Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Tactical Urbanism

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.

The WeClaim lane delineator. Image description: A man bikes in a protected bike lane, shielded from car traffic by a series of recycled car tires that have been sculpted into planters for tall grasses and outfitted with reflective tape. Source: Spin

Spin Calls for Mobility Infrastructure Now...

By Euwyn Poon and Derrick Ko | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

"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."

Five Ways To Repurpose Parking Lots During COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Jul 23, 2020 | No Comments

If there's one thing America definitely doesn't need any more of, it's parking lots — and during COVID-19, communities across the U.S. are seizing that under-utilized asphalt for pandemic-safe and equitable ways.

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.

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A Large Town Answer to COVID-19 Mobility

By Christian MilNeil | May 24, 2020 | No Comments

Somerville, Mass. will provide safer walking and biking routes with more room for physical distancing.

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