Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Equity

Council Member Antonio Reynoso will rally today for sanitation reform. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council

Demanding Answers, Pol Calls Citi-Bike’s $2 Electric Fee a ‘Barrier’ for Poor

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 2, 2019 | 34 Comments

Council Member Antonio Reynoso wonders why the Lyft-owned bike share system must charge more for pedal-assist bikes.

Many New Yorkers like these commuters are exposing themselves to the virus because they cant afford to work from home. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Streetfilms: Fixing the Subway is About Racial and Economic Justice

By Streetsblog | Feb 26, 2019 | 1 Comment

Supporters of congestion pricing rallied Monday at Broadway Junction in Brooklyn.

What Does This Delivery Worker Think About Mayor de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown?

By Streetsblog | Feb 4, 2019 | 3 Comments

Worker activist Jinhua Li explains it all to us.

How Structural Racism at Regional Planning Agencies Hurts Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 5, 2018 | No Comments

There's an obscure intraregional battle happening in the Cleveland area right now that highlights an important source of racial discrimination in urban planning.

Just 4 percent of outer borough workers car commute into Manhattan, and of those, the vast majority are from middle- or high-income households. Image: Community Service Society

De Blasio’s Wrong: Poor New Yorkers Stand to Gain a Lot From Congestion Pricing

By David Meyer | Oct 24, 2017 | 27 Comments

Hundreds of thousands of low-income New Yorkers stand to benefit from new transit funding, compared to just 5,000 who might pay tolls to car commute under the Move NY plan.

The Persistent Racial Disparities of Motor Vehicle Pollution

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 17, 2017 | No Comments

While tailpipe emissions have been lowered across the board, racial disparities persist in exposure to fine particles from motor vehicles.

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