transportation 
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SOURCE: Blooberg CityLab
10/21/2020
In a Land of Cul-de-Sacs, the Street Grid Stages a Comeback
Land use planners in unlikely places-the Texas suburbs--are revisiting the idea of gridded street plans as solutions for car dependence and traffic.
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SOURCE: Bloomberg CityLab
8/5/2020
The Forgotten History of How Accessible Design Reshaped the Streets
Long before the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 mandated curb cuts at all street corners, 30 years ago this summer, disabled people had pointed to the design of the street as a key locus of their political rights — the sidewalk that stands for being in public space, and therefore in the public sphere.
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SOURCE: The Metropole
4/22/2020
Justice In Movement
by Genevieve Carpio
History should challenge us to think about transportation not only in terms of moving people, but of distributing the costs and benefits of mobility equitably.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
5/8/19
Why we need to address the demands of striking ride-hailing service drivers
by Mary Angelica Painter
History tells us that ignoring these grievances could lead to catastrophic consequences.
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