CDC Reverses Guidelines That Encouraged Driving
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The Centers for Disease Control is still encouraging financial incentives for single occupancy car commutes — and failing to address the barriers to other modes.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Coronavirus
Talking With Kristen Jeffers of 'The Black Urbanist'
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Kristen Jeffers, the founder and editor-in-chief at the The Black Urbanist, talks to Streetsblog about how land use, planning and transportation systems don't often center black, queer, and feminist voices. And should.
Fed Driving Incentives Won't Stop COVID
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Federal officials want to incentivize urban driving, claiming it will reduce the spread of COVID-19. Here's why they're wrong.
Midday Transit Demand Staying Relatively High During COVID
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Covid-19 has understandably caused steep declines in public transit demand, but the pattern of that fall is important. Peak (rush hour) demand has fallen much more than all-day demand, mirroring a change in travel demand overall.
Congestion Pricing Can Be Built For Equity
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City leaders can bust myths about congestion pricing in the public consciousness — and implement road pricing that makes entire transportation networks more equitable, rather than less, a new study reveals.
'Invisible Cyclists' and Post-Pandemic Transport Planning
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Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on The Conversation and is republished here with permission. As states and workplaces prepare to open up after the lockdown, many people are looking for alternatives to public transit to get to work. The National Association of City Transport Officials reports an “explosion in cycling” in many U.S. cities. […]