Civil Rights Group Calls on High Court to Protect Cyclists’ Constitutional Rights
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The New York Civil Liberties Union wants cyclists to be treated like drivers — meaning a higher standard for search and seizure.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Equity
STREETFILMS: A Great Day in Harlem as Neighborhood Comes Out for Fun, Safety
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Scores of riders joined Transportation Alternatives on Saturday's tour of Harlem — and called once again for a bikeway through a neighborhood long neglected for safe cycling infrastructure by city officials.
Harlem Environmental Justice Group Blasts Developer for Truck Depot
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Members of the Harlem community are decrying a developer's plan to build a controversial truck depot, warning that the decision to put profit over people’s health will send more pollution-spewing big rigs into the low-income community of color and worsen the environmental injustice already borne by the neighborhood.
Hey, NYC — Boston Has Incentives for E-Bike Purchases
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Beantown Mayor Michelle Wu is using American Rescue Plan money to help older adults and people with disabilities get electric mobility. We don't do that.
Capital Idea: D.C. May Soon Give Out $100 Per Month For Transit
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What if the city government automatically put $100 on your OMNY card? Washington, D.C. is thinking about it.
Environmental Justice Advocates Seek to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities
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The city's outdated zoning code must be amended to give regulators the teeth they need to rein in “last-mile” distribution facilities that are popping up in low-income communities of color, environmental justice groups said as they filed a zoning proposal.