Streetsblog California Archives — Page 15 of 16

This Year’s Ride of Silence Will Be DIY

Every third Wednesday of May, in communities all over the globe, people come together to ride in silence to honor and commemorate cyclists who have been killed on the road. The rides are solemn, sedate, and moving, and this year they will not be done in big groups.

Melanie Curry

May 19, 2020

Streetsblog California |Coronavirus

How to Bring Hand-Washing Stations to the Unhoused

LavaMaeX's Hand Washing For All campaign aims to teach people how to make, maintain hand-washing stations to help stop spread of coronavirus

Melanie Curry

May 15, 2020

Streetsblog California |Promoted

This Is What a Sustainable Transportation User Looks Like

Move Free SD is out to encourage San Diego residents to use sustainable transportation when they get around. Plenty of them, featured in this photo series, already do.

Melanie Curry

May 12, 2020

Streetsblog California |Coronavirus

Bike Businesses Serve Communities During COVID

The bike/skate shop/community space hosts a youth-led Bike Club, whose members have been helping the school district pack and distribute meals to students who can't access them because school is not in session.

Melanie Curry

May 1, 2020

Streetsblog California |Coronavirus

San Diego Study: Transit Remains Essential for Essential Workers

Circulate San Diego used census data to determine that many of the people still riding transit are going to and from jobs deemed "essential" under stay-at-home rules

Melanie Curry

April 23, 2020

Streetsblog California |Accessibility

Pandemic Underscores Difficulties Accessing Transportation for People with Disabilities

Everyone still needs to access essentials, whether it is groceries or medical care. Some people with disabilities are having an especially hard time figuring out how to do so safely.

Abigail Cochran

April 21, 2020

Streetsblog California |Coronavirus

Many ‘Beg’ Buttons Automated During COVID-19

L.A. is actually disconnecting them in some places where a lot of people are walking. Other Californian cities aren't (yet) thinking about them

Melanie Curry

April 1, 2020

Streetsblog California |Bad Journalism

How to Fix Pro-Car Bias in Journalism

Small word choices can make a big difference. Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. hear authors Tara Goddard and Kelcie Ralph discuss their research on media framing of traffic violence and how it distorts public perception.