Mobility Justice
Basics
STUDY: New Bike Lanes Aren’t Associated With Displacement of BIPOC, Low-Income People
The installation of new protected infrastructure for bicyclists is not associated with the displacement of people of color or of low-income urban residents, a new study reveals.
June 21, 2021
REPORT: Here’s Where People of Color Can’t Access Opportunity Without A Car
Even the most transit-rich cities in America are significantly less accessible without a car for the low-income and people of color, a new analysis finds.
June 17, 2021
SET YOUR CALENDARS: How to Radically Shift the Way the U.S. Does Infrastructure
America is on the brink of making one of the biggest investments in transportation infrastructure in a generation — and a new event will explore why we need an even bigger cultural shift towards mobility justice if we want to do it right.
June 8, 2021
These 15 Urban Highways Have Got to Go
A leading advocacy group is calling for the removal of 15 urban highways built on land from which millions of BIPOC residents were forcibly displaced — including the site of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.
June 2, 2021
Interview: Tammy Duckworth Insists Every U.S. Transit Station Must Be Accessible
A groundbreaking new bill would help make every transit station in America accessible to American residents with disabilities — and stop critical accessibility improvements from being put off a moment longer.
May 20, 2021
Study: Cycling Rates Low Unless Women Are Riding
Around the world, cities that do the best job of catering to the needs of women cyclists also have the highest level of cycling overall, a new study finds — and the U.S. has among the lowest share of female riders on the planet.
May 13, 2021
Do Traffic Fines Make Streets Safer — And At What Cost?
Does automated enforcement always make our streets safer? Or do the traffic fines they spit out simply send poor drivers into a spiral of poverty, lost mobility, and even incarceration, without necessarily saving the lives of many vulnerable road users?
April 29, 2021
OPINION: Stop the Shameful Treatment of Deliveristas
April 27, 2021
Commentary: What do parking requirements have to do with affordable housing?
April 16, 2021
USDOT Grant Program Will Prioritize ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Equity’
The U.S. Department of Transportation is re-branding one of its largest discretionary grant programs to explicitly reward regional and local governments who put equity and sustainability first in their transportation projects. But some advocates are holding their applause until they see how the department will actually define those critical terms.
April 14, 2021
