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How Bad Might the Post-Pandemic Carpocalypse Be?

By Kea Wilson | May 5, 2020 | No Comments

Travel times will rise dramatically — and by as much as 42 minutes each way in San Francisco! — if cities don't encourage residents to return public buses and trains and stay out of their cars when the coronavirus pandemic is over.

The Problem With Just Giving Streets to Restaurants

By Kea Wilson | May 4, 2020 | No Comments

Let's get creative with the 70 percent of public space dedicated to storing and moving cars. There are a ton of extraordinary things the public can do with that valuable real estate.

Op-Ed: Let’s Pay Artists to Make ‘Open Streets’ Better

By Kea Wilson | May 4, 2020 | No Comments

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Smart Growth America and is republished with permission. The burgeoning open streets movement brought on by the pandemic has created more space for people, provided lessons in how to quickly test ideas successfully (like in Minneapolis and Oakland) and unsuccessfully (like in New York City), and shown that […]

Georgia Rescinds Driver’s License Road Test

By Kea Wilson | May 3, 2020 | No Comments

The Peach State is in a pickle — essentially choosing between safety for all and the mobility of drivers.

NYC Launches ‘Open Streets’ — Without Cop Enforcement

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2020 | No Comments

The city's DOT admits its position has "evolved" on the use of a para-military force to make sure people were being socially responsible as they recreated outside their cramped apartments.

People Are Still Riding the Bus During COVID-19 — and We Need To Protect Them

By Kea Wilson | Apr 30, 2020 | No Comments

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.

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