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Suburbanization is Not the Answer To COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Mar 24, 2020 | No Comments

Yes, contraction rates are higher in denser cities. No, that doesn't mean that the burbs are any safer — and in some ways, they're worse.

Do you *really* need to drive to the mall just to hang out? Via Creative Commons.

COVID19 Legacy: The Death of the Avoidable Car Trip?

By Kea Wilson | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments

COVID-19 is requiring us to cut non-essential travel in the short term. It'll be harder to do it in the long term — but it will be worth it.

The scooter fleets could be stalled for a while during COVID-19 — unless advocates urge companies to keep them open. Image source: Derrick Pollack/Creative Commons

During COVID-19, Lime and Bird Pull Back; Spin Steps Up

By Kea Wilson | Mar 19, 2020 | No Comments

In the midst of a pandemic, is micromobility another way to spread the virus — or more important than ever before?

Expectation: car commercial model soaring gleefully through an uncongested downtown. Reality: This. Image via Creative Commons.

Study: Most Car Owners Wish They Didn’t Have to Drive

By Kea Wilson | Mar 19, 2020 | No Comments

Most people who get behind the wheel every day don't want to be there, a new survey shows.

Talking Headways: Why So Little Big Transit?

By Jeff Wood | Mar 19, 2020 | No Comments

This week, we talk about Big Ticket transit — and why there's so little of it.

Too many states don't make it easy for voters to cast their ballot without a car — and in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, we must change that now more than ever. Source: My Northwest.

Coronavirus Legacy: No One Should Have to Drive to Vote

By Kea Wilson | Mar 17, 2020 | No Comments

It's another corona crisistunity: Ohio's decision to cancel its primary shows the need to improve remote voting, during a public health crisis or not.

Many people have open spaces right in front of their homes, what if we discouraged driving on them and opened them up to safely-distanced play?
Photo: Sam Balto

Op-Ed: Let's Open Our Streets For Social Distancing

By Sam Balto | Mar 17, 2020 | No Comments

Now more than ever, it's time to give walkers and bikers more space on our roads.

A twenty mile per hour neighborhood speed limit saves lives in the best of times. In a pandemic, it can make the difference between an overburdened hospital system and one that's strained to a breaking point. Source Creative Commons.

Lowering Speed Limits Will Help Stop COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

Hospitals are about to be overwhelmed with virus patients. Let's not strain our health care system any more — we need to reduce speed limits now.

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San Francisco is Ordering Residents to ‘Shelter in Place’

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

It's probably only a matter of time before Chicago does the same thing, and all other big cities should follow suit.

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We Can Have Public Process Without Public Meetings

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

As cities and towns across Massachusetts embrace increasingly strict social distancing measures, hundreds of public meetings across the state are being cancelled.

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Why NYC is Responding to Coronavirus with Group Rides

By Dave Colon | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

If you're skipping the regular train, but your boss is still insisting you head to the office, take some advice and jump on a bike train this week.

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