Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Elderly & Disabled

Tiffani Young, a Detroit resident who uses a bike to help meet her mobility needs, poses with two friends and their cycles. Source: Rooted in Rights.

VIDEO: The Bicycle is a Mobility Assistive Device

By Kea Wilson | Jul 27, 2020 | No Comments

On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act, a Seattle-based group reminds the world how essential cycling can be for Americans with non-normative bodies.

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Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space

By Nicole A. Murray | Jul 5, 2020 | No Comments

As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.

The Untokening (above, members in Atlanta) seeks to engage in engage in candid discussions about street safety, displacement / gentrification, community engagement and culture. Photo: Argenis Apolinario

Op-Ed: Mobility Justice Amid COVID-19

By The Untokening | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Collectivism is the only way we will survive this moment. A manifesto from the Untokening network.

Michele Lee speaks at the Mayor's Pedestrian Advisory Council meeting. Photo: John Greenfield

Good Transit is the Key To an Accessible City

By John Greenfield | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

...and not cars.

Congress is seeking to regulate self-driving cars after two hearings showed the lack of federal oversight in the nascent industry. Image: zombieite

Federal Government Doing Nothing On AVs

By Aaron Short | Nov 26, 2019 | No Comments

Right now, Big Auto is developing technologies that will affect every single person in this country — and the federal government is sitting on its hands.

A design firm proposed new guiding principles for planners and engineers: ethics, equity, and empathy. Image: Toole Design

Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’

By Aaron Short | Sep 20, 2019 | 2 Comments

A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.

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