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PoC Transportation Leaders Call for Antiracist Action from Their Community

BIPOC leaders have long urged antiracist action from their white counterparts — but those calls have gained particular urgency in the wake of the recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Here are helpful resources from three top leaders.

June 3, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Under the Banner of ‘Urbanism’: An Interview With Kristen Jeffers

Kristen Jeffers, the founder and editor-in-chief at the The Black Urbanist, talks to Streetsblog about how land use, planning and transportation systems don't often center black, queer, and feminist voices. And should.

June 3, 2020

Streetsblog USA |NYPD

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Black New Yorkers Talk About Their Fear in Public Space

Many are walking the walk — but only minorities are feeling the fear.

June 2, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Closing Public Restrooms During COVID Hurts Mobility

The lack of public restrooms available during the pandemic is a major challenge for families with young kids, pregnant people, delivery workers, and others. How can we address that?

June 2, 2020

Streetsblog USA |NACTO

City Transport Officials Condemn Police Violence and Affirm Black Lives Matter

A national umbrella group of urban planners carves out a much broader vision for safe streets — one based on justice and safety from police violence.

June 1, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Citi Bike

Micromobility Shut Downs During Curfews

Gov. Cuomo's 11 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew allows essential workers to drive their cars — but it doesn't allow them to rent a Citi Bike or Revel scooter, Streetsblog has learned.

June 1, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Op/Ed

Op-Ed: Let People March In the Streets

We must recognize the ad-hoc nature of the urban streetscape. Yes, our avenues can move bicycles, busses, trucks, cars and pedestrians but they can also propel our democracy.

June 1, 2020

Streetsblog USA |NYPD

NYPD Out of Control: Videos Depict Cops Ramming Squad Cars into Protesters

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.

May 30, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

COVID? What COVID? Gridlock Returns to SoMa

While the CDC advises more single-occupancy driving, it's painfully obvious why that won't work in San Francisco

May 29, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car Culture

Feds Seek Incentives to Encourage Driving (Which Will Accelerate the Other Pandemic — Traffic Violence)

Federal officials want to incentivize urban driving, claiming it will reduce the spread of COVID-19. Here's why they're wrong.

May 29, 2020