Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Women

The Brake: What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Transportation (And Why It Matters)

By Streetsblog | Mar 15, 2022 | No Comments

A new zine from a top transit nonprofit explores why the needs of women need to be at the center of U.S. transit planning — and what it's like for gender-marginalized people who are working to change the status quo.

Photo: New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center

Study: Cycling Rates Low Unless Women Are Riding

By Kea Wilson | May 13, 2021 | No Comments

Around the world, cities that do the best job of catering to the needs of women cyclists also have the highest level of cycling overall, a new study finds — and the U.S. has among the lowest share of female riders on the planet.

What Is a Feminist City?

By Elizabeth Whitton | Aug 4, 2020 | No Comments

Leslie Kern’s “Feminist City” asks us to look around. Does our environment support the daily activities, care work, and needs of women? This recently published book intermixes Kern’s personal stories, real-world examples, and research to expose how our cities, neighborhoods, and transportation decisions make childcare, household activities, and safety challenging for women. “Feminist City” balances […]

Seattle had the steepest decline in solo drivers in the country this decade thanks to expanded and more frequent bus service.

Five Lessons From Seattle’s Crusade Against Driving

By Aaron Short | Nov 25, 2019 | No Comments

Seattle is proving that cities can reduce the number of cars on the road and shift its population to rely on mass transit. Here are a few of those lessons.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's $21 billion transportation plan primarily widens highways which will encourage more driving across the state.

Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future

By Aaron Short | Nov 19, 2019 | No Comments

What is Gov. Ned Lamont doing building all these new roads to compete with transit?

How Our Transport System is Biased Against Women

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 29, 2019 | 37 Comments

The world we live in is designed by men — for men. And it continues to endanger women.

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