The Southwest’s Bike Spike Was Bigger Than Europe
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The American Southwest may have experienced one of the biggest bike booms in the world in 2020 — and the rest of the country wasn’t far behind, a new study finds.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Tactical Urbanism
How to Build a Cheap Homemade Speed Camera
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Most drivers in the North End go under 20 mph - but reckless speeding over 40 mph was distressingly common.
In The Northeast, It’s #Sneckdown Season
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Last week’s storm has created major hassles for pedestrians trying to navigate buried sidewalks, but there’s one silver lining: it’s left thousands of “sneckdowns,” places where snowbanks have narrowed down the roadway and forced cars to slow down considerably (a “snow neckdown”). Streetsfilms editor Clarence Eckerson first documented “naturally occurring neckdowns” in 2006. “The snow […]
Election Special: Some Cities Are Making Voting Easier
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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.
Measuring the Success of COVID-19 Street Closures
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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.
Spin Calls for Mobility Infrastructure Now...
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"We’ve deferred to the automobile for so long, it can feel strange to reimagine streets that were not built for and around the car. But Coronavirus lockdowns gave us a glimpse at how quickly our cities can change when our priorities do."