Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Open Streets

Image: Steve Rhodes via Creative Commons

Election Special: Some Cities Are Making Voting Easier

By Kea Wilson | Nov 3, 2020 | No Comments

As voters across the country head to the ballot box, some cities are giving driving spaces around polling places back to the people — while others are leaving them out in the cold.

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.

An Open Streets event in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Source: Street Lab via Creative Commons.

Ten Cities To Use Open Streets As Tools for Equity

By Kea Wilson | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments

The winners of a new grant will seek put roads to their highest and best use at this historic moment: helping the most undeserved residents of our cities.

Source: SV Johnson via Creative Commons.

Washington Gives Lanes Back to People on State Roads

By Kea Wilson | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

A state DOT program will expand city leaders' toolboxes for delivering residents changes they actually want.

Can Tactical Urbanism Be a Tool for Equity?

By Kea Wilson | Jul 6, 2020 | No Comments

The creators of "tactical urbanism" sit down with Streetsblog to talk about where their quick-build methods are going in a historic moment that is finally centering real community engagement.

Talking With Kristen Jeffers of 'The Black Urbanist'

By Kea Wilson | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

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.

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