Coronavirus
Study: Shifting Commutes During Pandemic Reduced Cyclists Hit By Drivers
Cycling became safer during the pandemic last year because riders were more likely to use off-road trails during the middle of the day, bypassing dangerous rush hour roadways, a new study found.
November 18, 2021
OPINION: Let’s Make the Open Culture Program Permanent
We must codify in law the pandemic-era program that has brought art, music, and dance to our streets.
November 3, 2021
OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!
An add-on to the congressional reconciliation package could help climate, congestion and health in New York and around the nation.
September 20, 2021
The Real Reason Schools Are Paying Parents to Drive Their Kids to the Drop Off Line
Accelerating school bus driver shortages during the pandemic are crippling the single largest segment of the U.S. public transportation fleet and forcing districts to pay parents to drive their kids to class instead — and the U.S. may not be able to fill the gaps until these essential workers are finally given the wages, benefits and protections they deserve, advocates say.
September 9, 2021
We Need a New Transit Pass For the COVID Era
With fewer riders funding the system, agencies and governments will need to rethink public transit promotion, funding, operation and expansion.
September 8, 2021
COVID-19 Road Death Surge Continues
The empty roads of the quarantine era may be a thing of the past, but the roadway death surges of the COVID era aren't done with America yet.
September 3, 2021
Study: Protected Bike Paths Saved Lives During COVID
COVID sparked a bike boom across America, but the experience from one Virginia city shows that communities should prioritize building more protected bike lanes and off-road cycle tracks, virus or no virus, a new study suggests.
August 10, 2021
SEE IT: Boston’s Curbside Eateries are Amazing
Outdoor dining is a great thing when done right, as this Streetfilms mini-doc shows.
July 30, 2021
Stats Show Black and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.
June 23, 2021
Road Rage Shootings Are On a Terrifying Rise
Aggressive driving isn’t the only deadly behavior on the rise on American roads — because raging U.S. motorists are killing more people with guns than any point in recent history, too.
June 15, 2021