Recent Streetsblog USA posts about COVID-19

Talking Headways Podcast: How Oakland Got it So Right

By Jeff Wood | Apr 23, 2020 | No Comments

This week, we talk to a key official in Oakland, who explains how the city is creating the nation's biggest open-streets network practically overnight. Are you listening, Mayor de Blasio?

Puny Right-Wing Gridlock Protests Don't Speak For L.A.

By Joe Linton | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

Attendance peaked at about 60 cars, carrying about 90 people. Drivers were outnumbered by a large contingent of LAPD officers, and by press camerapersons and photographers.

Streetsblog USA senior editor is welcomed home by her dog, Zozobra, after a socially-distanced bike ride to the grocery store.

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Storytelling for Safe Streets in the Age of COVID

By Streetsblog | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog USA's Kea Wilson is a guest on a new podcast over at the Active Towns Initiative.

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Why Preventing Car Crashes Saves Everyone Money

By Kea Wilson | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

Deaths from traffic violence have declined sharply because of the COVID-19 shutdown — and a new study shows that states and their residents are seeing a financial benefit. But don’t get too excited: Drivers likely got the most savings. Researchers at the University of California Davis found that California and its residents saved a collective […]

Mixed Signals: ‘Beg Buttons’ and the Pandemic

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 21, 2020 | No Comments

Across the country, engineers are acknowledging the uselessness of push-to-walk buttons at crosswalks — and some are even reprogramming traffic lights to make walk signals automatic for the duration of the outbreak." […]

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio is slamming Trump for a crime he's rarely accused of: staying silent. DeBlasio Image Source: Creative Commons. Trump image source: Img Flip.

NYC Mayor to Trump: Speak Up And Save Our Cities Now

By Kea Wilson | Apr 20, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor of America's largest city is calling out President Trump for turning his back on urban areas.

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