CHI Asks: Are Speed Fines 'Unfair'?
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The Tribune argues that speed camera tickets are an unjust imposition on drivers, and downplays the safety benefits of the cams, and the societal harm caused by traffic violence.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Equity
How Car Insurance Impacts Cost of Living Across the U.S.
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Nearly all drivers and the majority of homeowners carry insurance on their cars and homes. So why don't we talk about it when we talk about city affordability?
Report: States Must Fix Bias in Policing
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"[The report] helps us ... address a lot of problems with law enforcement in this country,” said Russ Martin, the spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which undertook its review after the killing of George Floyd.
A Plan to Close Chicago’s Transportation Equity Gap
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CDOT’s three-year plan maps out overarching structural changes and numerous incremental steps to make Chicago’s transportation landscape more equitable.
OPINION: To Ban Cars, Socialize Them
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The city could repurpose its huge fleet into a car-share one, starting with the NYPD's huge cache of vehicles.
STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Stop Car Crashes
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An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops — which increase the possibility of dangerous contact between people of color and law enforcement — does not lessen car-crash rates.