Op-Ed: Here Are Some Cities Getting Open Streets Right
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Lessons from Milan, Paris, Bogota, Vilnius and even New York.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about New York
COVID-19 Cuts Car Crashes — But What About Crash Rates?
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This silver lining is tarnished: The number of car crashes is plummeting, but the rate of car crashes is actually up in many cities — as are the injury and fatality rates for both drivers and vulnerable users.
Don't Close Parks. Open Streets Instead.
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It's time to close whole regions of the city off to cars — so walkers can spread out.
Suburbanization is Not the Answer To COVID-19
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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.
Burying Crumbling Urban Highways Isn't the Answer
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It's tunnel vision! Lawmakers in New York are looking to Seattle for advice on how to fix a crumbling highway — but the Emerald City's experiment with a highway tunnel is no model. Here's why.
Car Crashes Are An Epidemic We Can Solve
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"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to would-be president Mike Bloomberg.