How to Design Self-Policing Streets
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We should be redesigning our transportation system to reduce the chances of Black and Brown residents interacting with law enforcement, and to promote transportation equity.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic Enforcement
NYC Must Get NYPD Out of Street Enforcement
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“It has become abundantly clear that the NYPD’s approach to traffic safety is not working, especially for New Yorkers of color,” said Transportation Alternatives Deputy Director Marco Conner DiAquoi.
Why Chris Cooper Is Calling for More Cops in Central Park
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An Upper West Side community panel has once again called for more NYPD enforcement in Central Park — and this time, it had the support of a prominent victim of the specter of police violence.
Will Mayor de Blasio Cut NYPD Tentacle Holding DOT?
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Advocates want more the NYPD out of public space. Here's a story about why they have a point.
Study: Police Aren't Deterring Texting Drivers Much
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An over-focus on enforcement poses unconscionable dangers to black residents — and it doesn't even deter many dangerous drivers.
NYPD’s Racial Bias in ‘Jaywalking’ Tix Continues
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All but one ticket written in the first quarter of the year went to blacks or Hispanics, city data show.