05. Vee Paykar on transportation justice and policy, building empathy, and examining our privilege

Feelanthrope

English - September 28, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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Can you imagine your perfect city? Victoria (or Vee) Paykar can. This week we examine why designing fair, and accessible transportation policies require empathy. With this crash course in equity and intersectionality, listen and learn about what it takes to uplift communities disproportionately affected by environmental racism.

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Various vittles from our chat with Vee

Connect with Victoria Paykar on LinkedInMeet transportation advocate Tamika ButlerLearn about the Intersectional EnvironmentalistWatch L.A.’s Dodger Stadium’s violent origin on VoxLearn about BIPOC and listen to NPR’s Code Switch: Is It Time To Say R.I.P. To 'POC'? episode on the topicLearn about President Biden’s proposed infrastructure funding framework and read Ale's blog postRead about the built environmentLearn about marginalism and intersectionality on the Privilege Wheel by Sylvia DuckworthWatch Privilege/Class/Social Inequalities Explained in a $100 RaceLearn about the electric vehicle models and which electric vehicle may best fit your lifestyleRead about micromobility and learn about the 15-Minute City All We Can Save author Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's Venn diagram on what you should do about the climate crisisRead The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard RothsteinRead The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi KlineRead The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It by Robert ReichLearn about redlining and Redlining and Coastal Access Inequity in San DiegoRead the Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery

Special thanks to Vee Paykar. Feelanthrope is produced by Ally Celones Senturk. Our audio engineer and composer is Kory Hilpmann, with original music by Danny Nguyen. Our designer is Kait Kolsky.