Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Special Features

Do-It-Yourself Walk Audit: Identify Ways to Improve Walking Where You Live

By Melanie Curry | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments

By simply walking around, observing, and noting features that allow people to walk safely, anyone can advocate for better conditions for everyone in their neighborhood.

THE DREAM DIES? Oakland Ends Slow Streets

By Roger Rudick | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments

The city that pioneered Slow Streets at the start of the pandemic is now cancelling the program. We talk to an activist about future plans to preserve some streets and bring back a more robust version of the program in the future.

EXCERPT: There are No ‘Accidents’ — We Have Been Fooled into Thinking There Are

By Jessie Singer | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments

This excerpt from the new book, "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster — Who Profits and Who Pays the Price" will make you rethink crashes, capitalism and culpability.

THE BRAKE: Why There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Car Accident’

By Kea Wilson | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments

In our new Streetsblog USA podcast, we talk to journalist and sustainable transportation advocate Jessie Singer about her new book, "There Are No Accidents."

Podcast: Researchers Unpack Racial Disparities in Chicago's Speed Camera Program

By John Greenfield | Feb 14, 2022 | No Comments

During the conversation, the UIC researchers discussed potential equity issues with the program, as well as sharing the nitty-gritty of their methodology.

Analysis: NYC’s Speed Cameras Aren’t Racist — But the City’s Road Design Is

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 14, 2022 | No Comments

Speed cameras are not disproportionately concentrated in low-income communities of color, despite a pervasive belief that the cameras are a money-making ploy that unfairly target Black and Brown neighborhoods, a Streetsblog analysis reveals.

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