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I refuse to be a white planner who panders to White urbanism. Utopian pieces that revere top-down White innovation by asserting that the “pandemic created an OPPORTUNITY for New York & other cities” to simply “ban/cars” are not for me, and are clearly missing critical analysis https://twitter.com/mssinenomine/status/1281286329997815809
if you're wondering why I posted this in response to the "no cars" opinion piece, it's because taking cars away from streets doesn't automatically make the streets safe and accessible. We need to address systemic racism and ableism, as @bambinoir wrote https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/06/18/Whose-Streets-Black-Streets/
And @dubonthestreets unpacks how "open streets" can harm Black and Brown neighbourhoods, such as wrt economic stability, disparate climate change impacts, displacement, racism and harassment, and the need for time for the community to lead. https://medium.com/at-the-intersections/a-tale-of-two-truths-transportation-and-nuance-in-the-time-of-covid-19-9bc99ff8c005
And @DrDesThePlanner wrote about it here with 7 concrete actions planners can take instead. Quick implementation of tactics designed for “white comfort” without community engagement puts Black and Brown people and low-income communities in danger. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-08/-safe-streets-are-not-safe-for-black-lives
