Maine Police Threaten Streetsblog Editor at His Home, Reference His Calls for Police Accountability On Twitter
Police in Portland, ME are alleging that Streetsblog editor Christian MilNeil committed an act of vandalism against a police substation — but they did not disclose this when they harassed him at his home, and MilNeil says he is innocent.
June 9, 2020
PoC Leaders Demand Anti-Racism from Transportation Community
BIPOC leaders have long urged antiracist action from their white counterparts — but those calls have gained particular urgency in the wake of the recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Here are helpful resources from three top leaders.
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
Monday’s Headlines: Memorial Day Edition
Enjoy the day off, if that's even possible. We'll be back with national headlines on Tuesday as normal. Until then, here are a few things we noticed over the weekend:
May 25, 2020
Filming Manhattan Streets, Before and After COVID-19
May 5, 2020
MUST-WATCH: ‘Delivery Guys are Not Trash’ — They’re Heroes
April 24, 2020
How to Tell Stories That Compel People to Stand Up For Safe Streets — Even During COVID-19
Streetsblog USA's Kea Wilson is a guest on a new podcast over at the Active Towns Initiative.
April 22, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Bill’s Wheel of Excuses
April 20, 2020
Our Social Distance ‘Machine’ Shows That Pedestrians Are Unprotected in De Blasio’s New York
April 17, 2020
CAR ‘SIT-INS’? Drivers Are Drowning Out the Voices of the Most-Vulnerable During COVID-19
The worst thing about the new wave of car "sit-ins" at state capitol buildings is not the cars (though they suck!). It's the feeling that the voices and needs of non-drivers will be ignored because they can't show up during a pandemic.
April 17, 2020
