Open Streets Project

Opening Streets to People | Sharing Best Practices | Transforming Communities. An advocacy project founded by @streetplans, now in partnership w/ @880citiesorg

[Speak Up Broward 💬 @SpeakUp_Broward]

How do we make sure that #openstreets are truly open for everyone? Read on to see how Chicago is working to overcome some of its roadblokes with inequitable streets and make them accessible and welcoming to all.

https://t.co/YovAC8AmRK

[8 80 Cities @880Cities]

#Covid19 is illuminating the potential for #openstreets not only as a critical support solution for physical distancing but ultimately a strategy to make our cities healthier and more livable moving forward! #streets4peopleTO

https://t.co/xpqXckd41U

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

Oakland, California to convert 74-miles, or 10% of city streets, to Neighborhood #OpenStreets to allow residents more space to walk, bike and run safely through their neighborhoods. @AlexHMcBride #OaklandSlowStreets @LibbySchaaf

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

UPDATE: Louisville, KY quietly overtook Vancouver, and two others in the top five North American cities, with 11 miles of #Covid19Streets #OpenStreets

1) Minneapolis: 18 miles
2) Denver: 13.3 miles
3) Louisville: 11 miles
4) Vancouver, BC: 10.53 miles
5) Portland, OR: 7.5 miles

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

UPDATE: Top five North American cities (by mileage) with #Covid19Streets #OpenStreets:

1) Minneapolis: 18 miles
2) Denver: 13.3 miles*
3) Vancouver, BC: 9.28 miles*
4) Portland, OR: 7.5 miles
5) Metro Cleveland: 6 miles

*May announce additional routes this week.

[Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) @MikeLydon]

Top 5 North American #COVIDStreets #OpenStreets responses:

1) Denver: 13.3 miles
2) Minneapolis: 10 miles
3) Portland, OR: 7.5 miles
4) Cleveland: 6 miles
5) Winnipeg, MB: 5 miles

[BikeTO @biketo]

We need to make our streets safe for those who keep us safe

#activetransportation
#PhysicalDistancing
#completestreets
#openstreets
#COVID19

[Bike New York @bikenewyork]

Coronavirus in NYC: Why New York should open streets to pedestrians - ⁦@CurbedNY⁩ https://t.co/Dsnf3UErWl

[8 80 Cities @880Cities]

Fantastic demonstration of leadership. #Ciclovia or #OpenStreets is a great way of reducing air pollutants.

[Seb (travelcomments) @travelcomments]

Namibia: Windhoek's first "Open Streets Day" to take place on 26 Oktober 2019! https://t.co/V4nBrs6M7d #travelling #openstreets #Windhoek #Namibia

[ITDP US @ITDPUS]

Cities around the US are holding events like Boston’s #OpenNewbury which challenge the limited notion that streets are solely places for cars. #OpenStreets can open minds to how much more is possible on these valuable public spaces.

[Open Streets Africa ( localsouth.bsky.social) @OpenStreetsCT]

"Will London adopt #carfree days permanently, just like @CicloviaBogota?
#Streets4People #CarFreeCities #OpenStreets https://t.co/mTnEu8XKNg @880Cities @MikeLydon @CicLAvia @OpenStreetsMPLS @TUMInitiative

[BikePGH @BikePGH]

No matter how you roll, Open Streets is a great way to experience Pittsburgh in a whole new light! Join us July 28 for the final #OpenStreets event of the summer!

[Joe Nickol @J_Nickol]

#Pittsburgh’s #OpenStreets is a great midwestern example of a city celebrating its streets as places for people.

[Open Streets Cleveland @OpenStreetsCLE]

Did you know #OpenStreets is a concept you can find in tons of cities? You can connect with cities around the world through the #OpenStreets movement! This weekend you can find one in Sharpsburg! https://t.co/bpahPAHBap

[Walking Scotland @walking_scot]

There's two reasons to be excited that Sunday is a mere two days away: #Edinburgh will become the first UK city to join the #OpenStreets movement and we will launch our first portrait photography exhibition #HumansOfTheWalk.
https://t.co/HAEF0IsgbJ
#EverydayWalking

[Walk Wheel Cycle Trust Scotland @WWCTrustScot]

Active Travel Commissioner @leecraigie_ will be in Edinburgh for the first ever UK #OpenStreets event this weekend. Find out how traffic free routes and clean air helped Lee and can help you. https://t.co/FVwZX5jwIH

[Open Streets Project @Open_Streets]

Way to go @BikeNWA! #OpenStreets #OpenCities

https://t.co/TdyN6MOHVo

[Charlie Simpson @chatchersimpson]

On weekends and holidays, various major streets in Tokyo are shut off to cars and opened up to people using nothing more than movable signage. This is an example in the Ginza neighborhood today for spring equinox. #OpenStreets

[Mary Pickels🌻 @mary_pickels]

Open Streets Pittsburgh 2019 schedule released https://t.co/QI5zVacYi2 via @TribLIVE #openstreets