Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez Signs advise drivers not to not turn onto Market Street from Pine and Davis streets. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner) A traffic nightmare. Congestions madness. Carmageddon. Those were the fears voiced by naysayers when San Francisco moved to ban private vehicles from Market Street on January 29 this year. Now, newly released traffic… [Read More]

DANA RUBINSTEIN03/20/2020 03:51 PM EDT With New York City residents increasingly turning to bikes and their own two feet to navigate city streets, Council Speaker Corey Johnson on Friday urged the city to close certain streets to traffic to give more room to pedestrians and urged the state to declare bike shops “essential” businesses that… [Read More]

The Colombian capital of Bogotá is opening 76km (47 miles) of temporary bike lanes to reduce crowding on public transport and help prevent the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), as well as to improve air quality. This will expand the 550km (340 miles) of existing permanent bike lanes. Further, 22km (13 miles) of the new lanes… [Read More]

3 days ago • 3 minute read The city will close six roadways this weekend to give people enough space to keep their distance if they venture outside during the COVID-19 pandemic. Government leaders and health officials across Canada are urging people not to leave their homes except for essential reasons, like trips to the… [Read More]

Carlton Reid03:18pm EDT Mar 28, 2020 Medics and other experts are calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to recommend that national governments should lower speed limits on their roads as a means of reducing hospital admissions during the coronavirus outbreak. Many countries have introduced lockdown measures that have resulted in reduced road usage. Some… [Read More]

As the coronavirus crisis forces changes in transportation, some cities are building bike lanes and protecting cycling shops. Here’s why that makes sense. Laura LakerMarch 25, 2020 Speaking in Parliament in London earlier this year, Chris Boardman, the former Olympian cyclist and the walking and cycling commissioner of Manchester, said: “Pick a crisis, and you’ll… [Read More]

By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst People in the UK need to shift from cars to public transport to address the challenge of climate change, the government says. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “Public transport and active travel will be the natural first choice for our daily activities. “We will use our cars less and… [Read More]

Royal Parks says decision has been taken to protect public safety and “to keep this vital green space open for everyone” Cycling will be banned in Richmond Park from tomorrow due to the numbers of cyclists who have been riding through. A spokesperson said other Royal Parks remained open for cyclists as there was “no… [Read More]

Jonathon Harker24 March, 2020 Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) has launched a COVID-19 taskforce to support members, with a series of webcasts that kick off on 26 March. With the news that (in the UK) bike shops can remain open while most of the rest of the country is on lockdown to prevent the spread of… [Read More]

Air quality in big cities is likely to improve even more in coming weeks, say scientists Damian Carrington Fri 27 Mar 2020 16.30 GMT The nationwide shutdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak has led to big drops in air pollution across the UK’s major cities, new data analysis shows. Levels of toxic pollutants were likely… [Read More]