Coronavirus
Streetsblog California
Navigating COVID-19 With a Child Who Has Disabilities
Spending outside is especially important for children with special needs, but crucial for other people to give them space during the pandemic.
April 14, 2020
Oakland to Open 74 Miles of Streets for Safe Biking and Recreation
Heeding the call for more space to get outside while practicing social distancing, Oakland takes bold steps to open streets
April 10, 2020
SF Transit Director Boldly Plans for the Urban Future
SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin used to have a running joke that if you really want to solve traffic congestion, you just have to destroy the Bay Area economy. Well here we are.
April 10, 2020
Real-Time Data Shows Stay-at-Home Orders May Be Saving Lives in More Ways Than One
"The Governor’s shelter-in-place order may have provided unexpected reductions in injuries and harm from traffic accidents."
April 9, 2020
How to Open Streets Right During Social Distancing
We need more space — which means we need a new blueprint for how to do Open Streets events during this challenging global moment and beyond.
April 9, 2020
The Beautiful, Deadly Quiet of COVID-19
And an unfortunate experiment on cities, thanks to the birds
April 8, 2020
Bike Advocacy Organizations Move Bike Classes Online: Bike-Friendly Driver Training Tonight
Bike East Bay and other organizations are maintaining their mission to educate people
April 8, 2020
Federal Relief Bill Seems Generous to Transit. It’s Not.
Even after a historic emergency commitment, transit is still underfunded.
April 8, 2020
Study: Highway Pollution Exposure Could Be Linked to Higher COVID-19 Death Rates
In California, the people living next to highways, major roads, and polluting industries--and thus subjected to higher levels of pollution--tend to be low-income communities of color.
April 7, 2020
S.F. Muni Cuts Transit Service to Core Routes
Starting Wed., only 17 of Muni's 83 rail and bus lines will be running
April 7, 2020