Equity
Basics
New Equity Atlas Tells a Story About the Future of Denver (With Maps!)
As more cities look to revive or expand their transit networks in the face of rising gas prices and maddening congestion, planners have had to remain vigilant to ensure that underprivileged communities are not displaced or adversely affected by the same transit improvements that could offer them numerous benefits.
May 7, 2012
Brookings: Suburban-Style Zoning Linked to Educational Inequality
What do laws that mandate large yards and prevent walkable development have to do with educational opportunity? Turns out, there's an important connection.
April 27, 2012
Study: Low-Income Neighborhoods Much More Likely to Have Dangerous Roads
Who suffers most from bad road design? Not surprisingly, the answer is poor people, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
April 24, 2012
Why Are Three Out of Four Cyclists on the Street Men?
I’ve never thought of myself as a female cyclist. For the last 13 years, I've been a bike commuter in DC, and I figured my needs were the same needs as any cyclist. But for the last six months, I’m a biker that doesn’t bike, and that has everything to do with the fact that I’m a woman. So the Women’s Cycling Forum, which kicked off the National Bike Summit yesterday, hit home for me.
March 21, 2012
Report Maps Out How New Transit Can Benefit Disadvantaged Communities
Last fall, Streetsblog reported on the complex relationship between economically disadvantaged neighborhoods and the transit-oriented development projects intended to revitalize them. Often, the same people who stand to gain the most quality-of-life benefits from new transit also face the greatest risk of being displaced by the rising property values associated with TOD.
January 10, 2012
How a Twin Cities Community Fought For Transit Equity — And Won
For many neighborhoods, a shiny new light rail line can be a blessing and a curse. Yes, it provides access to affordable transportation options that can be the avenue to jobs and economic opportunity. But it can also bring higher housing costs and drive up retail rents, exiling area residents and local businesses.
October 26, 2011
Civil Rights Group Demands End to Car-Centric Transportation Policies
“This is the civil rights dilemma: Our laws purport to level the playing field, but our transportation choices have effectively barred millions of people from accessing it.”
August 15, 2011
CNT Busts “Drive Till You Qualify” Myth in the D.C. Region
Maybe we can finally lay the whole “drive till you qualify” myth to rest now.
August 5, 2011
Can Transit-Oriented Development Lift All Boats?
Streetsblog San Francisco reported earlier this week that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission has made a $10 million funding commitment to a mixed-use affordable housing project in the Tenderloin neighborhood, a convenient two-block walk from the nearest Muni stop:
March 25, 2011