Eric Adams at the Oonee Launch: I Will Stop ‘The Culture of Can’t’ in this City
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Who is Eric Adams? Let's listen in.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Racial Equity
Boogie Down Biden: Pols, City DOT Hail Fed Funds for Capping the Cross Bronx Expressway
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Ritchie Torres and DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman hailed the $1.2-trillion federal infrastructure bill for creating a $1-billion "Reconnecting Communities" pilot to "study ... removing, retro-fitting, or mitigating" highways that hurt "community connectivity, mobility, access, or economic development."
States Must Reduce Police and Traffic Enforcement Bias: Report
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"[The report] helps us ... address a lot of problems with law enforcement in this country,” said Russ Martin, the spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which undertook its review after the killing of George Floyd.
Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
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The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.
STUDY: Bike Lanes Don't Cause Displacement (In Fact, It May be The Other Way Around)
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The installation of new protected infrastructure for bicyclists is not associated with the displacement of people of color or of low-income urban residents, a new study reveals.
RELIEF! Council Bill Would Let Delivery Riders Use Restaurant Bathrooms...
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The City Council is stepping in to make sure that the city's delivery riders can use the bathrooms at restaurants when they pick up food orders through third-party apps.