Kea Wilson
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Black Urbanists Share Anti-Racism Roadmap
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Five visionary leaders shared their wisdom on how to take antiracist action in the built environment professions. Here are a few of the highlights for Streetsblog readers.
Post-COVID Car Sales Are on the Rise — Especially Sales of Trucks and SUVs
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Drivers aren't just buying more cars than they were a month ago — they're buying bigger ones.
‘You Barely Hear Our Stories’: Fighting Hit-and-Run Driving
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As the founder of H.A.R.D., Tiffanie Stanfield fights against a traffic violence epidemic with a uniquely high impact on the Black community — and she wants you to join her.
What ‘Abolish the Police’ Could Mean for Street Safety
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What does #defundthepolice really mean for road safety — in the broadest sense of that term?
AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians
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Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
Why This Might Be Micromobility’s Big Moment
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From soaring ridership to major expansion, there's new evidence that reports of the micromobility industry's early death to COVID-19 may have been greatly exaggerated.
Threat of Enforcement Hardly Deters Driver Texting
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An over-focus on enforcement poses unconscionable dangers to black residents — and it doesn't even deter many dangerous drivers.
Getting Police out of Safe Routes to School
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Black activists have long maintained that police presence is a barrier to the safe use of the streets for Black children. Now, a major national program is listening — and making big changes.
Trump Executive Order Will Pollute Black Communities
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By dismantling key environmental protections, Trump is empowering cities to build highways through black neighborhoods — a heinous form of environmental racism that has killed countless Americans.
Houston’s I-45 Project is More ‘Urban Renewal’ Racism
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Racist highway policies of the 1940s and 1950s are still with us today.
CDC Backtracks on COVID-19 Commuting Guidance
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The Centers for Disease Control is still encouraging financial incentives for single occupancy car commutes — and failing to address the barriers to other modes.
An Interview With ‘Black Urbanist’ Kristen Jeffers
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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.