Monday’s Headlines From Around the Nation
May 11, 2020, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Forget Priuses. The New York Times thinks the introduction of electric SUVs and pickups like…Op-Ed: Public Transit Doesn’t Need Tech Billionaires
May 8, 2020, 11:37 am By Danny Pearlstein
Danny Pearlstein This week, Gov. Cuomo announced that the Gates Foundation and former Google CEO…Friday’s Headlines From Around the Nation
May 8, 2020, 12:01 am By Blake AuedTransit ridership is down dramatically, and may never come all the way back. If transit agencies…NYPD’s Racial Bias in ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets Continues into 2020
May 7, 2020, 3:01 pm By Gersh Kuntzman
All but one of the jaywalking tickets issued by NYPD cops in the first quarter of this year when to…Talking Headways Podcast: Housing and The Threat to Our Very Democracy
May 7, 2020, 9:42 am By Jeff Wood
This week, we’re joined by journalist Conor Dougherty to talk about his book, Golden Gates:…Speeding Isn’t the Only Dangerous Driving Behavior On the Rise During COVID-19
May 7, 2020, 9:00 am By Kea Wilson
Drivers aren’t just speeding up on our empty roads — they’re also braking harder, scrolling…Thursday’s Headlines From Around the Nation
May 7, 2020, 12:01 am By Blake AuedGenerally, light rail works best in dense areas near jobs, but instead, many cities have built…Don’t Let Mask Laws Become Another Way We Over-Police Pedestrians
May 6, 2020, 6:50 pm By Kea Wilson
Police are aggressively enforcing new social distancing and mask rules during the COVID-19 crisis…Wednesday’s Headlines From Around the Nation
May 6, 2020, 12:01 am By Blake AuedMiles driven have fallen by at least half in every major metro area in the country since March 1.…How Bad Might the Post-Pandemic Carpocalypse Be?
May 5, 2020, 2:30 pm By Kea Wilson
Travel times will rise dramatically — and by as much as 42 minutes each way in San Francisco! —…Filming Manhattan Streets, Before and After COVID-19
May 5, 2020, 12:01 am By Streetsblog
“We can choose the next ‘after.'” That’s how street safety activist Doug Gordon succinctly…Tuesday’s Headlines From Around the Nation
May 5, 2020, 12:01 am By Blake AuedTransit agencies all over the world are putting stickers on station floors to show people how far…The Problem With Just Giving Streets to Restaurants
May 5, 2020, 12:01 am By Kea Wilson
COVID-19 may soon put rest to one of the most persistent myths of our national car culture: that…Op-Ed: Let’s Pay Artists to Make “Open Streets” Events Better
May 4, 2020, 11:51 am By Kea Wilson
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Smart Growth America and is republished here…In NYC, Asian Areas Fought COVID Before City Leaders
May 4, 2020, 11:02 am By Peter Senzamici
It was muscle memory — and WeChat. Asian-Americans, who comprise 14 percent of the city…Georgia Rescinds Driver’s License Road Test
May 4, 2020, 12:01 am By Kea Wilson
To get a driver’s license in Georgia during COVID-19, you don’t need to prove that you can…Monday’s Headlines From Around the Nation
May 4, 2020, 12:01 am By Blake AuedOil prices are plummeting, pollution is declining, congestion is disappearing — cities like their…Op-Ed: Here’s Some Cities Getting Open Streets Right
May 1, 2020, 11:03 am By TransAlt
“Whichever underlying conditions the pandemic has exposed in our health-care or political…Announcing the First Seven Miles Of NYC Open Streets
May 1, 2020, 10:14 am By Gersh Kuntzman
You’re getting an open street! And you’re getting an open-street! But the rest of you … not…Friday’s Headlines From Around the Nation
May 1, 2020, 12:01 am By Blake AuedTransit officials expect a slow ramp-up in ridership as the coronavirus crisis eases and states…
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