COVID-19
Basics
Protected Bike Lanes that Any City Can Afford
You don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect cyclists, scooter riders, and other vulnerable road users from car traffic.
July 29, 2020
GOP Relief Bill Gives Zero Dollars to Sustainable Transportation
Nope, not even a penny.
July 28, 2020
How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse
Cars are back across America — but communities with richer residents are being spared much of the pollution and traffic violence.
July 27, 2020
Five Great Ways To Repurpose Parking Lots During the Pandemic
If there's one thing America definitely doesn't need any more of, it's parking lots — and during COVID-19, communities across the U.S. are seizing that under-utilized asphalt for pandemic-safe and equitable ways.
July 23, 2020
Car-Free Residents Struggle with Food Insecurity
July 21, 2020
How to Build Safe Routes to School During COVID-19
Cities should consider barring cars from certain streets and taking some space away from drivers as part of a comprehensive strategy to get children safely to school during COVID-19, a leading national organization recommends.
July 20, 2020
A Third of U.S. Workers Want to Ditch Commutes and Work Remotely
If employers give the workers what they want, we can end three pandemics: COVID-19, climate change, and traffic violence.
July 14, 2020
STEAL THIS IDEA: Washington DOT To Give Lanes Back to People on State Roads
A state DOT program will expand city leaders' toolboxes for delivering residents changes they actually want.
July 13, 2020
Don’t Let the School Bus be COVID-19’s Next Victim
As school re-openings loom, the school bus industry is organizing support for the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act, a $10-billion Senate bill that would provide relief to transportation providers — including school-bus operators — that earlier federal relief packages overlooked.
July 10, 2020
Why Street Vendors Belong on Our Post-Quarantine Streets
Street vendors have always been an important part of our street landscape — even when we've criminalized them.
July 9, 2020
