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Friday Video: How Public Transportation Fails ‘Fat’ People

Take a deep dive on the importance of size-inclusive transit, and what activists in Brussels are doing to get it.

September 5, 2025

Black Transportation Justice: A Closer Look at Intersectional Labor Movements

Throughout the 20th century, Black civil rights leaders used transportation as a means to challenge white supremacy, aiding movements for organized labor and feminism along the way.

June 24, 2025

Cities Have One Less Excuse Not To Install Accessible Pedestrian Signals

America has new accessibility guidelines for public streets, but that doesn't mean that they're being implemented everywhere. A new cheap, fast signal technology hopes to get them off the shelf.

February 13, 2025

This App Could Make D.C. One of the Most Accessible Transit Networks In the World

A new app makes it possible for people with visual impairments to navigate the deepest reaches of D.C.'s underground transit network – and it could have benefits for other riders, too.

February 12, 2025