Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Tactical Urbanism

ANALYSIS: These Advocates Want You to Deflate Your Neighbor’s SUV Tires

By Kea Wilson | Jun 28, 2022 | No Comments

A secretive network of activists are deflating SUV tires in urban neighborhoods around the world to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and in the process, they're prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.

An asphalt art installation in Columbus, Ind. Photo: Bloomberg Philanthropies

STUDY: Asphalt Art Decreases Vulnerable Road User Crashes By 50 Percent

By Kea Wilson | Apr 22, 2022 | No Comments

Turns out, paint can be protection, at least when it's done right. Installing asphalt art on roads and intersection can cut crashes between motorists and other road users by a staggering 50 percent, a new study finds.

How to Paint Your Own Crosswalk In Your Neighborhood (Hypothetically)

By Streetsblog | Apr 6, 2022 | No Comments

A secretive group is painting crosswalks in Los Angeles where they say the city has failed to provide basic infrastructure to protect walkers — so it's worth noting the wealth of resources available to would-be tactical urbanists.

Survey: Some Motorists Say Gas Prices Will Make Them Drive Less ...

By Kea Wilson | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

As gas prices soar, we're offering full team coverage. First, Kea Wilson looks at how American motorists say they'll drive less while transportation expert Charles Komanoff disagrees (see his article below).

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Massachusetts 'Sneckdown' Could Become Permanent

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

The intersection of the Fellsway with Mystic Avenue – a site of such frequent crashes that neighbors have started referring to the roadways in the area as the “corridor of death” – received some traffic-calming from the heavens this winter. Now, MassDOT officials say that they’d like to make the lane reduction permanent as part of a long-planned safety project for the area that’s still in the design phase.

A COVID-era pop-up bike lane in Berlin. Image: SupapleX, CC

Study: COVID-Era Pop-Up Bike Lanes Increase Cycling Trips Up to 48%

By Kea Wilson | Jan 27, 2022 | No Comments

European cities that installed pop-up bike lanes during the early days of the pandemic increased the number of daily cycling trips by as much as 48 percent.

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