Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Equity

Fare evasion enforcement is a sideshow to what should be the main MTA event: Better service.

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Advocates: MTA Using Money It Doesn’t Have to Hire Cops It Doesn’t Need

By Dave Colon | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

Run the system better — that's the key.

Looks nice ... to some. Photo: ODA Architecture via Commercial Observer

Op-Ed: Pro-Development Message Downplays Gentrification Threat

By Rico Cleffi | Oct 1, 2019 | 26 Comments

Streetsblog has become the go-to place for a raging debate about housing policy!

Meet Danny Harris, the incoming head of Transportation Alternatives. He's a New Yorker unfazed by the intersection of Astor Place and Broadway. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

STREETSBLOG INTERVIEW: New TA Leader Has Optimism and Vision — But Understands Your Rage

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 30, 2019 | 9 Comments

Streetsblog chats with the new leader of the city's most important livable streets activist group about his vision and approach to running Transportation Alternatives.

As a politician, Manhattan DA Cy Vance has put forward a great bill to hold drivers accountable. As a prosecutor, he has failed to do so consistently. Photo: Adam Schultz

Cy Vance’s Tale of Two Cities: Bus Fare Evaders Go To Court; Subway Scofflaws Go Free

By Dave Colon | Jul 23, 2019 | 47 Comments

Despite a headline-grabbing vow to stop prosecuting fare evasion, Manhattan DA Cy Vance will still throw the book at you for getting on the bus without paying.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams loved the e-Citi Bike when he used it last year — but his borough is suffering from a lack of equity from the bike share system. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Here’s One Way to Fix Citi Bike So It Doesn’t Only Serve Rich People Who Already Live Near Subways

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 10, 2019 | 26 Comments

Citi Bike serves mostly rich white people. All you need to do is look at the coverage map to see that. So where should it expand next to change that dynamic?

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