Tuesday’s Headlines from Around the Nation
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Catastrophic bus cuts loom in San Francisco — part of an almost entirely all-bad-news headlines digest today. Darn.
Creating ‘Protest Streets’ Won’t Work Because of Cops
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Can good street design really "protect" protesters — and the right to protest itself — from police brutality? No.
Chicago Cyclists Ride to Defund the Police
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The goal of their recent protest ride was to demand the creation of a Civilian Police Accountability Council, as well as reducing or eliminating funding for the CPD and reallocating money to social services.
Can Tactical Urbanism Be a Tool for Equity?
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The creators of "tactical urbanism" sit down with Streetsblog to talk about where their quick-build methods are going in a historic moment that is finally centering real community engagement.
This MA City Hauls Their Trash and Recycling By Bike
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Pedal People, a cooperative started by Alex Jarrett and Ruthy Woodring in 2002, uses bicycles and bike trailers to transport goods and provide services in the Pioneer Valley.
Monday’s Headlines from the Long Weekend
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Well Los Angeles embrace congestion pricing? That and so many other stories just one click away.
Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space
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As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.
10,000 BLM Cyclists Shut Down the Streets of NYC
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Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. participated — and documented — Saturday night's latest Street Riders NYC ride, dubbed "Independence Not," to highlight the pernicious history of America's tainted Fourth of July holiday.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Urban Mystique (Part 1)
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This week, a special episode: The good, the bad, the L.A.
'Green New Deal Highway Bill' Passes But is DOA in Senate
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Mitch McConnell just accidentally created a lot of new fans for a Democratic infrastructure bill. The Senate majority leader reacted to the news that the House had passed a massive new infrastructure act by calling it “a thousand-page cousin of the Green New Deal, masquerading as a highway bill” — providing an inadvertently helpful reframing […]
Why We Need More Car-Free Outdoor Entertainment
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Golf courses are open, but beaches aren't. Since summer street festivals and concerns are canceled, Chicagoans need more outdoor entertainment alternatives.
Thursday’s Headlines: Pre-Fourth of July Edition
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More and more transit systems are getting back to normal service. Plus other news, including a massive House transportation bill, opposition to a highway widening in Portland, and the ups and downs of bike share.