To better understand police culture, start here
URBAN EDGE : July 15, 2020
While not all Americans support dismantling or defunding the police, recent surveys show the overwhelming majority do agree that changes in police training are needed. Most also think police officers shouldn’t be protected from being sued by “qualified immunity.” Part 2 of our reading list on policing brings together a collection of works on the culture within police organizations.
Texas named America’s 5th most dangerous state in 2020
URBAN EDGE : June 2, 2020
The safety rankings were determined by comparing states’ level of coronavirus support, rate of unemployment, uninsured rate and financial costs of climate disasters per capita, among other criteria.
Update: COVID-19 Registry shows racial disparities in economic impact of pandemic
URBAN EDGE : April 23, 2020
More than 40% of Houston-area households have lost income as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. And the pandemic appears to be taking a greater economic toll on African American and Hispanic households than white and Asian American households, according to the latest survey results from Rice University’s COVID-19 Registry.
What if we spent billions to improve access instead of gridlock?
URBAN EDGE : March 5, 2020
American cities are caught in a cycle that goes something like this: Expand roads to mitigate gridlock, which encourages more people to drive, which produces more congestion, which is addressed by expanding roads, which encourages more people to drive and on it goes. According to a new report, the continual expansion of roads only treats a symptom — congestion — and not the disease — sprawl.
But what if we’re focusing on the wrong thing?