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Lowering Speed Limits Will Help Fight COVID-19
Hospitals are about to be overwhelmed with virus patients. Let's not strain our health care system any more — we need to reduce speed limits now.
March 17, 2020
BREAKING: 10 Major Cities Unite to Urge Feds to Fund Better Urban Transit
President Trump is doing such a poor job of funding infrastructure in urban areas that 10 major cities have banded together to jointly demand immediate action.
March 13, 2020
Big Data Could Revolutionize Transportation. Is That a Good Thing?
Most of us are already sharing our location with private corporations almost every day. Could we use that data for good — or do we need to fight Big Brother?
March 13, 2020
Streetsblog 101: How Pop Culture Stigmatizes Public Transit
Have you ever noticed that almost any time characters ride a bus or a train in a movie, they...kinda hate it?
March 12, 2020
America Is Spending Billions Just to Make Traffic Worse
Induced demand isn't news to Streetsblog readers. But a new report from Transportation for America illustrates exactly how stupid lane widenings really are.
March 11, 2020
Op-Ed: Every City Should Try This Innovative Way to Fund Transit
When the city builds a train line or a bus route, adjacent property values sky rocket. Why shouldn't the public benefit from that phenomenon — and use that money to expand transit more?
March 10, 2020
Bird Hatches an Electric Moped — and Big Questions
The shared scooter/bike giant is adding a new vehicle to its fleet, starting with Austin.
March 9, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Housing on the Bus Yard
Talking to SFMTA's Adrienne Heim and Rafe Rabalais about the Potrero Yard electric bus and housing project.
March 5, 2020
Would You Trade Your Parking Benefit for Cash?
This no-duh idea comes from D.C. — and if a crucial bill passes, it could become a reality in our nation's capital soon.
March 5, 2020
Auto Right-of-Way Laws Are Where America Went Wrong
Before the widespread adoption of the automobile, every road user had to think critically about whose turn it was to go — and a pedestrian in a car's path *always* meant the driver had to stand down.
March 4, 2020
