Recent Streetsblog USA posts about police brutality

How Cop “Courtesy Cards” Keep Dangerous Drivers On the Roads

By Kea Wilson | Sep 4, 2020 | No Comments

A recent exposé explored the corrupt phenomenon of police courtesy cards in the New York area. But for street-safety and mobility-justice advocates, it's just the tip of the iceberg.

Yes, that *is* an armed law enforcement officer standing mere feet from a child on a bike. Source: NHTSA

Feds Still Think Cops Make Cyclists and Peds Safer

By Kea Wilson | Sep 1, 2020 | No Comments

There's just one thing missing from the federal agency's "idea book" on enhancing police support for road safety : any acknowledgement of the existence of violent structural racism.

Opinion: The Fraught History of Cops and Bikes

By Streetsblog | Jul 19, 2020 | No Comments

It's a fine idea to get NYPD officers out of their SUV cruisers, onto bikes and into the community — but recent events show that our militarized police have used bikes as an instrument of oppression.

Berkeley Will Take Cops Out of Traffic Enforcement

By Kea Wilson | Jul 16, 2020 | No Comments

But advocates say it's important we remain vigilant about what replaces it.

Protestors take cover from police tear gas canisters in a "protest-friendly" plaza in Hong Kong. Source: SITU research.

Creating ‘Protest Streets’ Won’t Work Because of Cops

By Kea Wilson | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments

Can good street design really "protect" protesters — and the right to protest itself — from police brutality? No.

10,000 BLM Cyclists Shut Down the Streets of NYC

By Streetsblog | Jul 5, 2020 | No Comments

Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. participated — and documented — Saturday night's latest Street Riders NYC ride, dubbed "Independence Not," to highlight the pernicious history of America's tainted Fourth of July holiday.

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