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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 […]

June 26, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Accessibility

New App Makes Mass Transit Accessible to People with Cognitive Disabilities

A Columbus, Ohio research team is getting closer to releasing an app that could soon give people with cognitive disabilities more independence on mass transit systems across America. The Wayfinder app, developed by AbleLink Technologies in partnership with Smart Columbus, provides customizable support for users with cognitive difficulties, including disabilities stemming from medical conditions such […]

June 25, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Equity

Op-Ed: Whose Streets? Black Streets

Planners and urbanists, it’s time to reckon with the racism rampant in city building. Here are four actions to take.

June 24, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Boondoggles

Houston’s I-45 Project is More ‘Urban Renewal’ Racism

Racist highway policies of the 1940s and 1950s are still with us today.

June 7, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Equity

PoC Transportation Leaders Call for Antiracist Action from Their Community

BIPOC leaders have long urged antiracist action from their white counterparts — but those calls have gained particular urgency in the wake of the recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Here are helpful resources from three top leaders.

June 3, 2020

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Portlanders Celebrate (And Question) New Cafes

New App Makes Mass Transit Accessible to People with Cognitive Disabilities

Op-Ed: Whose Streets? Black Streets

Houston’s I-45 Project is More ‘Urban Renewal’ Racism

PoC Transportation Leaders Call for Antiracist Action from Their Community