Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Public Health

Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Abortion Access

By Kea Wilson | May 3, 2022 | No Comments

Our auto-centric transportation system already poses a barrier to abortion care — and the likely rollback of the constitutionally protected procedure could make that hurdle virtually insurmountable for countless U.S. residents, advocates say.

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.

STUDY: Better Bike Policy Could Prevent 15K U.S. Deaths Every Year

By Kea Wilson | Dec 2, 2021 | No Comments

If U.S. cities take aggressive but realistic action to replace car trips with bike trips by 2050, they could prevent more than 15,000 premature deaths every year, a new study finds — and not just in traffic crashes.

An intersection in Baltimore. Image: Beyond DC, CC

Why Transit Planners Need to Talk About Public Health

By Kea Wilson | Sep 22, 2021 | No Comments

Baltimore is failing to deliver quality transit to the predominantly low-income neighborhoods of color that need them most — and a new analysis could serve as template for other cities committed to mobility justice, too.

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‘Playable’ Cities Are the Next Public-Space Frontier

By Ryan Swanson | Sep 22, 2021 | No Comments

How everyday infrastructure and street furniture can stoke human imagination — and contribute to residents' well being.

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OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!

By Renae Reynolds | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

An add-on to the congressional reconciliation package could help climate, congestion and health in New York and around the nation.

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