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Closing Trails for Fancy Events Sends the Wrong Message
If the city wants to reassure residents that trails are being built for the benefit of people who currently live in the communities they run through, the Farm2Table Dinner was a terrible way to show it.
September 25, 2017
The Campaign to Fix Atlanta’s Most Dangerous Street and Preserve Its Immigrant Cultures
Can Buford Highway, the most dangerous road in Georgia, become a walkable place for the immigrant communities that call it home?
September 22, 2017
More Talking Points From the Slow Roll Chicago Discussion of Vision Zero and Racial Justice
Cofounder Oboi Reed elaborates on Vision Zero rollout issues, and argues that if Black and Brown residents advocate for safer street designs, their aldermen will support them.
September 11, 2017
Slow Roll Chicago: Vision Zero Must Address Structural Racism as a Cause of Traffic Violence
Cofounder Oboi Reed calls for a moratorium on increased traffic enforcement in Chicago's communities of color.
September 7, 2017
Does Chicago Need a New Bike Group That’s Geared Towards Women of Color?
African-American, Asian-American, and Latina cyclists weigh in.
August 31, 2017
Slow Roll Calls for Greater Black and Brown Ownership of the Vision Zero Process
The group leads a discussion of the issue on social media this Thursday morning.
August 29, 2017
Let’s Stop Booking Majority-White Panels on Citywide Transportation Issues
If you can't find anyone to sit on your panels who isn’t white, you need to reevaluate what your year-round connections to communities of color look like.
August 18, 2017
What Bike Planners Are Missing When They Design Projects in Black and Latino Neighborhoods
If your local police force has a reputation for harassing people who look like you, and your neighborhood gets a new bike lane, would that infrastructure be enough to make you feel comfortable riding?
August 16, 2017
Why Transportation Advocates Should Get Behind the Affordable Housing Movement
We need to help make sure longtime residents get to stay in their communities to benefit from new amenities.
August 10, 2017
For the Livable Streets Movement to Remain Relevant, It Must Become More Inclusive
If done correctly, improvements to bike/ped infrastructure have the potential to break down some of the barriers that 20th Century redlining built.
July 28, 2017
