Mobility Justice

Micromobility can be a tool for economic mobility — but only if it's done right.

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A new book explores why America's revenue-focused approach to traffic policing isn't making streets safer, while harming the vulnerable people who get caught in its trap.

The post How Some Traffic Fines and Fees Can Make Our Roads More Dangerous appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

The Americans with Disabilities Act has made a positive impact on the built environment — but there's so much more left to be done.

The post Why American Cities Still Aren’t Accessible After 33 Years of the ADA appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

A new book argues that car dependency is sentencing Americans to a lifetime of extractive debt — and sometimes, literally landing them in jail.

The post How Auto Debt is Holding Millions of Americans In Custody — Sometimes Literally appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

A huge share of one of DOT's most important discretionary grant program's funds will go to communities that were historically harmed by transportation investments.

The post This Year’s RAISE Grants Will Help Disadvantaged Communities appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

A new program will help smaller communities start the process of redesigning highways and other transportation investments that tore apart their communities — and shine a light on why it’s so hard for them to do it without outside help

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Black pedestrians, bicyclists and micromobility users are subjected to a far wider array of dangerous laws than many sustainable transportation advocates may realize, a new report finds — and repealing them alone is not enough to guarantee them the freedom of mobility they need and deserve.

Communities that were red-lined in the 1930s are still experiencing more than twice the rate of pedestrian deaths today than more privileged neighborhoods — and we can't achieve Vision Zero until we reckon with racist and classist policies that contribute to the disparity, a groundbreaking new study argues.