COVID-19
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Under the Banner of ‘Urbanism’: An Interview With Kristen Jeffers
Kristen Jeffers, the founder and editor-in-chief at the The Black Urbanist, talks to Streetsblog about how land use, planning and transportation systems don't often center black, queer, and feminist voices. And should.
June 3, 2020
Closing Public Restrooms During COVID Hurts Mobility
June 2, 2020
Feds Seek Incentives to Encourage Driving (Which Will Accelerate the Other Pandemic — Traffic Violence)
Federal officials want to incentivize urban driving, claiming it will reduce the spread of COVID-19. Here's why they're wrong.
May 29, 2020
Rush Hour Transit Demand Craters Due to COVID-19 — But Midday Demand Doesn’t
Covid-19 has understandably caused steep declines in public transit demand, but the pattern of that fall is important. Peak (rush hour) demand has fallen much more than all-day demand, mirroring a change in travel demand overall.
May 29, 2020
Congestion Pricing Can Be Built For Equity
City leaders can bust myths about congestion pricing in the public consciousness — and implement road pricing that makes entire transportation networks more equitable, rather than less, a new study reveals.
May 29, 2020
Poor and Black ‘Invisible Cyclists’ Need to be Part of Post-Pandemic Transport Planning Too
As states and workplaces prepare to open up after the lockdown, many people are looking for alternatives to public transit to get to work.
May 28, 2020
Interview: Oakland leader on Racial Equity And Mobility
May 28, 2020
Scrapped JUMP Bikes Raise Questions About Waste in the Micromobility Industry
There were practical reasons for Uber to recycle dozens of perfectly good e-bikes — but we can still do better.
May 27, 2020
Is the ‘Pleasure Drive’ Making a COVID Comeback?
Getting behind the wheel has become "outdoor" recreation during COVID-19.
May 27, 2020
A Large Town Answer to COVID-19 Mobility
Somerville, Mass. will provide safer walking and biking routes with more room for physical distancing.
May 24, 2020
