Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Mobility Justice

Why Car Dependency Makes Healthcare Access Harder — Particularly for the Marginalized

By Kea Wilson | May 9, 2023 | No Comments

More than 20 percent of car-free U.S. adults in car-dependent places are skipping medical appointments because they can't physically get to the doctor, a new study finds.

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How Can Sustainable Transportation Advocates Help End Poverty? An Interview with Matthew Desmond

By Streetsblog | Apr 25, 2023 | No Comments

One in nine Americans live in poverty, and millions more live in a precarious place somewhere between precarity and true security. A new book argues that we can all play a role in challenging the systems and individual choices that "keep poor people poor" for benefit for everyone else.

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Bike/Walk Laws ‘Arrest’ the Mobility of Black Americans: Study

By Kea Wilson | Mar 28, 2023 | No Comments

Black pedestrians, bicyclists and micromobility users are subjected to a far wider array of dangerous laws than many sustainable transportation advocates may realize, a new report finds — and repealing them alone is not enough to guarantee them the freedom of mobility they need and deserve.

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Study: Pedestrian Death Rate More Than 2x Higher in Historically Red-Lined Neighborhoods

By Kea Wilson | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments

Communities that were red-lined in the 1930s are still experiencing more than twice the rate of pedestrian deaths today than more privileged neighborhoods — and we can't achieve Vision Zero until we reckon with racist and classist policies that contribute to the disparity, a groundbreaking new study argues.

Bike East Bay's outgoing Executive Director Ginger Jui. Photo by Malcolm Wallace

New Leadership at Bike East Bay Centers Mobility Justice

By Ginger Jui | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

Editor’s Note: Bike East Bay works for better biking conditions in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, which include some 33 incorporated cities and numerous unincorporated areas. Over time, its mission has grown from its beginnings as a scrappy group of bike riders mapping out the best bike routes and demanding that bikes be allowed on […]