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Talking Headways Podcast: Valuing Black Lives and Property
This week, we talk to an expert in Black wealth about why development and placemaking leaves out the community. Just because a big company comes to town does not mean everyone will benefit.
July 30, 2020
Protected Bike Lanes that Any City Can Afford
You don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect cyclists, scooter riders, and other vulnerable road users from car traffic.
July 30, 2020
GOP Relief Bill Gives Zero Dollars to Sustainable Transportation
Nope, not even a penny.
July 29, 2020
On the ADA’s 30th Anniversary, Remember: Bikes Are a Mobility Assistive Device, too
On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act, a Seattle-based group reminds the world how essential cycling can be for Americans with non-normative bodies.
July 28, 2020
Opinion: Urbanism Is Complicit in Infra-Structural Racism — And Reparations Have a Place in the Built Environment
Municipal placemaking has long been an active effort to displace and erase Black people — and it is time to begin a process for atonement, says Destiny Thomas in an exclusive op-ed for Streetsblog.
July 27, 2020
How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse
Cars are back across America — but communities with richer residents are being spared much of the pollution and traffic violence.
July 27, 2020
A Black and White Issue: Lime Confronts the Scooter Racial Divide
The micromobility giant is taking action to fight the disparity — but there isn't much available research to help them explain.
July 24, 2020
American SUVs are Too Dangerous for UK Roads, UK Safety Experts Say
American SUVs kill so many people on U.S. roads that other countries don't want them anywhere near their own roads.
July 22, 2020
How to Build Safe Routes to School During COVID-19
Cities should consider barring cars from certain streets and taking some space away from drivers as part of a comprehensive strategy to get children safely to school during COVID-19, a leading national organization recommends.
July 21, 2020
Berkeley to Become the First US City to Remove Police From Traffic Enforcement
But advocates say it's important we remain vigilant about what replaces it.
July 17, 2020
