Race
Streetsblog California
Under the Banner of ‘Urbanism’: An Interview With Kristin Jeffers
Kristen Jeffers, the founder and editor-in-chief at the The Black Urbanist, talks to Streetsblog about how land use, planning and transportation systems don't often center black, queer, and feminist voices. And should.
June 3, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery’s Death, Mobility Justice, and the Open Streets Debate
For Black and brown people to feel completely safe walking, biking, or just existing in public space, we need to make fundamental changes in the way our society is structured.
May 12, 2020
‘Essential’ Work Demands Put Neighborhoods of Color at Risk
While much of the nation is staying at home to minimize the risks of COVID-19 transmission, the essential workers who continue to deliver our basic needs are still commuting to their jobs. That puts them at risk.
April 28, 2020
Accosted, Detained for Taking Pics of Bike Racks
SFMTA planner Kenya Wheeler was detained for "photographing while black"
December 17, 2019
Why Are Cops Handcuffing Churro Vendors?
Americans are waking up to the fact that police are unnecessarily harassing people of color for minor violations on public transit and demanding that cops back off.
November 12, 2019
City Attorney Keeps up Pressure to Evict Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy from Crenshaw and Slauson
The effort to push Hussle off the corner of Crenshaw and Slauson is nothing new, but the timing couldn't be worse.
August 5, 2019
The Hidden History of Culver City Racism
There are many cities in the United States with a hidden past, a history hushed up or unacknowledged, and my city is one of them.
April 5, 2019
Cyclists of Color in Chicago: “We Want More Black Folks on Bikes”
The forum, held Saturday at Blackstone Bicycle Works, featured representatives of 2wheelgods, the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Chicago, Red Bike and Green Chicago, and SRAM.
February 26, 2019
Symposium Kicks off “Undesign the Red Line” Exhibit Thursday
"Undesign the Redline" kicks off its Los Angeles residency at LATTC Thursday with a day-long symposium. Exhibit runs through March 31.
February 7, 2019
Webinar on Policing and Mobility Underscores Struggle of Urban Planning to Center Justice
There is no way forward without a genuine reckoning with the costs that structures empowered to hold blackness at bay continue to exact from people of color.
February 12, 2018
