Transportation Planners and Advocates: What Legacy Will You Leave for Racial Justice?
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I hope that you make choices today that you will be proud to stand by later in the quest for a more just society.
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Race
Under the Banner of ‘Urbanism’: An Interview With Kristin 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.
Ahmaud Arbery’s Death, Mobility Justice, and the Open Streets Debate
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For Black and brown people to feel completely safe walking, biking, or just existing in public space, we need to make fundamental changes in the way our society is structured.
‘Essential’ Work Demands Put Neighborhoods of Color at Risk
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While much of the nation is staying at home to minimize the risks of COVID-19 transmission, the essential workers who continue to deliver our basic needs are still commuting to their jobs. That puts them at risk.
Accosted, Detained for Taking Pics of Bike Racks
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SFMTA planner Kenya Wheeler was detained for "photographing while black"
Why Are Cops Handcuffing Churro Vendors?
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Americans are waking up to the fact that police are unnecessarily harassing people of color for minor violations on public transit and demanding that cops back off.