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SFFD Vetoes ‘Slow Street’ on Holloway
Apparently, the San Francisco Fire Department can't navigate a truck around a traffic cone
May 8, 2020
L.A. Announces COVID “Slow Streets” Pilot then Postpones It; Program Needs Focus On Health, Equity
Crafted properly - prioritizing health and equity, timed right, and implemented respectfully, there could be many positive outcomes from Healthy Streets walk/bike safety improvements.
May 4, 2020
STREETFILMS Looks at Oakland’s Open Streets
We're not reinventing the wheel. We're just slowing it down. And here's what it might look like.
May 4, 2020
Op-Ed: Here Are Some Cities Getting Open Streets Right
Lessons from Milan, Paris, Bogota, Vilnius and even New York.
May 4, 2020
Alameda Latest City to Add ‘Slow Streets’
From Oakland to San Francisco to San Mateo, COVID-19 is forcing cities to return some streets to the people
May 1, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: How Oakland Got it So Right
This week, we talk to a key official in Oakland, who explains how the city is creating the nation's biggest open-streets network practically overnight.
April 23, 2020
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition Pushes for Open Streets
Oakland set the bar for open streets. Now advocates in other parts of the Bay Area want a place to exercise safely... and more
April 16, 2020
Let’s Not Overthink This: Opening Streets Is Easy
An urban planner looks at open space and reviews the good, the bad and the ugly among our cities.
April 16, 2020
Eyes on the Street: A Quick Look at Oakland’s ‘Slow Streets’
This past weekend marked the start of Oakland's 'slow streets' program, designed to give people more space to get some exercise while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 15, 2020
Streetfilms Video Shows Why We Won’t Go Back
Under normal circumstances, the world is upside-down: a small minority of selfish car owners force the rest of us to breathe toxic exhaust, get stuck in their traffic, be killed by their reckless use of steel cages, get terrified just to cross a street, etc. So let's change that.
April 14, 2020
