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Thursday’s Headlines: See You in the ER Edition
A cat got the better of our grizzled editor — who got into a crash that sent him to the hospital.
June 18, 2020
Study: Driverless Cars are Bad at Detecting Dark Skin
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.
June 17, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: Erasing the Thin Blue Line Edition
It only took six-plus years, but Mayor de Blasio finally declared war on the police unions. Plus all the other news.
June 17, 2020
Seven Black Cyclists On What Protest Rides Mean To Them
The cycling community has so far hosted two massive solidarity rides with Black Lives Matter. We talked to participants about their struggles.
June 12, 2020
Killed Cyclist Was a Delivery Worker Who Sent Money Back Home to His Mother in Mexico
Relatives of delivery cyclist Ivan Morales are so desperate to raise money to bury the Mexican-born worker that they have been passing the hat at the crash site.
June 12, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: Phase 1 is Underway Edition
Streetsblog's team of hard-bitten reporters pounded the pedals in search of the expected carmageddon, but found only slight increases in traffic. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
June 9, 2020
SEE IT! Police Beat Up Cyclist During Black Lives Matter Protest
Why did cops tackle and pummel cyclist Pierce McCaffrey? Apparently, he was cycling too slowly for their taste. And it's all on videotape.
June 8, 2020
Under the Banner of ‘Urbanism’: An Interview With Kristin Jeffers
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.
June 3, 2020
City Transport Officials Condemn Police Violence and Affirm Black Lives Matter
A national umbrella group of urban planners carves out a much broader vision for safe streets — one based on justice and safety from police violence.
June 2, 2020
Report: Congestion Pricing Can Be Built For Equity
City leaders can bust myths about congestion pricing in the public consciousness — and implement road pricing that makes entire transportation networks more equitable, rather than less, a new study reveals.
May 29, 2020
