People Are Still Riding the Bus During COVID-19 — and We Need To Protect Them
If people are taking buses, bus systems will need support for more rear-door boarding, protective gear for workers, cleanings, hazard pay, increased service to reduce crowding.
April 30, 2020
Car Dependency Helped Build the Modern Nursing Home Landscape. During COVID-19, It’s Killing our Seniors.
The elderly have the highest risk for dying of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. The car-focused world many of them live in just makes it worse.
April 30, 2020
Vehicle Safety Assessments Don’t Protect Pedestrians
Federal regulators have failed to consider safety of pedestrians in their vehicle safety standards for far too long— and now the Government Accountability Office is calling them out.
April 28, 2020
We Need More Data on Walking During COVID-19
The data we've got aren't painting the full picture — and we need more of it to help shape good policy.
April 28, 2020
We Shouldn’t Have To Say This: Expanding Sidewalks Does Not Spread COVID-19
There are some city leaders who fear that if they make streets too pedestrian-friendly, it will encourage walkers to crowd the streets, spreading the virus more. It won't. Here's why.
April 27, 2020
Contest Needs You to Create Better Bike Lane Barriers
We need something better than either bulky, expensive, and profoundly ugly concrete bollards, or shrimpy, plastic poles that drivers can plow straight over.
April 23, 2020
Why Preventing Car Crashes Saves Everyone Money
Deaths from traffic violence have declined sharply because of the COVID-19 shutdown — and a new study shows that states and their residents are seeing a financial benefit.
April 22, 2020
NYC Mayor to Trump: Speak Up And Save Our Cities Now
The mayor of America's largest city is calling out President Trump for turning his back on urban areas.
April 20, 2020
Car Pollution Makes Us More Vulnerable to COVID-19
COVID-19 is a killer. But it has an accomplice: car culture.
April 20, 2020
COVID-19 Legacy: It’s Time to De-Car The Delivery Sector
Most of our home deliveries can be performed without a single driver taking to the road — or even carrying it to your door.
April 16, 2020
