People Are Still Riding the Bus During COVID-19 — and We Need To Protect Them
If people are taking buses, bus systems will need support for more rear-door boarding, protective gear for workers, cleanings, hazard pay, increased service to reduce crowding.
April 30, 2020
Car Dependency Helped Build the Modern Nursing Home Landscape. During COVID-19, It’s Killing our Seniors.
The elderly are among the highest risk groups for dying of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. The car-focused world many of them live in just makes it worse.
April 30, 2020
We Shouldn’t Have To Say This: Expanding Sidewalks Does Not Spread COVID-19
There are some city leaders who fear that if they make streets too pedestrian-friendly, it will encourage walkers to crowd the streets, spreading the virus more. It won't. Here's why.
April 27, 2020
The ‘Social Distancing Machine’ Proves We Need Wider Sidewalks Now
A group of Toronto performance artists/placemakers are behind this genius video.
April 17, 2020
Don’t Let U.S. Driving Levels Rebound After COVID-19
It's happening in China — but it's not inevitable here.
April 15, 2020
There’s No Need For Blanket COVID Park Closures
...with some very important exceptions.
April 6, 2020
Five Reasons Why Trump’s Fuel Standards Rollback is Terrible
Here's the only story you need on why the Trump administration is wrong to gut an Obama-era rule to make cars cleaner and more efficient.
April 3, 2020
Ten Ways Every City Should Respond to COVID-19 On Its Streets, Compiled by NACTO
In the absence of federal leadership on how to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during COVID19, cities are stepping up and sharing resources themselves.
March 31, 2020
As Roads Empty To COVID-19, Drivers Who Remain Are Speeding Up. Here’s How to Slow Them Down.
The virus isn't just a public health emergency for our hospitals. It's also a public health emergency for our roads.
March 30, 2020
Trump Says COVID-19 Deaths May Be the Price We Pay For A Strong Economy — Just Like Traffic Deaths
Deadly car crashes are not the price we must pay to sustain our civilization. Neither are coronavirus deaths.
March 25, 2020
