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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
Talking Headways Podcast: Portland’s ‘Rose Lanes’ Busways
April Bertelsen of the Portland Bureau of Transportation talks about the Rose Lanes project, which are transit priority treatments that aim to get buses and streetcars out of traffic.
May 28, 2020
Courtney Cobbs promoted to assistant editor of Streetsblog Chicago
Courtney's new responsibilities will include serving as a sounding-board for editorial decisions, reviewing drafts before publication, and weighing in on Streetsblog Network matters.
May 18, 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
Open letter to a hit-and-run driver
If you injure someone with your car, stopping to render aid is required by law, and it's the bare minimum required to qualify as a decent human being.
May 12, 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
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
