CityNerd | We "Honored" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With These Travesties @CityNerd | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Nearly every city has a street named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But the streets in question are nearly always terrible, with design features that are hostile to the people in the neighborhoods they run through. Today we're going to look at the worst of these stroads that seem to do the opposite of honoring Dr. King, and talk about where these streets go wrong. And, we're going to discover some even more offensive roadway infrastructure that has Dr. King's name attached to it. Prepare to cringe.
Read Adam Paul Susaneck's editorial on racial disparities in road user safety in the New York times from April 26, 2023 nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/26/opinion/road-deaths-racial-gap.html
Also, follow Adam's fantastic work on the handle Segregation By Design on your platform of choice)!
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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- Stroad Ecosystem: youtu.be/azYHW1vXZaM
- Stroad Intersections: youtu.be/3v537SEfDag
- Stroads: Aurora Avenue version: youtu.be/iIeWLDwnOXM
- Stroad Bingo: youtu.be/2WqJS8pMOwA
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Resources:
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevard
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Images
- King at the 1963 Civil Rights March in Washington, D.C. By Rowland Scherman - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46527326
- Trikosko, Marion S, photographer. Martin Luther King press conference / MST. , 1964. Photograph. loc.gov/item/2003688129/.
- By Unknown author - USIA / National Archives and Records Administration Records of the U.S. Information Agency Record Group 306, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8676150
- King arrested in 1963 in Birmingham By Birmingham AL police dept - Original publication: circulated to news media in April 1963Immediate source: photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2013/04/martin_luther_king_mugshot_apr.html, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63213413
- Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after her arrest for boycotting public transportation By Associated Press; restored by Adam Cuerden - rmyauctions.com/lot-8002.aspx, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81795628
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CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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Nearly every city has a street named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But the streets in question are nearly always terrible, with design features that are hostile to the people in the neighborhoods they run through. Today we're going to look at the worst of these stroads that seem to do the opposite of honoring Dr. King, and talk about where these streets go wrong. And, we're going to discover some even more offensive roadway infrastructure that has Dr. King's name attached to it. Prepare to cringe.
Read Adam Paul Susaneck's editorial on racial disparities in road user safety in the New York times from April 26, 2023 nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/26/opinion/road-deaths-racial-gap.html
Also, follow Adam's fantastic work on the handle Segregation By Design on your platform of choice)!
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CityNerd is now available on Nebula -- streaming ad-free, along with lots of other great creators! Discount for signing up at my channel:
go.nebula.tv/citynerd
----------
Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far.
patreon.com/CityNerd
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Instagram: @nerd4cities
Mastodon: @nerd4cities@mstdn.social
Twitter: @nerd4cities
----------
Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- Stroad Ecosystem: youtu.be/azYHW1vXZaM
- Stroad Intersections: youtu.be/3v537SEfDag
- Stroads: Aurora Avenue version: youtu.be/iIeWLDwnOXM
- Stroad Bingo: youtu.be/2WqJS8pMOwA
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Resources:
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevard
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Images
- King at the 1963 Civil Rights March in Washington, D.C. By Rowland Scherman - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46527326
- Trikosko, Marion S, photographer. Martin Luther King press conference / MST. , 1964. Photograph. loc.gov/item/2003688129/.
- By Unknown author - USIA / National Archives and Records Administration Records of the U.S. Information Agency Record Group 306, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8676150
- King arrested in 1963 in Birmingham By Birmingham AL police dept - Original publication: circulated to news media in April 1963Immediate source: photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2013/04/martin_luther_king_mugshot_apr.html, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63213413
- Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after her arrest for boycotting public transportation By Associated Press; restored by Adam Cuerden - rmyauctions.com/lot-8002.aspx, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81795628
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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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Business Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv
