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Streetsblog California |Air Quality

Clean Air Day Is Wednesday

Make it every day

Melanie Curry

October 4, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Driving

“We’ve got to do better”: Buttigieg, Chicago officials rally support for Biden’s infra plan

Buttigieg said he's confident the largest infrastructure bill in U.S. history will pass Congress, stressing its importance from equity and climate change standpoints.

Mia Park

July 20, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Amtrak

Amtrak is restoring long-distance service and dining, and replacing seat cushions

Amtrak wants to make riding across the United States cheaper, more comfortable, and easier this year, as more and more people get vaccinated and it becomes safer to travel.

Steven Vance

June 16, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Events

Buttigieg broadly commits to Increased safety, equity, sustainability – details pending

Buttigieg presented an ambitious vision for a more just and sustainable transportation system in the U.S. We’ll be eagerly following the funding, regulation and policy specifics of how this vision can be realized.

Sharon Hoyer

March 26, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |COVID-19

Food, mobility justice advocates join forces at the Chicago Food Justice Summit

Speakers discussed the relationship between safe conditions for pedestrians and good transit access with food security and nutrition.

Sharon Hoyer

March 3, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Angie Schmitt

Our Next Book Club Event Discusses ‘Right of Way’ with Angie Schmitt

Schmitt’s book provides a detailed investigation into how pedestrian deaths have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and how our nation's persistent patterns of racism and economic inequality play into this under-reported public health crisis.

Christian MilNeil

December 7, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Mitigating risks on group bike rides with COVID on the rise

While group bike rides, even with masks and social distancing, aren't without risk during the pandemic, community activists say the benefits are worth it.

Sharon Hoyer

November 7, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Saturday: ‘Celebration of Life’ Ride Aims to Bring Black Men Together on Bikes

Black men and other men of color are being invited to reflect, mourn, and heal together in a “Celebration of Life” bike ride through Roxbury this Saturday. Organizer James Adius Pierre, a lifelong Cambridge resident, says that the ride is inspired by the summer’s unrest and the August 28 anniversary of the March on Washington. […]

Christian MilNeil

October 23, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |COVID-19

Converting parking to people space on 75th helps reenergize Black-owned restaurant strip

The new 75th Street Boardwalk, located between Calumet and Indiana avenues is available for use by eleven local restaurants and businesses.

James Porter

September 10, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Cops Seize Protesters’ Bikes in Chicago

"We are not there to cause trouble," said a bike marshal. "We are there to stand as a barrier to protect our community members. It is a great message of unity.”

Ariel Parrella-Aureli

July 20, 2020

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