Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Equity

‘Essential’ Work Demands Put Areas of Color at Risk

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 27, 2020 | No Comments

While much of the nation is staying at home to minimize the risks of COVID-19 transmission, the essential workers who continue to deliver our basic needs are still commuting to their jobs. That puts them at risk.

What It's Like to Do Bike Delivery During COVID-19

By Streetsblog | Apr 24, 2020 | No Comments

If you watch nothing else today, please watch this four-minute video by producers Jon Hsu and Law Chen featuring New York's hard-working delivery cyclists.

The Untokening (above, members in Atlanta) seeks to engage in engage in candid discussions about street safety, displacement / gentrification, community engagement and culture. Photo: Argenis Apolinario

Op-Ed: Mobility Justice Amid COVID-19

By The Untokening | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Collectivism is the only way we will survive this moment. A manifesto from the Untokening network.

Car Pollution Makes COVID-19 Health Outcomes Worse

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 7, 2020 | No Comments

A new nationwide study from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests that people living in neighborhoods with higher levels of fine particulate air pollution are more likely to die from COVID-19 infection than patients from areas with cleaner air. That’s especially concerning for many of communities of color in Massachusetts, where the legacies […]

Amaris Mendez gives a tearful message about her attack on Instagram.

Street Vendor Who Can't Afford to Self-Quarantine Is Attacked

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 31, 2020 | No Comments

Vendors across the city wonder how they will feed their families; a Street Vendor Emergency Fund aims to help.

How To Make Transportation Cheaper And Equitable

By Courtney Cobbs | Mar 4, 2020 | No Comments

Making transit, walking, and biking, safer and more convenient would help residents keep more money in their pockets for savings or to stimulate the local economy.

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