Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Riders
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And the stats aren't much better for other modes or other racially marginalized groups.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Racism
Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects
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"So many neighborhoods across the country are saddled with an aging, unsafe, polluting piece of highway infrastructure. We have to do something about it," says one activist.
Why Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Abortion Access
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Auto-centrism already poses a barrier to health care — and the likely rollback of the once-protected procedure could make that hurdle insurmountable for many.
Support For Camera Enforcement Increases When Put in Racial Justice Context, Study Finds
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Researchers hope the results can increase support nationwide for swapping out cops for cameras, effective tools at keeping reckless drivers off the road and reducing fatal and injury-causing crashes.
What’s In the US DOT ‘Equity Action Plan’ — And What’s Missing
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A new federal action plan to advance "equity" in transportation includes concrete commitments to reform a transportation network that too often disenfranchises marginalized people — but it doesn't go far enough, some say.
Study: Car Ownership Doesn’t Help Black Workers’ Commutes
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It still takes Black workers 22 minutes longer to get to work every week than their White counterparts — it's probably not possible to speed up those commutes in urban areas with automotive strategies alone.