Study: App Taxis Can More than Double VMTs
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The average Uber or Lyft customer is responsible for adding more than twice as many car miles to his city's roads as he was before he started using app-taxis to get around.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic
Driving On The Rise In NYC Even As Lockdown Remains
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The total number of miles driven in the five boroughs on Friday, May 8, was 58 percent higher than they were on March 30, even though nothing has changed in the state's lockdown order.
How Bad Might the Post-Pandemic Carpocalypse Be?
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Travel times will rise dramatically — and by as much as 42 minutes each way in San Francisco! — if cities don't encourage residents to return public buses and trains and stay out of their cars when the coronavirus pandemic is over.
Don’t Let U.S. Driving Levels Rebound After COVID-19
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It's happening in China — but it's not inevitable here.
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.
Op-Ed: Let’s Build a Network of ‘Quiet Streets’
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COVID19 demonstrates the need for more space for people — like this gorgeous rendering above.