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This I feel is the core of the issue: > Residential density is another factor. Denser neighborhoods have more cars, more traffic and more pedestrians, all fact
by ciabattabread 5y ago
This I feel is the core of the issue:
> Residential density is another factor. Denser neighborhoods have more cars, more traffic and more pedestrians, all factors that cause motorists to intuitively slow down, experts said.
> And in Chicago, which has seen an exodus of Black residents in recent decades, Black neighborhoods are far less dense than their white counterparts.
So the ticketing distribution is indicative of a larger structural problem. And of course, the quick and easy solution focuses on ticket fines, not, you know, actually investing in neighborhoods.