Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Equity

Podcast: Researchers Unpack Racial Disparities in Chicago's Speed Camera Program

By John Greenfield | Feb 14, 2022 | No Comments

During the conversation, the UIC researchers discussed potential equity issues with the program, as well as sharing the nitty-gritty of their methodology.

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Analysis: NYC’s Speed Cameras Aren’t Racist — But the City’s Road Design Is

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 14, 2022 | No Comments

Speed cameras are not disproportionately concentrated in low-income communities of color, despite a pervasive belief that the cameras are a money-making ploy that unfairly target Black and Brown neighborhoods, a Streetsblog analysis reveals.

The federal government funds road construction like the above at four times the amount that it spends on transit. Photo: file

How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality

By Basav Sen | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.

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OPINION: Ordering Takeout? Stop Complaining and Look in the Mirror

By Robert Green | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

Entitled, app-using New Yorkers don't seem to understand their central role in creating unsafe streets.

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Gary, Ind. Considers Switch to All-Electric Buses

By Igor Studenkov | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments

GPTC bought four electric buses that are expected to be delivered by late spring/early summer. They will primarily be used on the Broadway, one of Gary’s main commercial thoroughfares.

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What should we do about racial discrepancies in Chicago’s life-saving traffic cam program?

By John Greenfield | Jan 15, 2022 | No Comments

There's no question that the cams are preventing injury and fatality crashes, but Black and Latino motorists and racking up more tickets and suffering financing hardship. Should we reform or abolish it.

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