Flutterby™! : Inequality & safe routes to schools

Next unread comment / Catchup all unread comments User Account Info | Logout | XML/Pilot/etc versions | Long version (with comments) | Weblog archives | Site Map | | Browse Topics

Inequality & safe routes to schools

2013-06-10 22:54:35.950746+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

The Atlantic Cities: The Horrifying Inequality That Plagues Ohio Students' Routes to School.

Beyond the obvious "poor/black people get different service levels" concern raised by the author, I wonder how much of what we view as the problems with denser living stems from seeing this sort of different treatment as an urban/suburban-or-rural divide rather than an economic or racial one?

[ related topics: Children and growing up Automobiles Economics ]

comments in ascending chronological order (reverse):

Comment policy

We will not edit your comments. However, we may delete your comments, or cause them to be hidden behind another link, if we feel they detract from the conversation. Commercial plugs are fine, if they are relevant to the conversation, and if you don't try to pretend to be a consumer. Annoying endorsements will be deleted if you're lucky, if you're not a whole bunch of people smarter and more articulate than you will ridicule you, and we will leave such ridicule in place.


Flutterby™ is a trademark claimed by

Dan Lyke
for the web publications at www.flutterby.com and www.flutterby.net.