Recent Streetsblog USA posts about COVID-19

Opinion: We Can Save Transit If We Act Now

By John Greenfield | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments

As Mark Twain might have said, reports of the death of transit have been greatly exaggerated, but we do need to take decisive action to make buses and trains a more reliable and appealing option.

OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!

By Renae Reynolds | Sep 20, 2021 | No Comments

An add-on to the congressional reconciliation package could help climate, congestion and health in New York and around the nation.

Why Schools Are Paying Parents to Drive

By Kea Wilson | Sep 9, 2021 | No Comments

Accelerating school bus driver shortages during the pandemic are crippling the single largest segment of the U.S. public transportation fleet and forcing districts to pay parents to drive their kids to class instead — and the U.S. may not be able to fill the gaps until these essential workers are finally given the wages, benefits and protections they deserve, advocates say.

People are shoulder to shoulder inside a city bus while commuting at rush hour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto. Via Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

We Need a New Transit Pass For the COVID Era

By Ugo Lachapelle and Georges A. Tanguay | Sep 8, 2021 | No Comments

With fewer riders funding the system, agencies and governments will need to rethink public transit promotion, funding, operation and expansion.

COVID-19 Road Death Surge Continues

By Kea Wilson | Sep 3, 2021 | No Comments

The empty roads of the quarantine era may be a thing of the past, but the roadway death surges of the COVID era aren't done with America yet.

Photo: Stephen Braitsch via Streetsblog SF

How To Make a COVID-Era Pop-Up Park Permanent

By Kea Wilson | Aug 12, 2021 | No Comments

San Francisco activists are fighting their city’s decision to allow high-speed vehicle traffic back onto a road that was transformed into a beloved public park during the pandemic — and the legal mechanism they’re using to do it could be a blueprint for advocates across the country fighting to keep their own COVID-era street improvements.

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