Streetsblog

Protests continue across the country. But there was also plenty of news on a busy Thursday.

On the streets, police are still brutalizing protestors, committing vehicle-ramming attacks, and denying journalists their constitutional right to do their jobs — plus other news.

More curfews, more transit and micromobility shutdowns, more police brutality, more courageous protestors standing up against state-sanctoined violence. Plus, more news.

The weekend was filled with police being brutal against police brutality protesters. Plus other news, too.

Drivers aren’t just speeding up on our empty roads — they’re also braking harder, scrolling cell phones longer, and crashing more, new data show. In the five weeks after many states announced lockdown orders on March 16, the data company Zendrive said drivers’ use of cell phones behind the wheel is up 38 percent over […]

The city's DOT admits its position has "evolved" on the use of a para-military force to make sure people were being socially responsible as they recreated outside their cramped apartments.

Most of our home deliveries can be performed without a single driver taking to the road — or even carrying it to your door.

This post originally appeared on Greater Greater Washington and is republished here with permission.  In an effort to provide more space for people outside while also adhering to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s social distancing guidelines, several DC residents are now placing traffic cones on neighborhood streets to effectively widen sidewalks. Some […]

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