Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Mobility Justice

Top Highway Safety Org Recommends Reform in Traffic Policing; Activists Say We Need Abolition

By Kea Wilson | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

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.

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Op-Ed: It Shouldn’t Cost 31x More To Take Transit Than Park

By Joe Cortright | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

Everything you need to know about equity and privilege in urban transportation is reflected in how much we charge for parking compared to transit.

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Portlanders Celebrate (And Question) New Cafes

By Jonathan Maus | Jun 26, 2020 | No Comments

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 […]

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New App Makes Mass Transit Accessible to People with Cognitive Disabilities

By Kea Wilson | Jun 25, 2020 | No Comments

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 […]

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Op-Ed: Whose Streets? Black Streets

By Kea Wilson | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments

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