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Study: Protected Bike Paths Saved Lives During COVID

COVID sparked a bike boom across America, but the experience from one Virginia city shows that communities should prioritize building more protected bike lanes and off-road cycle tracks, virus or no virus, a new study suggests.

August 10, 2021

Study: Protected Bike Paths Saved Lives During COVID

Streetsblog USA |commuting

Why is Parking at the Heart of Amazon’s HQ2?

Amazon wants employees at its new Northern Virginia headquarters to commute car-free to work. So why does the current design include a 2,000-space parking garage? An American tale.

November 14, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Baltimore

Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)

Some American cities are starting to buck a years-long trend of declining transit ridership as passengers return to subway and commuter rail lines across the country, including in Denver, though bus ridership continues to stall, according to a new report.

October 15, 2019

Streetsblog USA |Aggressive Driving

Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers

An editorial board in a Missouri town warns that “impatient teens” are going to get themselves killed — by drivers who apparently have the right of way — if something isn’t done to solve the drop-off and pick-up problem at a local high school. Another in Oregon questions whether city buses should be allowed to control […]

September 23, 2019

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Study: Protected Bike Paths Saved Lives During COVID

Why is Parking at the Heart of Amazon’s HQ2?

Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)

Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers