Commentary: Walking While Black in the Mile High City
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Some of the most memorable racist incidents that Adrian Miller has experienced in Denver happened when he was Walking while Black.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about police brutality
Top Highway Safety Org Recommends Reform in Traffic Policing; Activists Say We Need Abolition
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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.
Despite Months of Protests, NHTSA Still Thinks Cops Can Make Cyclists and Peds Safer
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There's just one thing missing from the federal agency's "idea book" on enhancing police support for road safety : any acknowledgement of the existence of violent structural racism.
Berkeley To Become the First US City To De-Cop Traffic Enforcement
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But advocates say it's important we remain vigilant about what replaces it.
Designing ‘Streets For Protest’ Won’t Work Because of Cops
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Can good street design really "protect" protesters — and the right to protest itself — from police brutality? No.
Meet the McCloskeys: How Private Places Act as a Form of Spatial Anti-Blackness in St. Louis
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Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Mater protesters in on a private street in St. Louis on Sunday, raising new questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.