👏 In response to the Trump administration's "indiscriminate" arrests, a federal judge in California ruled that U.S. immigration officials cannot stop and detain people based solely on their race or for speaking Spanish.
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Low-traffic zones in London have reduced deaths and injuries by a third
The goal of low-traffic neighborhoods, or LTNs, is to make smaller residential roads more friendly for biking, walking, and other pedestrian activities by stopping through-traffic of motor vehicles. They've been used in the UK for decades, but were expanded in 2020.
Now, a new study found that London's LTNs reduced road injuries and deaths by 35% within their boundaries compared to roads that did not have them. This amounted to the LTNs preventing more than 600 road injuries, including 100 involving death or serious injury.
And while one of the main critiques of LTNs is that they just push and concentrate dangerous traffic to nearby roads, the study also found that this did not happen.
Why is this good news? People deserve to have options for how to get around. Car-centric infrastructure and communities make alternatives like biking and walking more dangerous — plus, they result in poorer air quality.
Young indigenous kayakers made a historic river journey after the 'largest dam removal in US history'
For decades, Native people called for the removal of dams and the restoration of the Klamath River near the border of Oregon and California. Finally, four dams and three reservoirs were removed last year in the world's largest dam removal project.
Leading up to the dam removal, Ríos to Rivers' Paddle Tribal Waters project had been helping Native youth reconnect to the ancient river — teaching them to whitewater raft so that Native people would be the first to journey down the newly restored river.
And that historic journey is now complete: Youth from the Yurok, Klamath, Hoopa Valley, Karuk, and other tribes paddled 310 miles over a month from a Klamath River tributary to the Pacific Ocean.
Why is this good news? The Klamath River is a source of deep cultural significance for the Native tribes living in its basin, who see it as a living person they depend on and protect. Once the third-largest salmon-producing fish on the West Coast, before the dams, it also provided them with an abundance of food.
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'Sinners' is now the first film to offer Black American Sign Language through a streaming service
When "Sinners" first hit theaters in April, it quickly became one of the highest-grossing horror films ever produced — and it earned praise for its inventive depiction of Black history and culture.
When it was released on HBO Max earlier this month, the movie made headlines again, becoming the first film ever to offer Black American Sign Language interpretation through a streaming service.
The divergence of BASL and American Sign Language was largely driven by the segregation of schools in the American South throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. And even with desegregation, the style, structure, and syntax of BASL continued and are still practiced today.
Why is this good news? Offering films in various languages is important for making art and entertainment available and accessible to everyone. There are important nuances that differentiate BASL from ASL, and it's important to offer it, too.
France built a new bike and pedestrian crossing off the side of an old railroad bridge
Connecting the car-free city center of Albi, France, to a new development across a river is a stunning new bike and pedestrian crossing that repurposes an old railway bridge.
Rather than creating entirely new infrastructure for the crossing, architects attached it to a viaduct that's still in use by trains today.
Previously, people were only able to get to the other side of the river via a narrow, car-filled bridge located further down the river.
Why is this good news? Creating communities that work better for people doesn't mean starting from scratch. Creatively using existing infrastructure to make it better and more functional for human beings — not cars — can be our default.
The initial project involves deploying 48 panels on 100 meters of active railway. It will have a capacity of around 18 kilowatts and is expected to produce 16,000 kilowatt-hours per year.
Ultimately, the solar tech startup behind the project wants to "produce energy between the rails and re-inject it into the traction current of the trains so that it is practically 100% self-propelled."
Even better:The company's initial proposal was rejected back in 2023, and it's since addressed safety concerns and made other improvements, like installing cleaning brushes on trains to remove dust and debris as they pass over the panels. The panels are also removable to make track maintenance easier.
My city is pretty car-centric, but whenever I can, my favorite car-free way to get around is walking or biking!
What's your favorite car-free transport method?
Team bike? Or public transit? Reply and tell me!
— Megan
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