Your COVID-19 ‘Sidewalk Wars’ Think Piece is Missing the Point
The reason people die of coronavirus is because others are breathing and coughing and sneezing near them in close quarters. But cities have lots of space — if they just took some away from cars.
April 13, 2020
COVID-19 Cuts Car Crashes — But What About Crash Rates?
This silver lining is tarnished: The number of car crashes is plummeting, but the rate of car crashes is actually up in many cities — as are the injury and fatality rates for both drivers and vulnerable users.
April 9, 2020
How to Open Streets Right During Social Distancing
We need more space — which means we need a new blueprint for how to do Open Streets events during this challenging global moment and beyond.
April 8, 2020
Federal Corona Bill Seems Generous To Transit. It’s Not.
New crisis, same old mistakes.
April 8, 2020
There’s No Need For Blanket COVID Park Closures
...with some very important exceptions.
April 6, 2020
Five Reasons Why Trump’s Fuel Standards Rollback is Terrible
Here's the only story you need on why the Trump administration is wrong to gut an Obama-era rule to make cars cleaner and more efficient.
April 2, 2020
No, Bird and Lime Were Not ‘Forced’ to Pull Fleets — or Fire Staff — Because of COVID-19
A lot of smaller micromobility companies kept their scooters and bikes on the streets. And a reminder: if micromobility is truly part of the sustainable future, it needs to be there always, not just when times are good.
March 31, 2020
Ten Ways Every City Should Respond to COVID-19 On Its Streets, Compiled by NACTO
In the absence of federal leadership on how to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during COVID19, cities are stepping up and sharing resources themselves.
March 31, 2020
As Roads Empty To COVID-19, Drivers Who Remain Are Speeding Up. Here’s How to Slow Them Down.
The virus isn't just a public health emergency for our hospitals. It's also a public health emergency for our roads.
March 30, 2020
Taxpayers Are Bailing Out Uber and Lyft — Again
Uber and other tech taxi companies pride themselves on disrupting industries — but now taxpayers are bailing them out.
March 26, 2020
