Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Racism

STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Stop Car Crashes

By Kea Wilson | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops — which increase the possibility of dangerous contact between people of color and law enforcement — does not lessen car-crash rates.

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STUDY: Bike Lanes Don't Cause Displacement

By Kea Wilson | Jun 21, 2021 | No Comments

The installation of new protected infrastructure for bicyclists is not associated with the displacement of people of color or of low-income urban residents, a new study reveals.

Image: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit, CC

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Where People of Color Can't Access Opportunity

By Kea Wilson | Jun 17, 2021 | No Comments

Even the most transit-rich cities in America are significantly less accessible without a car for the low-income and people of color, a new analysis finds.

How (And Why!) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws

By Kea Wilson | May 5, 2021 | No Comments

A movement is growing to strike down racially biased and ineffective “jaywalking” laws across America — and the advocates behind these efforts say the path to doing it everywhere may be smoother than it has been in the past.

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Another View on Traffic Fines

By Kea Wilson | Apr 29, 2021 | No Comments

Does automated enforcement always make our streets safer? Or do the traffic fines they spit out simply send poor drivers into a spiral of poverty, lost mobility, and even incarceration, without necessarily saving the lives of many vulnerable road users?

Experts See Opportunities in Biden Highway Plan

By Aaron Short | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments

Transportation leaders believe President Biden’s $2-trillion infrastructure bill will finally get states to stop splurging federal dollars on freeway projects and emissions-enabling concrete superstructures that carve up cities.

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