Racism
Nominee Buttigieg Vows To Dismantle ‘Racist’ Freeways
“It’s disproportionately Black and brown neighborhoods that were divided by highway projects because they didn’t have the political capital to resist,” Buttigieg said on Sunday. "We have a chance to get that right.”
December 22, 2020
U.S. Auto Insurance Industry Admits Systemic Racism
Auto insurers charge Black drivers with good records more than white drivers with bad records — among other racist practices.
October 23, 2020
Top Highway Safety Org Recommends Reform in Traffic Policing; Activists Say We Need Abolition
An influential transportation safety organization recommended ways to cut racism from traffic policing — but stopped short of advocating to get police out of traffic enforcement altogether.
September 25, 2020
Ten Cities To Use Open Streets As Tools for Equity And COVID-Resilience
The winners of a new grant will seek put roads to their highest and best use at this historic moment: helping the most undeserved residents of our cities.
September 3, 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
Berkeley To Become the First US City To De-Cop Traffic Enforcement
But advocates say it's important we remain vigilant about what replaces it.
July 16, 2020
Portlanders Celebrate (And Question) New Cafes
For years local transportation reform activists have pushed City of Portland to go beyond car storage and driving and think more creatively about what we can do with our streets. And when calls for new uses of street space were made, it was often restaurant owners who lined up to say their business would perish without maximum access for car users.
June 26, 2020
‘Centering Equity is a Matter of Life and Death’: Responding to Anti-Black Racism in Urbanism
Five visionary leaders shared their wisdom on how to take antiracist action in the built environment professions. Here are a few of the highlights for Streetsblog readers.
June 24, 2020
Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians As Often As Lighter Ones
Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
June 17, 2020
New Trump Executive Order Will Pollute Black Communities
By dismantling key environmental protections, Trump is empowering cities to build highways through black neighborhoods — a heinous form of environmental racism that has killed countless Americans.
June 8, 2020
