Want to Stop Car Crashes? Study the Near-Misses
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A pilot program in Bellevue, Wash. is using anonymized video and big data to stop crashes before they happen.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about street safety
Op-Ed: Whose Streets? Black Streets
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Planners and urbanists, it’s time to reckon with the racism rampant in city building. Here are four actions to take.
‘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.
Protests Lay Bare Structural Racism in Transit Policing
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Even after COVID-19, the governor and MTA doubled down on hiring more cops for the subway. Will a popular movement open a debate about the control of public space?
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Black New Yorkers Talk About Their Fear in Public Space
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Many are walking the walk — but only minorities are feeling the fear.
NYPD Out of Control: Videos Depict Cops Ramming Squad Cars into Protesters
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Police are using their squad cars as deadly weapons in their response on Saturday to protesters decrying police violence against people of color, most recently the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.