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Streetsblog California
Oakland Paves Way for Open Streets Everywhere
The need to create space for exercise while safely social distancing has never been greater. More Bay Area cities are following Oakland's lead.
April 21, 2020
One Angeleno’s Coronavirus Pandemic Diary: Day 38 – Some of My Silly Cornonavirus Sketches
With COVID-19 on my mind, I invented some silly superheroes to combat it.
April 20, 2020
Car Pollution Makes Us More Vulnerable to COVID-19
COVID-19 is a killer. But it has an accomplice: car culture.
April 20, 2020
Don’t Let U.S. Driving Levels Rebound After COVID-19
It's happening in China — but it's not inevitable here.
April 17, 2020
Drivers Are Drowning Out the Voices of the Most Vulnerable During COVID-19
The worst thing about the wave of car "sit-ins" at state capitol buildings is not the cars (though they suck!). It's that the voices and needs of non-drivers will be ignored because they can't show up during a pandemic.
April 17, 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
L.A. County Bike-Share Systems Varied Responses to COVID-19
Santa Monica Breeze is free. Metro Bike Share is operating as usual. Long Beach Bikeshare is closed. Many cities in other states are offering free rides or discounts.
April 15, 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
Free Bikes for Essential Workers During COVID-19
From fare-free moped share to full-on bike giveways, here are the companies and organizations that are stepping up to help Americans safely get to work.
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
