Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Equity

A worker cleaned a train as the MTA began its overnight closures on May 6.
Photo: Patrick Cashin / Metropolitan Transportation Authority

OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Must Stop the Racially Disproportionate Overnight Subway Closure

By Julian Briggs | Jan 11, 2021 | No Comments

The measure amounts to a racially disproportionate assault on the livelihood of Black and brown communities, a budding planner argues in a clarion call op-ed.

Stringer 'Climate' Plan Has Goodies for Cyclists, Bus Riders

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 10, 2021 | No Comments

Most of the plan focuses on general strategies for reducing the city's greenhouse gas footprint, but it also acknowledges the role that safe streets and livable communities can play in the green new world.

Cops say Victor Kent was driving this black SUV when he targeted human beings in a Black Lives Matter protest.

Driver Who Ran Down Black Lives Matter Protesters Skips Court Appearance Yet Judge Fails to Act

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 4, 2021 | No Comments

The "violent terrorist" who allegedly rammed peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters last year skipped his court appearance on Dec. 30 — but was not ordered arrested.

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Op-Ed: Car Dependency is An Unequal Burden

By Todd Litman | Dec 24, 2020 | No Comments

Automobile-dependent planning has changed automobiles from a luxury into a necessity. Excessive vehicle costs leave many households without money to purchase essential food, shelter and healthcare. They need more affordable transportation options.

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Nominee Buttigieg Talks of ‘Righting the Wrong’ of Racist Freeways

By Aaron Short | Dec 22, 2020 | No Comments

“It’s disproportionately Black and brown neighborhoods that were divided by highway projects because they didn’t have the political capital to resist,” Buttigieg said on Sunday. "We have a chance to get that right.”

The mayoral candidates pictured with the building of their dreams.

DECISION 2021: How Should the Next Mayor Move the City Beyond Vision Zero?

By Eve Kessler | Dec 22, 2020 | No Comments

It's the final chapter of our seven-part series on the mayoral candidates.

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