Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Washington DC

Why Walkability is Key to a Dementia-Friendly City

By Jonathan Paul Katz | Oct 29, 2020 | No Comments

How do we make urban spaces more dementia-friendly? Many of the solutions are surprisingly simple: walkable urban design and dementia-friendly design are often one and the same.

Cities often plan streetcar routes that appeal to white nostalgia for the early days of the 20th century glorified in films like Meet Me In St. Louis — while ignoring the real mobility needs of Black residents who have never been served by the mode. Image: Warner Archive via Youtube.

STUDY: How U.S. Streetcars Reinforce Structural Racism

By Kea Wilson | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments

Transit can be a powerful tool for mobility justice — but if we're not deliberate, it can be a tool for reinforcing white supremacy, too.

An Open Streets event in Washington, DC. Source: Ted Eytan via Creative Commons.

Measuring the Success of COVID-19 Street Closures

By Kea Wilson | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments

A new study shows that many "Slow Streets" and "Open Streets" programs launched in response to COVID-19 lockdowns were bigger successes than anyone realized.

COVID Killed Rush Hour — But Spread Pain All Day

By Eve Kessler | Oct 13, 2020 | No Comments

Meet the new rush hour. Worse than the old rush hour.

Cyclists on the Black Lives Matter Plaza, created by the Government of the District of Columbia, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Source: Ted Eytan via Creative Commons.

What To Do When Your Vision Zero Plan Is Failing

By Kea Wilson | Sep 28, 2020 | No Comments

The nation's capital is failing to meet its Vision Zero goal — but it's not taking the loss lying down.

Your employer has to spend money to maintain your employee parking space. When you opt to bike to work instead, you save them money — so why shouldn't you share it in that windfall? Source: Shutterstock

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Would You Trade Your Parking Benefit for Cash?

By Andrew Small | Mar 4, 2020 | No Comments

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Greater Greater Washington and is republished here with permission. Individual companies have long elected to allow employees to trade their parking benefits for cash, of course, but a law that requires employers to offer the swap is a new idea. And when you think about it, it’s only fair […]

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