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.
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Portlanders Celebrate (And Question) New Cafes
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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 […]
‘Centering Equity is a Matter of Life and Death’: Responding to Anti-Black Racism in Urbanism
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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.
Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians As Often As Lighter Ones
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Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
New Trump Executive Order Will Pollute Black Communities
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By dismantling key environmental protections, Trump is empowering cities to build highways through black neighborhoods — a heinous form of environmental racism that has killed countless Americans.
Car Pollution Makes Us More Vulnerable to COVID-19
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COVID-19 is a killer. But it has an accomplice: car culture.