Suburbanization is Not the Answer To COVID-19
Yes, contraction rates are higher in denser cities. No, that doesn't mean that the burbs are any safer — and in some ways, they're worse.
March 24, 2020
During COVID-19, Lime and Bird pull back; Spin steps up
In the midst of a pandemic, is micromobility another way to spread the virus — or more important than ever before?
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus Legacy: No One Should Have to Drive to Vote
It's another corona crisistunity: Ohio's decision to cancel its primary shows the need to improve remote voting, during a public health crisis or not.
March 18, 2020
Lowering Speed Limits Will Help Stop COVID-19
Hospitals are about to be overwhelmed with virus patients. Let's not strain our health care system any more — we need to reduce speed limits now.
March 17, 2020
America is Spending Billions Just to Make Traffic Worse
Induced demand isn't news to Streetsblog readers. But a new report from Transportation for America illustrates exactly how stupid lane widenings really are.
March 11, 2020
Streetsblog 101: How Media Help Build Car Culture
Journalists reinforce anti-sustainable transportation sentiment in all kinds of ways — but they don't have to.
March 6, 2020
Memo from Seattle: Burying Crumbling Urban Highways Isn’t the Answer
It's tunnel vision! Lawmakers in New York are looking to Seattle for advice on how to fix a crumbling highway — but the Emerald City's experiment with a highway tunnel is no model. Here's why.
March 4, 2020
The Broken Promises of the Ride-Hail Revolution
Uber, Lyft and their brethren promised to revolutionize mobility forever. Instead, they just exaggerated the worst aspects of car culture.
March 2, 2020
Study: Car Sticker Price is a Predictor of Driver Aggression Towards Walkers
The more expensive the car, the less likely the driver is to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. But why?
February 28, 2020
Streetsblog 101: Car Culture is a Toxic Masculinity Problem
Our primer on how car ads created the very idea of macho — and why it's killing us.
February 27, 2020
