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People flock to the reopened Bloomingdale while maintaining social distance
The 606 is officially open now, but neighbors say thing aren't that different than last week, when many people were already using it illegally.
June 22, 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
3 weeks after CDOT discussed the idea, Chicago still lacks COVID bus lane plan
Chicago is lagging far behind peer cities when it comes to creating dedicated bus lanes, so that passengers spend less time time onboard, reducing their risk of viral exposure.
June 17, 2020
Eyes on the Street: City installs Bloomingdale Trail alternative Slow Streets route
There's doesn't seem to have been much outreach about the project, so expect a few grumbles from motorists. But once people start enjoying the corridor, criticisms should fade.
June 12, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Designing the Megaregion
Talking to Jonathan Barnett about where the idea of megaregions came from, environmental planning within the landscape, the importance of transit connections in these regions, and how we can coordinate megaregions administratively.
June 11, 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
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
