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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
Chicago is just about the only major blue-state city not doing open streets
Active Trans still isn't supporting open streets, but there are indications that its members are getting frustrated with that position.
April 29, 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
Talking Headways Podcast: How Oakland Got it So Right
This week, we talk to a key official in Oakland, who explains how the city is creating the nation's biggest open-streets network practically overnight. Are you listening, Mayor de Blasio?
April 23, 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
This is How You Do Temporary Bike Lanes During COVID-19
The temporary protected bike lane in Downtown Brooklyn is an almost entirely unmitigated success.
April 2, 2020
MTA Leads Multiple Agencies in Demanding $25B from Congress
The leaders of 10 transit systems are begging leaders in Washington for “at least” $25 billion in emergency funding as they battle the twin symptoms of the coronavirus: freefalling ridership and additional costs.
March 24, 2020
10 Major Cities Unite to Urge Feds to Fund Better Urban Transit
President Trump is doing such a poor job of funding infrastructure in urban areas that 10 major cities have banded together to jointly demand immediate action.
March 16, 2020
