How to Open Streets Right During Social Distancing
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We need more space — which means we need a new blueprint for how to do Open Streets events during this challenging global moment and beyond.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Coronavirus
Federal Corona Bill Seems Generous To Transit. It’s Not.
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New crisis, same old mistakes. The Federal Transit Administration’s $25-billion COVID-19 public transit grant package contains much-needed lifelines for struggling transit agencies across the country — but the amount received by each agency did not take into account the new reality of the virus, but were allocated using the same formulas from normal years. As a […]
There’s No Need For Blanket COVID Park Closures
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...with some very important exceptions.
DATA DUMP: Total Driving is Down in All Major U.S. Cities
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Americans are indeed driving less — up to 94 percent less in some places — as the global COVID-19 pandemic keeps people at home, but rural segments of the country are not doing their share to flatten the curve.
Many ‘Beg’ Buttons Automated During COVID-19
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L.A. is actually disconnecting them in some places where a lot of people are walking. Other Californian cities aren't (yet) thinking about them
Scooter Cos. Didn't Have To Pull Out When COVID Struck
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A lot of smaller micromobility companies kept their scooters and bikes on the streets. And a reminder: if micromobility is truly part of the sustainable future, it needs to be there always, not just when times are good.