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Kea Wilson

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Photo: City of Carmel

Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85 Percent

By Kea Wilson | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments
An Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.
Image: Pixabay

Three Reasons So Many Drivers Leave Pedestrians and Bicyclists to Die

By Kea Wilson | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments
A spate of pedestrian and cyclists deaths at the hands of hit-and-run drivers in St. Louis is sparking a national conversation about the unique reasons why so many drivers leave their victims to die — and what it will take to stop them.
Photo: Washington Bikes

Opinion: The E-Bike Is Not a ‘Monstrosity’; Car Culture Is

By Kea Wilson | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments
An Atlantic columnist really put himself out there with a column that mocked e-bikes yet somehow let cars almost entirely off the hook.
Photo: The Street Project

Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 26, 2022 | No Comments
A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and, hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.
Photo: Eric Wheeler, Metro Transit, CC

US DOT Will Double the Nation’s Electric Bus Fleet (But It Will Still Be Tiny)

By Kea Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments
Some of the money will go to supercharge the construction of green transit facilities and programs to train workers on new technologies, but federal officials emphasized that the vast majority will go towards the purchase of clean vehicles themselves.
Photo: Mingle Media, TV

Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche

By Kea Wilson | Aug 15, 2022 | No Comments
The actor's crash is the kind of extreme collision about which even the most avowed Vision Zero advocates typically stay silent — possibly because, secretly, they are not totally sure the crash could have been prevented.
Photo: Gage Skidmore, cc

RAISE Grants to Fund Complete Streets in Nearly Every State

By Kea Wilson | Aug 11, 2022 | No Comments
The first recipients of a newly expanded major transportation grant program will deliver significant money for biking, walking and transit — and even some road projects that federal transportation leaders say will help non-drivers, too.
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Photo: Congress

Congresswoman’s Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Troubling Tweets About Driving

By Kea Wilson | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments
A 27-year-old staffer with a history of troubling tweets about fast driving was behind the wheel during the crash that killed Rep. Jackie Walorski, according to a revised police statement — and that raises troubling questions.
Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC

Instead of Just Buying American EVs, Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments
Automakers are warning that they won't be able to meet demand for electric cars while also divesting from foreign supply chains — prompting some advocates to demand a decarbonization strategy that doesn't require 1,000-pound batteries.
Photo:Shilpy Arora, CC

Advocates: Cutting High Speed Rail Out of Climate Bill Was a Mistake

By Kea Wilson | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments
The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.
Senator Joe Manchin. Photo: Third Way, CC

What’s in the New ‘Climate’ Deal for Sustainable Transport — And What’s Not

By Kea Wilson | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments
The Senate is on the brink of passing one of the most robust climate spending bills in U.S. history — but sustainable transportation advocates say it won't do enough to decarbonize the transportation sector.
Automatic cyclist and pedestrian counters aren't common in U.S. cities — but they should be. Photo: The Fast Lane Blog (with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk)

Why Cities Are So Bad at Counting Bicyclists — And Why it Matters

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2022 | No Comments
Until cities harness big data, they could remain in the dark about how to best support some of the most vulnerable users on the road, a new study argues.
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