dangerous!

We warn cigarette buyers that they might expose their children to second-hand smoke. Why not warn drivers of their impact on society?

November 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

I Tried An E-Cargo Bike For 30 Days And Didn’t Need to Touch My Car Once

Can e-bikes help Americans quash their car habits? Streetsblog USA Editor Kea Wilson says yes.

November 27, 2020