Coronavirus
The Southwest’s Bike Spike Was Bigger Than Europe
The American Southwest may have experienced one of the biggest bike booms in the world in 2020 — and the rest of the country wasn’t far behind, a new study finds.
April 29, 2021
COVID-19 Could End Our Dependence on Cars — If We ‘Build Back Better’
Achieving an outcome that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring the development of safe and healthy cities, will require policy-makers and activists to act decisively. Our research on a general theory of car dependence suggests a few ways that they can do this.
April 27, 2021
CONFIRMED: Pedestrian Fatality Rate Up By Double Digits
The nation's battle with COVID-19 had a terrible side-effect for America's pedestrians: more death.
March 23, 2021
New COVID Relief Bill Is a Strong Start To a Long Transit Recovery
Congress is poised to give the transit industry its most significant lifeline yet in the pandemic, but it may still leave some cities struggling to make it for the long haul, advocates argue.
March 8, 2021
REPORT: Increase in Death Rate in 2020 Highest One-Year Spike in Almost a Century
Total annual mileage dropped about 13 percent during the pandemic, meaning that the one-year increase in the death rate was the highest since 1924.
March 4, 2021
How to Support Women on Bikes in Winter
"In order for the bike boom to continue, we have to include everyone, and that’s not just about snow clearance," said one panelist at the Winter Cycling Conference.
February 12, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: COVID-19 on the Streets
So has the pandemic been all bad? No! We're using streets better. Listen to our conversation with Shared Use Mobility Center Founder-in-Residence Sharon Feigon.
February 4, 2021
Four Unanswered Questions about Biden’s Transportation Relief Plan
Transit advocates are applauding President-elect Biden's COVID-19 relief plan, but wonder whether it will be enough to save the green modes that millions of Americans rely on.
January 15, 2021
Goodbye to 2020, a Truly Unimaginable Year for Sustainable Transportation
What a crazy year — but if we take a moment to look back and think about all that happened in 2020, we might find ourselves finally ready to seize the sustainable transportation future.
December 30, 2020
New COVID-19 Relief Bill Starves Transit — Again
But it's better than nothing at all.
December 15, 2020
