Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Equity

Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring Transportation Insecurity

By Jeff Wood | May 12, 2022 | No Comments

This week, Alix Gould-Werth of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and Alex Murphy, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, talk about their transportation security index.

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City Official Under Fire for Questioning the Benefits and Equity of Transit

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 3, 2022 | No Comments

We always assume more transit means more equity. But a progressive planning commissioner apparently disagrees, sparking quite a conversation.

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Support For Camera Enforcement Increases When Put in Racial Justice Context, Study Finds

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments

Researchers hope the results can increase support nationwide for swapping out cops for cameras, effective tools at keeping reckless drivers off the road and reducing fatal and injury-causing crashes.

What’s In the US DOT ‘Equity Action Plan’ — And What’s Missing

By Kea Wilson | Apr 21, 2022 | No Comments

A new federal action plan to advance "equity" in the transportation realm includes concrete commitments to reform a transportation network that too often disenfranchises marginalized people — but it doesn't go far enough, some say.

Talking Headways Podcast: A New Way of Public Engagement in Durham

By Jeff Wood | Apr 7, 2022 | No Comments

This week, Aidil Ortiz, principal at Aidilisms, and Mary Kate Morookian, a transit planner at Kimley Horn, speak one-on-one about the Durham Transit Plan and how they approached public engagement.

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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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