Midday Transit Demand Staying Relatively High During COVID
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Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on Human Transit and is republished here with permission. Covid-19 has understandably caused steep declines in public transit demand, but the pattern of that fall is important. Peak (rush hour) demand has fallen much more than all-day demand, mirroring a change in travel demand overall. This chart is from […]
Friday’s Headlines from Around the Nation
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An architect in Spain believes “the post-COVID city is a post-auto city.” Meanwhile, our federal government is recommending more solo driving to work. That and all the other news...
'Invisible Cyclists' and Post-Pandemic Transport Planning
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Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on The Conversation and is republished here with permission. As states and workplaces prepare to open up after the lockdown, many people are looking for alternatives to public transit to get to work. The National Association of City Transport Officials reports an “explosion in cycling” in many U.S. cities. […]
Talking Headways Podcast: Portland’s ‘Rose Lanes’ Busways
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April Bertelsen of the Portland Bureau of Transportation talks about the Rose Lanes project, which are transit priority treatments that aim to get buses and streetcars out of traffic.
Interview: Oakland leader on Racial Equity And Mobility
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Warren Logan, policy director of mobility and interagency relations for the mayor’s office of Oakland, which in April became the first city to launch “Slow Streets,” has been at the forefront of the movement to create more space for safe, socially-distanced transportation and recreation during COVID-19. I first heard about Warren in an August 2019 […]
Thursday’s Headlines
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Car-centric streets are being converted all over, but let's remember public spaces aren't inviting to us all. Click for these stories and more.
How to Get Skeptical Biz Owners On Board With Bikes
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Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published on Bike Portland is republished here with permission. Though it’s a local story, we thought it spoke well to a national audience about both the potential and the pitfalls of citizen-led grass roots efforts to build bike infrastructure, especially in the context of a commercial landscape whose business […]
Scrapped JUMP Bikes Raise Questions
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There were practical reasons for Uber to recycle dozens of perfectly good e-bikes — but we can still do better.
MBTA Takes Small Steps to Improve Fare Equity
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Boston's transit overseers approved some small-but-significant changes in the agency’s fare policies at a meeting last week to improve fare equity for minority and low-income riders.
Is the ‘Pleasure Drive’ Making a COVID Comeback?
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Getting behind the wheel has become "outdoor" recreation during COVID-19.
Wednesday’s Headlines From Around the Nation
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The news of the day is still COVID, COVID, COVID — but it's all here, curated for you in one place.