Year In Review 2021: The Bad News
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It's time for our year-in-review. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Racism
Houston Advocates Slam TxDOT For ‘Deliberately’ Ignoring Highway’s Racist Impacts
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The latest news from the battle to stop one of America's most notorious highway expansions.
Could Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Help Heal the Scars Highways Created?
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From the interstate highway system to public housing, some of America’s most discriminatory and damaging policies have been implemented under the auspices of the need for better infrastructure. A recent visit from Sec. Buttigieg highlighted what the USDOT hopes to do to reverse the harm.
St. Louis Pedestrian Death Spike Spurs Outrage
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The Gateway City is a pedestrian graveyard. Walking deaths have doubled in the eight years since a safety plan was adopted in 2013.
Op-Ed: How Berkeley Is De-Policing Traffic Enforcement
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Consistent with Vision Zero principles, we want to ensure all street users feel and are safe from harm while in public space. To achieve this vision we have a duty to work to end police violence associated with traffic enforcement.
Police Killings Undercounted By More Than Half
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The number of people killed by police officers in the U.S. has been massively underreported in official statistics over the past four decades, with an additional 17,000 deaths over that period, according to our new research.