Four Myths About Car-Light Cities, Busted
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Authors Melissa and Chris Bruntlett clear up some of the most common misconceptions about the Dutch cycling model that some say should be exported to America.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Disability
Tammy Duckworth: Every Station Must Be Accessible
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A groundbreaking new bill would help make every transit station in America accessible to American residents with disabilities — and stop critical accessibility improvements from being put off a moment longer.
BIPOC and Disability Advocates Zero In on Highway Spending
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Reprinted with permission from “The Urbanist.” On March 9, advocacy organizations Front and Centered and Disability Rights Washington held the first of a series of press conferences calling for Washington State legislators to halt spending on new highways. Instead, the coalition urges lawmakers to prioritize investments in building missing sidewalks and creating reliable transit and paratransit systems to serve all […]
OPINION: New York Needs a ‘Disability’ Agenda
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The status quo of inaccessibility must be done away with immediately, says one Council candidate from the Upper East Side.
Why Advocates Need to Talk About Seating
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When we talk about increasing access to sustainable transportation, many street safety advocates fail to talk about placing benches with anywhere near the fervor with which we talk laying train track or building bike lanes. That needs to change.
Op-Ed: What Is an ‘Accessible’ Park, Anyway?
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COVID-19 has brought many lessons for urban planners, illuminating existing inequalities and flaws as well as introducing new challenges. One such lesson, as people seek open space and tranquility in tumultuous times, is that parks and natural areas are crucial to our resilience during crises.