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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.
May 19, 2020
Creating Vitally Needed Hand-Washing Stations for Homeless Residents
LavaMaeX's Hand Washing For All campaign aims to teach people how to make, maintain hand-washing stations to help stop spread of coronavirus
May 15, 2020
Under Election Pressure, L.A. City Councilmember Suddenly Supports Healthy Sustainable Transportation
L.A. Twitter isn't buying city councilmember Ryu's assertion of his record on "healthy and sustainable" mobility. He has been pro-parking, anti-bikeway, and anti-road-diet.
May 15, 2020
Walk SF to SFMTA: Don’t Accept a Return to Traffic Violence
Advocates urge city not to allow a return to thirty fatal crashes a year
May 15, 2020
Portraits of San Diego’s Sustainable Commuters
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.
May 12, 2020
Bicycle Deliveries, Feeding Families, Creating Resilience: A Perfect Combination
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition volunteers team up with urban agriculture nonprofit Valley Verde to deliver seedlings by bicycle to low-income families.
May 6, 2020
Rich City Rides Shows How to Take Care of Your Community
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.
May 1, 2020
Op-Ed: Public Transit Must Be Included in Discussions of Economic Recovery
Recently, Governor Newsom created an economic recovery council of over eighty leaders. The council's goal is to develop recommendations for an economic recovery plan that helps all Californians, especially those hit hardest by the pandemic.
April 29, 2020
R.I.P. Bike Lane Hater John Forester, a Worthy Adversary
While Forester's anti-bike lane credo ran contrary to much of what Streetsblog stands for, you still have to respect his tenacity.
April 27, 2020
Don’t Be a Livable Streets Jerk
Thoughtful transportation advocacy requires intersectionality and a willingness to listen.
April 24, 2020
