Mobility Justice
Basics
Feds Adopt Better Street Accessibility Guidelines — But Will They Make a Difference?
Even though the ADA was passed more than 40 years ago, we have never had official accessibility standards tailored to things like sidewalks. That’s about to change — but how fast state and local agencies will act remains to be seen.
December 17, 2021
Could Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Help Heal the Scars Highways Created?
From the interstate highway system to public housing, some of America’s most discriminatory and damaging policies have been implemented under the auspices of the need for better infrastructure. A recent visit from Sec. Buttigieg highlighted what the USDOT hopes to do to reverse the harm.
December 13, 2021
Wisconsin Car Attack is an Example of Our Failure to Prevent Cars Being Used as Weapons
Policy, culture, and environment create conditions that all too often permit such crimes — and by failing to address those conditions, advocates argue, we practically ensure that such atrocities will continue to happen.
November 24, 2021
Philly abolished traffic stops for minor infractions. Chicago should do the same.
Philadelphia enacted new legislation aimed towards reducing racial disparities in traffic stops and improving police-community relations.
November 19, 2021
How the New Infrastructure Deal Will Make Transit Better
...especially if the Build Back Better Act passes through reconciliation later this month.
November 9, 2021
It’s Time for America to Talk About Bike Parking
A historic commitment to increase bike parking in Paris has U.S. advocates wondering why cycle storage doesn't get the same level of attention in American cities — and sharing policy strategies that could help.
November 5, 2021
What’s In (And What’s Out Of) the New Reconciliation Bill For Sustainable Transport
Most programs favored by sustainable transportation advocates have survived negotiations over the massive social infrastructure package that's held up the country's transportation ambitions for months — though a few of them have gotten a little skinnier.
November 2, 2021
STL’s Stratospheric Ped. Death Surge Prompts Demands for Structural Reform
The Gateway City is a pedestrian graveyard. Walking deaths have doubled in the eight years since a safety plan was adopted in 2013.
October 28, 2021
Op-Ed: Managing Our Streets Better Can Reduce Inequities In Our Cities
How can curb pricing make cities safer, greener and more quitable? Sahar Shirazi of Nelson\Nygaard explores.
October 19, 2021
Study: Police Killings of Civilians Undercounted By More Than Half
The number of people killed by police officers in the U.S. has been massively underreported in official statistics over the past four decades, with an additional 17,000 deaths over that period, according to our new research.
October 7, 2021
