Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Civil Rights

Voter ID Laws Marginalize People Without a Car

By Fran Taylor | Aug 8, 2012 | No Comments

Sustainable transportation advocates may read news headlines about new voter ID laws, roll their eyes at the prejudices of red-state legislators, and turn the page — at their own peril. This seemingly unrelated issue may have far-reaching consequences for transportation policy. New state laws mandating photo ID for voters threaten to disenfranchise nondrivers, and the […]

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Civil Rights Group Demands End to Car-Centric Transportation Policies

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 15, 2011 | No Comments

“This is the civil rights dilemma: Our laws purport to level the playing field, but our transportation choices have effectively barred millions of people from accessing it.” So says a report from the Leadership Conference Education Fund, a project of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The coalition wasn’t involved in the transportation […]

Hunter Planners: Expand the Bike Program, Beat the Bikelash

By Noah Kazis | May 16, 2011 | 29 Comments

DOT needs to accelerate the build-out of the city’s bike network in working-class neighborhoods outside the center city, say graduate students in the Hunter College urban planning department. They argue that expanding the geographic focus of the bike program would not only improve access to safe cycling for underserved neighborhoods, it might just help overcome […]

Rev. Jackson Joins Labor, Enviro Groups in Call for Transit Funding

By Noah Kazis | Apr 1, 2010 | 6 Comments

At a rally yesterday headlined by Rev. Jesse Jackson, a new coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations stood together to demand more funding for transit agencies across the country. With service cuts afflicting bus and train riders in dozens of major cities, the "Keep America Moving" coalition is focused on securing funds to maintain […]

Judge’s Decision on NYPD Parade Rules Tinted By Windshield Perspective

By Ben Fried | Feb 17, 2010 | 41 Comments

A federal judge yesterday upheld NYPD rules which effectively outlaw bicycle rides with 50 or more cyclists that proceed without a permit. The case is closely associated with police crackdowns on Critical Mass but affects any group ride of sufficient size. In his 54-page decision in favor of NYPD and the city of New York […]

Oakland’s Stimulus Flap: A Shot Across the Bow for Transport Equity?

By Elana Schor | Jan 27, 2010 | 9 Comments

The Obama administration’s warning that the Bay Area has jeopardized federal stimulus funding for its Oakland Airport Connector project — a story Streetsblog San Francisco has been following for months — could have national consequences for other urban transit proposals that risk harming low-income riders, civil rights and transit advocates predicted yesterday. The proposed Oakland […]

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