Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Racism

Support For Camera Enforcement Increases When Put in Racial Justice Context, Study Finds

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments

Researchers hope the results can increase support nationwide for swapping out cops for cameras, effective tools at keeping reckless drivers off the road and reducing fatal and injury-causing crashes.

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What’s In the US DOT ‘Equity Action Plan’ — And What’s Missing

By Kea Wilson | Apr 24, 2022 | No Comments

A new federal action plan to advance "equity" in transportation includes concrete commitments to reform a transportation network that too often disenfranchises marginalized people — but it doesn't go far enough, some say.

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Study: Car Ownership Doesn’t Help Black Workers’ Commutes

By Kea Wilson | Apr 22, 2022 | No Comments

It still takes Black workers 22 minutes longer to get to work every week than their White counterparts — it's probably not possible to speed up those commutes in urban areas with automotive strategies alone.

Report: 88 Percent of Drivers Arrested for Not Having a License Last Year Were People of Color

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 31, 2022 | No Comments

And every single person arrested for "loitering" last year was Black. "It’s called serving the public," says NYPD spokesman John Miller.

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The Brake: What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Transportation (And Why It Matters)

By Streetsblog | Mar 16, 2022 | No Comments

A new zine from a top transit nonprofit explores why the needs of women need to be at the center of U.S. transit planning — and what it's like for gender-marginalized people who are working to change the status quo.

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For Pete’s Sake! Sec. Buttigieg Won’t Push Back on States that Ignore Equity, Climate Guidelines

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments

The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary doesn't look like he's up to fight GOP lawmakers over the Biden climate and systemic racism agenda.

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