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Streetsblog California
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
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
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
People Are Still Riding the Bus During COVID-19 — and We Need To Protect Them
If people are taking buses, bus systems will need support for more rear-door boarding, protective gear for workers, cleanings, hazard pay, increased service to reduce crowding.
May 1, 2020
Car Dependency Helped Build the Modern Nursing Home Landscape. During COVID-19, It’s Killing our Seniors.
The elderly have the highest risk for dying of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. The car-focused world many of them live in just makes it worse.
May 1, 2020
L.A. Locking in Car-Centric Streets under Accelerated Repaving Initiative
The Bureau of Street Services is rushing to repave major streets, ignoring the city's Mobility Plan. LADOT is postponing bike and ped improvements, saying more outreach is needed.
April 30, 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
Eyes on the Street: Metro Regional Connector Closing Streets for Faster Construction
Under COVID-19, Metro is closing L.A. streets downtown - in Little Tokyo and Bunker Hill - to speed rail construction. Also expediting Crenshaw construction. Early Foothill Gold Line extension work is also moving ahead.
April 28, 2020
Commentary: Presidio Golf Club Should be a Park for All
In the time of Covid, the Presidio Golf Club has become the Presidio People’s Park. Let's keep it that way.
April 28, 2020
