Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Coronavirus

Interior of a TriMet bus (in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area) with numerous seats marked by "Don't sit here" signs intended to encourage spatial-distancing (in accordance with a temporary 10-passenger limit for buses) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Image: Steve Morgan, CC

STUDY: Transit Agencies Are Planning a Radically Equitable COVID Recovery

By Kea Wilson | Dec 6, 2021 | No Comments

A staggering 88 percent of U.S. transit agencies expect that historically disenfranchised riders will be their primary customers as they recover from the pandemic, a new study finds.

Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic

By Jeff Wood | Nov 18, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re at the 2021 Virtual Railvolution conference. Adelee Le Grand, CEO of Tampa's transit system, moderates a panel featuring Debra Johnson of RTD in Denver, and Peter Rogoff of Sound Transit in Seattle. Johnson and Rogoff discuss progress in their regions and the effects of the pandemic.

This kind of thing (an off-road bike path) is really safe. Photo: Cambridgema.gov

Study: Shifting Commutes During Pandemic Reduced Cyclists Hit By Drivers

By Aaron Short | Nov 18, 2021 | No Comments

Cycling became safer during the pandemic last year because riders were more likely to use off-road trails during the middle of the day, bypassing dangerous rush hour roadways, a new study found.

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OPINION: Let’s Make the Open Culture Program Permanent

By Jimmy Van Bramer | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments

We must codify in law the pandemic-era program that has brought art, music, and dance to our streets.

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OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!

By Renae Reynolds | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

An add-on to the congressional reconciliation package could help climate, congestion and health in New York and around the nation.

Why Schools Are Paying Parents to Drive

By Kea Wilson | Sep 9, 2021 | No Comments

Accelerating school bus driver shortages during the pandemic are crippling the single largest segment of the U.S. public transportation fleet and forcing districts to pay parents to drive their kids to class instead — and the U.S. may not be able to fill the gaps until these essential workers are finally given the wages, benefits and protections they deserve, advocates say.

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