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How (And Why!) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws

A movement is growing to strike down racially biased and ineffective “jaywalking” laws across America — and the advocates behind these efforts say the path to doing it everywhere may be smoother than it has been in the past.

May 4, 2021

How (And Why!) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws

Elijah McClain

Commentary: Walking While Black in the Mile High City

Some of the most memorable racist incidents that Adrian Miller has experienced in Denver happened when he was Walking while Black.

March 15, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Governors Highway Safety Association

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 24, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Despite Months of Protests, NHTSA Still Thinks Cops Can Make Cyclists and Peds Safer

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.

September 1, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Cars

The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses

A new short form documentary from the Boston Globe exposes how a loophole in the national driver's license compact is keeping drivers who have killed on U.S. roads.

August 19, 2020

Streetsblog USA |California

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

Streetsblog USA |Plazas

Designing ‘Streets For Protest’ Won’t Work Because of Cops

Can good street design really "protect" protesters — and the right to protest itself — from police brutality? No.

July 6, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Can Tactical Urbanism Be a Tool for Equity? A Conversation with Mike Lydon and Tony Garcia

The creators of "tactical urbanism" sit down with Streetsblog to talk about where their quick-build methods are going in a historic moment that is finally centering real community engagement.

July 6, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Equity

Meet the McCloskeys: How Private Places Act as a Form of Spatial Anti-Blackness in St. Louis

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.

June 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Police Misconduct

‘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

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