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 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 20, 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 19, 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 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.
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