Recent Streetsblog USA posts about enforcement

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DESTINY THOMAS: Urbanism is Complicit in Racism

By Destiny Thomas | Jul 27, 2020 | No Comments

Municipal placemaking has long been an active effort to displace and erase Black people — and it is time to begin a process for atonement, says Destiny Thomas in an exclusive op-ed for Streetsblog.

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Racial Disparities In Stay-At-Home Order Policing

By John Greenfield | Apr 8, 2020 | No Comments

It makes sense for police to intervene when dangerously violating the pandemic rules. But we must make sure they're not unfairly targeting people of color for enforcement.

Seattle had the steepest decline in solo drivers in the country this decade thanks to expanded and more frequent bus service.

Five Lessons From Seattle’s Crusade Against Driving

By Aaron Short | Nov 25, 2019 | No Comments

Seattle is proving that cities can reduce the number of cars on the road and shift its population to rely on mass transit. Here are a few of those lessons.

A South Carolina law that revokes drivers' licenses for failure to pay a traffic ticket is the subject of a class action lawsuit. Image: South Carolina National Guard

South Carolina Traps Poorest in Cycle of Debt

By Aaron Short | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

We don't often sympathize with drivers, but the way South Carolina fines them appears to be an attack on the poor and residents of transit deserts.

A carbon tax could offset President Trump's proposed cut in MPG standards for cars.

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Report: Air Quality in U.S. Is Getting Worse

By Melanie Curry | Oct 22, 2019 | No Comments

Researchers found evidence that increased use of natural gas and vehicle fuels are contributing to worsening air quality. Wildfires are a factor, but don't explain the increase.

Airports and transit agencies are offering discounts and perks for passengers to use mass transit to get to terminals. Image: Lindsay Holmwood

Take Transit to the Airport — Cut the TSA Line

By Aaron Short | Oct 21, 2019 | No Comments

More cities are introducing incentives for flyers to ditch cars and taxis and take public transit to their area airports. Here's a roundup.