public space

Virginia Lawmakers Vote To Remove Statue Of Staunch Segregationist

Harry F. Byrd Sr. is considered the architect of the state's racist “massive resistance” policy to public school integration.
By Sarah Rankin, AP

Welcome To The Mask Wars

Localities are moving in different directions on whether to require masks to slow the spread of COVID-19. It's creating a national divide with deadly consequences.
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Barcelona Is Taking Radical Steps To Ban Cars. Here's Why.

Sick of traffic and pollution, cities are showing we can reclaim public space from cars and improve our health and well-being.
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It's Hard To Not Be Anxious When Nowhere Feels Safe Anymore

Following mass shootings in public spaces, therapists share guidance for overcoming this new kind of fear.
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Thousands Of Americans Live In Vehicles. Without Parking, They Have Nowhere To Go.

These homeless people are blocked from social services when there are few parking spaces to leave their cars without risking tickets.
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Should homeless people have the right to camp in public places?

One critic calls next week's ballot measure “one of the most frightening and heinous initiatives that I’ve witnessed in my career.”
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New York City Aims To Stop Hairstyle Discrimination

The guidelines enable people to seek fines if they've been harassed or punished in workplaces, schools or public spaces because of their hair.
By AP

On Mollie Tibbetts And The Unease Of Moving Through The World As A Woman

For women, there is never really a moment where we can be in a public space and not on guard.
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Street Harassment Isn't Just Annoying: It's Psychologically Damaging

"Street harassment is a part of rape culture."
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Olympics Remind Us That We Need More Public Space

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