Month: August 2022
Basics
Monday’s Headlines Are Keeping the Streets
Drivers are trying to reclaim the space that cities set aside for walking and biking during the pandemic, but cities are pushing back.
August 29, 2022
Activists block the development of a parking lot. Is that the best way to stop displacement?
While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.
August 26, 2022
Should Public Transit Be Free? Freakanomics Asks the Experts
Public transit is good for the environment, for economic opportunity, for social mobility, for traffic congestion.
August 26, 2022
Introducing Transit Bingo: Explore New Places, Win Prizes This September
From exploring new places by transit, to treating yourself to a bike ride over a pretty bridge, Streetsblog Bingo gives you prompts to keep you out and exploring this September as we ease into the fall. Feel free to bring a human or furry friend along on your adventures as you make your way through […]
August 26, 2022
Opinion: Ending Our Oil Addiction Is a Moral Imperative for Inflation and the Climate
The amount we drive is a matter of public policy, shaped by land use and transportation policies that underinvest in transit and make walking and biking ever more dangerous. We can flip that starting now.
August 26, 2022
Are Friday’s Headlines Getting Across?
Traffic deaths are up, especially among Black and low-income Americans, because that's where we built the most dangerous roads.
August 26, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Stop Transformations
This week, Kim Cella of Citizens for Modern Transit and Sheila Holm of AARP discuss how they are transforming transit stops in St. Louis by involving the community, engaging transit operators, and bringing life to grey spaces.
August 25, 2022
Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?
A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and, hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.
August 25, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines Are Getting Congested
Congestion pricing is the answer to reducing traffic, not adding more lanes. Plus, the U.S. might finally be ready for high-speed rail.
August 25, 2022
Three Common Types of Bike Laws That Are Overdue for an Overhaul
There is almost no evidence that cycling regulations are making U.S. streets safer, and more than enough evidence that they should be overhauled to prevent disproportionately harmful impacts against people of color, a new study finds.
August 24, 2022
