Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Equity

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Op-Ed: Could Street Parking Technology Help Make Our Cities More Equitable?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 8, 2021 | No Comments

On an average day, the typical car owner doesn't give much thought to parking, beyond whether they will luck out and find a spot to park when they reach their destination. And here's why that has to change.

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Smart Growth America Equity Summit envisions a community-lead approach to planning

By Beth Osborne | Feb 2, 2021 | No Comments

The summit laid out a vision for a transportation planning process that assess errors of the past and the needs of the present, and envisions the future in a spirit of trust, celebration and healing.

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Talking Headways Podcast: ‘Intro to the City’

By Jeff Wood | Jan 14, 2021 | No Comments

How do Black and Hispanic kids feel when they go into a Whole Foods? Not welcome, that's for sure. And therein lies a major problem.

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STUDY: Most Cyclists Killed Are Middle-Aged

By Kea Wilson | Nov 2, 2020 | No Comments

A new study finds that traffic violence deaths among adult cyclists in the U.S. have tripled since 1975, even though cycling deaths overall have actually decreased by 17 percent over the same period.

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How to Bike With Disabilities, Discrimination, and Difference

By Kea Wilson | Oct 29, 2020 | No Comments

When it comes to getting out and enjoying life on two wheels, some of the most intimidating barriers we must confront have less to do with hulking SUVs more to do with what types of bodies our entire culture is built to suit — and in a new online speaker series, 13 riders shared the personal stories that shape the way they ride.

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STUDY: How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive)

By Kea Wilson | Oct 28, 2020 | No Comments

A new study shows that vehicle pollution may have more to do with our mental health than anyone realized.

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