Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Infrastructure

These Plastic Bike Lanes Could Save Lives

By John Greenfield | Sep 12, 2020 | No Comments

An upcoming bikeway project in Logan Square will demonstrate this fairly cheap, quick, flexible, and effective approach to installing protected lanes that should be repeated across the city.

Parklets Give Black-Owned Businesses a Boost in Chi

By James Porter | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments

The new 75th Street Boardwalk, located between Calumet and Indiana avenues is available for use by eleven local restaurants and businesses.

A segment of the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis. Source: Creative commons.

Can 'Greenway Act' Help U.S. Recover from COVID?

By Kea Wilson | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

A new effort is underway to build a massive national network of connected walking and cycle infrastructure— and the organization behind it says a $10 billion federal investment in the project would help the country rebound from the economic ravages of COVID-19 in a way that highway spending never could.

Projects like this pedestrian bridge aren't really about making the world better for walkers, Cortright argues. They're about avoiding any inconvenience for drivers. Photo: ##http://taimages.railstotrails.org/1-Ped-Bike-Facilities/Galer-Street-Ped-BridgeSeattle/i-G4fWfCd##Rails-to-Trails Conservancy##

Most Ped Infrastructure Is for Drivers

By Joe Cortright | Sep 7, 2020 | No Comments

Big money “pedestrian” projects are often remedial and performative — and their real purpose is to serve faster car traffic.

Angie Schmitt: Pedestrian Deaths are 'An Injustice'

By Kea Wilson | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments

Our exclusive interview with the author of "Right of Way" delves into our nation's continuing inability to save the lives of pedestrians — and how Joe Biden could help if elected.

The WeClaim lane delineator. Image description: A man bikes in a protected bike lane, shielded from car traffic by a series of recycled car tires that have been sculpted into planters for tall grasses and outfitted with reflective tape. Source: Spin

Spin Calls for Mobility Infrastructure Now...

By Euwyn Poon and Derrick Ko | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

"We’ve deferred to the automobile for so long, it can feel strange to reimagine streets that were not built for and around the car. But Coronavirus lockdowns gave us a glimpse at how quickly our cities can change when our priorities do."

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