Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Studies and Reports

A Look Back at the E-Scooter Revolution (So Far)

By Brandon Bordenkircher | Nov 30, 2021 | No Comments

Read the article citations here. E-scooters launched unexpectedly in the United States in the fall of 2017, wrecking havoc on many unsuspecting city residents and offering a novel new transportation option to others. Cities were forced to spring into action and formulate the best way to respond to this new mobility option. Policymakers ran the […]

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SURVEY: Chicagoans Plan To Return to Transit

By John Greenfield | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments

About 80 percent of respondents who weren't riding buses and trains on a frequent basis said they planned to to return to their pre-pandemic commuting habits once worries about the coronavirus ease.

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Chicago's Speed Cameras Are Working

By John Greenfield | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

Fatal or serious injury crashes increased by 1 percent near speed cameras between 2012-13 and 2017-18, compared to a 19 percent increase citywide.

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Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Should Be Employees

By Courtney Cobbs | Jan 29, 2021 | No Comments

Like it or not, ride-hail companies are part of the transportation landscape in Chicagoland. We should classify them as employees to ensure they get fair wages, benefits, and protections.

How Bad Might the Post-Pandemic Carpocalypse Be?

By Kea Wilson | May 5, 2020 | No Comments

Travel times will rise dramatically — and by as much as 42 minutes each way in San Francisco! — if cities don't encourage residents to return public buses and trains and stay out of their cars when the coronavirus pandemic is over.