Meet the McCloskeys: How Private Places Act as a Form of Spatial Anti-Blackness in St. Louis
Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Mater protesters in on a private street in St. Louis on Sunday, raising new questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.
June 29, 2020
COVID-19 Has Created More Cyclists; Here’s How Cities Can Keep Them on Their Bikes
Two researchers share what they've learned about what cities should do to encourage cycling — coronavirus or no.
June 29, 2020
Can Corporate Micromobility Companies Really Turn Its Riders Into Street Safety Advocates?
Will "Lime Action" succeed in the noble goal of supporting an advocate-set agenda for our mobility future? What is that agenda? Time will tell.
June 29, 2020
Strange Bedfellows: Transit Agency To Pay Uber $80K To Collect Fares
San Francisco Bay Area agency Marin Transit signed a deal that will allow its riders to buy their bus tickets directly from the Uber app — agreeing to pay the company a subscription fee as much as $80,000 over two years for the use of its software. The move raised hackles among some transit advocates, who are skeptical of the e-taxi industry's corrosive impact on public transportation ridership.
June 26, 2020
New App Makes Mass Transit Accessible to People with Cognitive Disabilities
A Columbus, Ohio research team is getting closer to releasing an app that could soon give people with cognitive disabilities more independence on mass transit systems across America.
June 25, 2020
Op-Ed: Whose Streets? Black Streets
Planners and urbanists, it’s time to reckon with the racism rampant in city building. Here are four actions to take.
June 24, 2020
‘Centering Equity is a Matter of Life and Death’: Responding to Anti-Black Racism in Urbanism
Five visionary leaders shared their wisdom on how to take antiracist action in the built environment professions. Here are a few of the highlights for Streetsblog readers.
June 24, 2020
Post-COVID Car Sales Are on the Rise — Especially Sales of Trucks and SUVs
Drivers aren't just buying more cars than they were a month ago — they're buying bigger ones.
June 23, 2020
‘You Barely Hear Our Stories’: Tiffanie Stanfield Fights Hit-and-Run Driving
As the founder of H.A.R.D., Tiffanie Stanfield fights against a traffic violence epidemic with a uniquely high impact on the Black community — and she wants you to join her.
June 22, 2020
What ‘Abolish the Police’ Could Mean for Street Safety
What does #defundthepolice really mean for road safety — in the broadest sense of that term?
June 22, 2020
