Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Quality of Life

OPINION: We Need to Open Streets for Retail Now

By Jennifer Tausig | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments

With the holiday season approaching, merchants must be able to plan, order appropriate inventory and market their goods, or they will close. We need a plan for our local economies now.

Car Pollution Makes Us More Vulnerable to COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Apr 20, 2020 | No Comments

COVID-19 is a killer. But it has an accomplice: car culture.

The Untokening (above, members in Atlanta) seeks to engage in engage in candid discussions about street safety, displacement / gentrification, community engagement and culture. Photo: Argenis Apolinario

Op-Ed: Mobility Justice Amid COVID-19

By The Untokening | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Collectivism is the only way we will survive this moment. A manifesto from the Untokening network.

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This Crisis Will End. Our Fight Against Cars is Only Beginning.

By Jacqueline Klopp | Apr 13, 2020 | No Comments

A top Columbia University doctor says that now is the time to accelerate our efforts to protect ourselves and our communities through a healthy environment. It is the only way forward, and we do not have time to waste.

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Streetsies 2019: NYC Projects of the Year

By Streetsblog | Dec 26, 2019 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation got some things — OK, many things — right this year. And the nominees for the Streetsie are...

Bike Easy celebrates a tactical urbanism "small win" — a protected bike lane on Marconi Drive in New Orleans. Photo: Bike Easy

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There is Structural Racism in Transport: Report

By Aaron Short | Dec 18, 2019 | No Comments

Smart Growth America: include community members in planning, hire more diverse staff, and stop displacing residents to combat generations of structural racism

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