August 17, 2011 | 10:25 AM | By

“Civil Rights Group Demands End to Car-Centric Transportation Policies”

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights released a number of reports that concluded transportation access is one of today’s major civil rights issues.


According to the Leadership Conference report, racial minorities are four times more likely than whites to lack access to a car and to rely on public transportation for their commute to work. African Americans make up 12 percent of the U.S. population but 20 percent of the pedestrian fatalities.

— dc.streetsblog.org

  • Anonymous

    And has been for  a long time: http://transportationnation.org/backofthebus/