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.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Highway Boondoggles 2014
Designing ‘Streets For Protest’ 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.
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.
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.