Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Equity

They’ve Been Warned: Attorney General Says Suburbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing Law

By Christian MilNeil | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments

The Massachusetts Attorney General is warning cities and towns across eastern Massachusetts that they “must comply” with the state’s new law and legalize multifamily housing near MBTA bus routes and rail stations.

East Fourth Street in Cleveland. Photo: Erik Drost

America’s Most Equitably Walkable City is … Cleveland?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 7, 2023 | No Comments

In most U.S. metros, renters and buyers alike pay a steep premium to live in walkable neighborhoods, a new report finds — except for a small handful of U.S. cities where they actually cost less than car-dominated ones.

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Pandemic Dining Program Added Outdoor Cafés to 17 Neighborhoods that Never Had Them

By Kevin Duggan | Jan 23, 2023 | No Comments

And the "open restaurants" initiative was also a boon to especially blue collar districts of color outside of Manhattan, according to a new report.

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How Trees Are Transforming Streets Across the US

By Grecia White | Nov 25, 2022 | No Comments

As the effects of climate change begin to worsen, replacing heat-absorbing pavement with new trees can help make a difference toward expanding our urban canopy when space is limited.

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KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 2, 2022 | No Comments

The Democrats are getting creamed over the price of gasoline — and it’s not really fair (though it sort of is, too).

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