New App Makes Mass Transit Accessible to People with Cognitive Disabilities
Many disabled Americans don't qualify for on-demand paratransit — but standard transit isn't meeting their needs, either. The WayFinder app hopes to bridge the gap.
June 25, 2020
Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians As Often As Lighter Ones
Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
June 19, 2020
Safe Routes to School Drops Recommendation of Police Enforcement
Black activists have long maintained that police presence is a barrier to the safe use of the streets for Black children. Now, a major national program is listening — and making big changes.
June 10, 2020
CDC Revise Awful COVID-19 Commuting Recommendations, But They’re Still Not Great
The Centers for Disease Control is still encouraging financial incentives for single occupancy car commutes — and failing to address the barriers to other modes.
June 5, 2020
City Transport Officials Condemn Police Violence and Affirm Black Lives Matter
A national umbrella group of urban planners carves out a much broader vision for safe streets — one based on justice and safety from police violence.
June 2, 2020
The ‘Al Fresco Economy’: Restaurants Want to Start NYC’s Revival — All They Need is Space
"This could be the best block party in the history of New York, but if we don't get this right in the next three months, there will be a complete collapse of the tax base of the city," says a restaurant industry leader.
May 13, 2020
NYC Launches ‘Open Streets’ — Without Cop Enforcement
The city's DOT admits its position has "evolved" on the use of a para-military force to make sure people were being socially responsible as they recreated outside their cramped apartments.
May 3, 2020
UPDATED: De Blasio Commits to 100 Miles of ‘Open Streets’
Mayor de Blasio just did the City Council 33 percent better -- he's committed to opening up 100 miles of streets for socially responsible recreation during the COVID-19 crisis.
April 27, 2020
How to Tell Stories That Compel People to Stand Up For Safe Streets — Even During COVID-19
Streetsblog USA's Kea Wilson is a guest on a new podcast over at the Active Towns Initiative.
April 24, 2020
Contest Needs You to Create Better Bike Lane Barriers
The delineators most of our cities use to separate vulnerable road users from car traffic...kinda suck. The COVID-19 era is the perfect time to think outside the box and find something better.
April 24, 2020
