Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Coronavirus

Op-Ed: To Recover from COVID, Transit Needs a Rider-Centered Future

By Colin Drake | Mar 20, 2023 | No Comments

Together, the key players in transit — riders, elected officials and decision-makers, staff and consultants, and advocates and media — have the power to rebuild a stronger transit system.

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Report: US Pedestrian Death Rate Increased 9x Faster Than Population During COVID

By Kea Wilson | Feb 28, 2023 | No Comments

Pedestrian deaths are continuing to skyrocket as the pandemic drags on — and since 2019, analysts say the death rate for walkers has eclipsed the rate of population growth by a factor of at least nine.

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Road Deaths Surged Alongside Covid — But Who Died, Exactly?

By Kea Wilson | Jan 9, 2023 | No Comments

The surge of traffic deaths in the first year of the pandemic can't be completely explained by quarantine-emptied roads that made speeding easy — and new data on who, exactly, was involved in those crashes may lead to more questions than answers.

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Cycling Through COVID-19: Barcelona and Seville

By Ralph Buehler and John Pucher | Oct 18, 2022 | No Comments

These two Spanish cities were internationally known for their bike-friendliness. But while one of them went the extra mile for cyclists during COVID-19, the other one missed the memo.

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Cycling Through COVID-19: Brussels and Strasbourg

By Ralph Buehler and John Pucher | Oct 14, 2022 | No Comments

Brussels only got serious about promoting cycling in 2010 — but Strasbourg, France, had a head start on most of Europe. Learn about how both cities adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cycling Through COVID-19: Paris

By Ralph Buehler and John Pucher | Oct 13, 2022 | No Comments

Paris wasn't always a cycling-friendly city, until about 25 years ago — and during COVID-19, it made even more progress towards its goal of becoming 100 percent cyclable.

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