Open Streets, Shared Streets, Healthy Streets—Creating Mobility and Physical Activity Solutions Now
Published by Safe Routes Partnership on April 28, 2020 Contributing authors: Margo Pedroso, Marisa Jones, Michelle Lieberman, Kari...
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- Apr 13, 2020
- 4 min
Mapping How Cities Are Reclaiming Street Space
To help get essential workers around, cities are revising traffic patterns, suspending public transit fares, and making more room for bikes
- Mar 25, 2020
- 5 min
In a Global Health Emergency, the Bicycle Shines
As the coronavirus crisis forces changes in transportation, some cities are building bike lanes and protecting cycling shops. Here’s why tha
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Car-free streets can help pedestrians stay six feet apart to social distance more effectively
COVID-19 expedites conversations amid growing support for car-free streets.
- Mar 23, 2020
- 6 min
State and local levels: Classify bike riding and businesses as “essential”
PeopleForBikes is working to support the bicycle industry in this difficult time by asking governments to protect bicycling.
- Mar 22, 2020
- 3 min
Generously Fund Cycleways, Experts Say As Covid-19’s Spread Boosts Bicycle Use
New York City, Mexico City, and Bogotá are rolling out “emergency” cycleways to boost bicycle use during the Coronavirus epidemic.
- Mar 20, 2020
- 3 min
Riding more now? Just starting? We're here to help.
Social distancing measures are taking public transit and rideshare out of the equation for many commuters. More people are riding bikes now.
- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
MLK Drive: Closed to Motor Vehicles, Open to (Socially-Distanced) People
The City of Philadelphia closes major boulevard to motor vehicles and opens it up to bicycle and foot traffic only, during COVID-19.
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
San Francisco says bike repair shops are 'essential' and will remain open
San Francisco bike repair shops will be allowed to remain open, as many residents use their bicycle as their main mode of transportation.
- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
Idaho reported a decrease in pedestrian deaths, for a second consecutive year
The number of pedestrian fatalities in the US has grown sharply in recent years. However, some states have seen minor decreases.
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
New Projection: 2019 Pedestrian Fatalities Highest Since 1988 (USA)
More than 6,500 Pedestrians Killed on U.S. Roads Last Year, making up 17% of all traffic deaths.
- Mar 16, 2020
- 4 min
How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero
After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019.
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City
New Yorkers adopt a more hygienic, climate-friendly, people-powered form of transportation in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
What Happened After Market Street Went Car-Free
After a ban on private cars took effect on a major San Francisco street, bike and e-scooter ridership is soaring and bus trips are quicker.
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min
How Paris raised bike ridership 54% in one year
Paris attributes a 54% increase in bike riding to new infrastructure — much of it protected and separated from motor vehicle lanes.
- Mar 3, 2020
- 9 min
Orlando, the nation’s deadliest city for pedestrians, has a plan for safer streets
Local safety activists point to the road systems, not the users, as the main causes of crashes and casualties.
- Mar 3, 2020
- 2 min
U.S. kids die from traffic fatalities at twice the rate of other wealthy nations
The U.S. reduced road fatalities by 23% from 2000 to 2011, while the other 19 countries reduced rates by 26 to 64% over the same period.
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
GHSA Report: Pedestrian Fatalities Rising, But Unevenly
Over the past 10 years, the number of pedestrian fatalities on U.S. roadways has increased by more than 50 percent.
- Feb 23, 2020
- 5 min
U.S. Only Nation To Dissociate From Global Declaration On Preventing Road Deaths
Despite having the highest per capita road fatality rate of any OECD country, the US dissociated from a global declaration for safety.
- Feb 21, 2020
- 5 min
Safe streets are the best tool we have to combat climate change
The effective solutions for reducing traffic deaths are also essential tools for reducing emissions.
- Feb 8, 2020
- 4 min
America needs a transformative transportation bill: It will take walking and biking to get there
The US' "evolving transportation needs" requires a "transformative transportation bill that invests in a balanced system."
- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min
Oslo saw zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019. Here’s how the city did it.
Actualizing vision zero by making Oslo more walkable and bikeable.