Housing for residents with disabilities put on hold due to lack of parking
An affordable rental project for residents living with mental illness failed to cross the finish line in Port Coquitlam council chambers recently, with
Detroit wins grant to remove interstate that wrecked a Black community
The Biden administration announced a $105 million grant Thursday for Michigan to remove a Detroit highway that leveled a Black community half a century ago.
It’s Not Equitable to Protect Cars on Summit Avenue
A recent editorial argued that bike advocates left out the marginalized in their advocacy for new bike infrastructure on Summit Avenue. What if we applied that analysis to cars?
Do Highways Frustrate Mobility? | Planetizen Blogs
One common argument for highways is that even if they fail to reduce congestion, they allow people to go more places. This claim overlooks the effects of highways on development patterns.
Rethinking Parking Policy to Achieve Equitable Transit-Oriented Development
What if cities and communities rethought parking policy and designed it not only to serve transportation goals but also equity goals? Leading with equity creates better transportation options for all. It also opens up new ways of looking at traditional problems and solutions. This includes the commo
Vancouver city council scraps controversial Climate Emergency Parking Program | CBC News
Vancouver city council failed to pass a new Climate Emergency Parking Program designed to raise revenue to fight climate change, with 6 votes against the plan and 5 in support of it.
Portland leaders unanimous in support of plan for new transportation fees - BikePortland.org
The free ride for car, truck and delivery drivers in Portland isn’t over, but the end has never been easier to see. At City Council Wednesday, Mayor Ted Wheeler and Read More »
D.C. parking, traffic tickets snowball into financial hardships
Traffic and parking tickets are issued more often in Black neighborhoods than White ones, according to data from D.C. analyzed by The Washington Post. Advocates for changing the District’s system of fees and fines say the disparities show that the city’s ticketing and traffic enforcement policies not only target Black drivers but criminalize poverty.