Surveys taken by the Oakland DOT found that significant percentages of minority bike riders were concerned about being stopped by police. These anecdotes were then confirmed by OPD data. #NACTO19

“Traffic signals prioritize the movement of automobiles at the expense of pedestrians.” Highlighting how signal light timeframes favor cars at #NACTO19. (I remember the crosswalk outside my building giving me 10 second to cross...on a broken foot.)

Superb conversation at #NACTO19 on equity and transportation. Robert Moses, who was a case study in my PoliSci 101 class, gets a shoutout for how urban planning can be exclusionary and devastating to minority communities:

At #nacto19? My book (and some other really good books) are on sale at the ⁦@IslandPress⁩ booth!

“We’re government. We have a lot of power.” Desiree Williams-Rajee from @KapwaC asks room of transportation officials at #nacto19 whether they feel powerful, and only a smattering of hands are raised.

When your city neglects to tear down its waterfront highway, don't just put lipstick on that pig: Give it a full Moon Goddess drag makeover #NACTO19 #Bentway @RuPaul #Toronto

Thread: Preview of tomorrow's pricing-for-equity #NACTO19 presentation:
1. Study history (inequity isn't accidental)
2. Define the characteristics that matter
3. Quantify inequitable outcomes
4. Ask people what they need, and how to allocate limited resources
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Hello, #NACTO19. Toronto, you're looking gorgeous this late-summer evening

(And if you’re at @NACTO #NACTO19 you can see all this by taking Line 2 to Kennedy and then the 34 bus westwards.)

Going to Toronto for @NACTO #NACTO19? Here’s my transit tour guide: what’s interesting about Toronto transit and where to see it, both in the city and around it. If you care about transit, there’s a lot to see and learn from in Greater Toronto....