Published 2 years ago

Color and privilege on the proposed Summit Avenue Regional Trail

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Patrick Rhone: Advocates for bike trails are mostly white and male and able-bodied. Rhone says they have the luxury of not having other responsibilities that may keep them from being able to do so. He says they give no consideration to those who have two jobs, or have kids to pick up from one place at one time and get to another by a different time so that they can get to a third place on time.

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Color and privilege on the proposed Summit Avenue Regional Trail

It is not lost on me that, in community meetings where I encounter the passionate voices of advocates for plans like those proposed for the new Summit Avenue Regional Trail, those voices are primarily and overwhelmingly white and male and able.It is not lost on me that the only consideration they have is for how they live their lives.Where they likely have jobs they can ride a bike to, time to do so and the luxury of not having any other respons…

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