The Forgotten Other Good Reason for Repealing Seattle’s Bike-Helmet Law
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Helmet laws discourage cycling, which undermines public health.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Seattle
Seattle Strongly Supports Street Safety: Poll
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Pedestrian streets, protected bike lanes, and bus lanes are popular.
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Expansion and Service in the Pandemic
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This week we’re at the 2021 Virtual Railvolution conference. Adelee Le Grand, CEO of Tampa's transit system, moderates a panel featuring Debra Johnson of RTD in Denver, and Peter Rogoff of Sound Transit in Seattle. Johnson and Rogoff discuss progress in their regions and the effects of the pandemic.
Talking Headways Podcast: Seattle’s Experience with Bike Share
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This week, we're talking about how Seattle DOT transitioned from docked to dockless bike share, the impact of ride hailing on micromobility adoption, and the future of his industry.
Measuring the Success of COVID-19 Street Closures
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A new study shows that many "Slow Streets" and "Open Streets" programs launched in response to COVID-19 lockdowns were bigger successes than anyone realized.
Study: Transit Is Failing Night Shift Workers
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Mass transit is a lifeline to opportunity for low income Americans. But most of them live in neighborhoods that are poorly served by buses and trains — especially at night.