Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Open Streets

Will the Pope’s Visit Lead to Massive Car-Free Days in Philly?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 1, 2015 | 4 Comments

Since Pope Francis’s visit this weekend, #pOpenstreets has become a rallying cry in Philadelphia. The hashtag has turned into a collective record of photos and insights about the surprising amount of fun and freedom that city residents enjoyed when 4.7 square miles of the city center went car-free. Impromptu soccer games and bike rides, a lot […]

Miraculous! Philly’s Open Streets Open Eyes During Papal Visit

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 29, 2015 | 4 Comments

Father-son soccer in the street on 16th near Spruce pic.twitter.com/Mt47dbiHJo — Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) September 27, 2015 The official name for it was the “traffic box” — the 4.7-square-mile chunk of center city Philadelphia where incoming motor vehicles weren’t allowed when Pope Francis was in town this weekend. But rather than the traffic nightmare some anticipated, […]