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Kea Wilson

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Our transit vehicles haven't looked like this since the early 80s. Isn't it time our federal transit funding policies got a 2020 upgrade, too? Image: Creative Commons

Three Reasons to Put the 1980s in the Past And #EndTheEightyTwentySplit

By Kea Wilson | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments
A single, 38-year-old transportation law has locked America into a car-dominated status quo for far too long — and advocates believe the next congress could be the ones to finally get our country out of the 1980s for good. 
Image via Creative Commons

Wall Street Thinks the Bike Boom is Over. And That’s the Problem.

By Kea Wilson | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments
Wall Street is signaling the end of the COVID-19 bike boom – and sending yet another signal that our very economy is structured to favor driving above all else. 
Image via Creative Commons.

As Biden Campaigned on Green Cars, U.S. Truck Sales Soared

By Kea Wilson | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments
A wave of U.S. car buyers nearly tied the all-time record for truck and SUV purchases, just weeks before the American people at large elected a President who wants to get rid of gas-guzzlers altogether by 2050.  
Source: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

The Five Worst Legacies of the Chao Years — And How to Undo Them

By Kea Wilson | Nov 11, 2020 | No Comments
Secretary Elaine Chao's leadership of the Department of Transportation damaged our nation — both in what she did and what she failed to do, experts say. 
Are Uber and Lyft filling gaps in transit or just undermining it? A new study leans towards undermining.

Prop 22 Wins in Massive Handout To Unsustainable Transportation

By Kea Wilson | Nov 6, 2020 | No Comments
The controversial California bill is poised to be replicated across the nation — unless progressive transportation advocates stop it.
Image: Creative Commons

State and Local Transit Won in a Landslide Yesterday

By Kea Wilson | Nov 4, 2020 | No Comments
And that may be *because* — not despite of — a pandemic that terrified millions of Americans off buses and trains.
Image via Creative Commons

Study: How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive)

By Kea Wilson | Oct 29, 2020 | No Comments
A new study shows that vehicle pollution may have more to do with mental health than anyone realized.
Source: Creative Commons

Can Austin Supersize Transit Without Supercharging Gentrification?

By Kea Wilson | Oct 27, 2020 | No Comments
Voters in Austin might soon approve a historic ballot measure that would radically increase transit access — and fund an anti-displacement program that could become a model for communities across the U.S.
Joan Claybrook's official portrait for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Source: NHTSA.

‘The Auto Industry Went Berserk’: Five Questions with Joan Claybrook, Former Head of NHTSA

By Kea Wilson | Oct 16, 2020 | No Comments
The first woman head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reflects on her successes — retractable stop signs on buses, mandatory crash test standards, airbags and the end of hood ornaments, for instance — and the construct battle against auto makers.
Image description: Two emergency medical technicians crouch in front of an open ambulance on a roadway at night time. There is an empty gurney visible in the background. Source: Creative Commons

Why A New Michigan Law Has Non-Drivers Buying Car Insurance

By Kea Wilson | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments
...and chances are, your state's insurance laws are probably even worse.
Sorry, Elon. Image: Steve Jurvetson via Creative Commons.

Study: We Can’t Fix Transportation-Related Climate Emissions With EVs Alone

By Kea Wilson | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments
A major shift to public transit and active modes is the only realistic answer
Source: Creative Commons

Report: Three Million People Could Lose Transit Access Soon

By Kea Wilson | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments
Black, brown and low-income city residents will bear the brunt
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