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Kea Wilson

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Source: Matthew T. Rader via Wikimedia Commons

Top Highway Safety Org Recommends Reform in Traffic Policing; Activists Say We Need Abolition

By Kea Wilson | Sep 28, 2020 | No Comments
An influential transportation safety organization recommended ways to cut racism from traffic policing — but stopped short of advocating to get police out of traffic enforcement altogether.
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Trump’s Road Grants Favor Red, Rural Projects

By Kea Wilson | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments
Obama's signature TIGER program became just another highway fund when President Trump rechristened it BUILD — but this may be the worst year yet.
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The Other Type of Car Pollution That Harms Us All

By Kea Wilson | Sep 15, 2020 | No Comments
Noise pollution from busy roads is nearly as harmful to our health as air pollution.
A segment of the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis. Source: Creative commons

Is a Federal Greenway Act What the U.S. Needs to Recover from COVID-19?

By Kea Wilson | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments
A new effort is underway to build a massive national network of connected walking and cycle infrastructure— and the organization behind it says a $10 billion federal investment in the project would help the country rebound from the economic ravages of COVID-19 in a way that highway spending never could. 
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CA Fixes Bill that Would’ve Ended Micromobility in the State

By Kea Wilson | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments
AB 1268 would have made e-scooter-share and e-bike-share companies functionally uninsurable — until advocates successfully pressured California to amend the controversial bill
Joe Biden's first official portrait was taken just weeks after he lost his wife and baby daughter in a car crash. Source: Creative Commons.

Joe Biden Lost His Wife and Daughter to Our Traffic Violence Epidemic. Could He Be the First President to Do Something to End it?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments
Joe Biden would be the first traffic violence widow to occupy the presidency. So why hasn't his tragedy informed his policies?
Image source: Derrick Pollack/Creative Commons

The Law That Could Kill Bike and Scooter Share in California — and Set a Dangerous Precedent For Your State

By Kea Wilson | Aug 25, 2020 | No Comments
Assembly Bill 1286 would functionally ban scooters, e-bikes and other electric-assist modes from the road — if advocates don't speak up.
Crash test dummies usually stand in for drivers and car passengers during safety trials — and are rarely used to test how safe vehicles are for pedestrians *outside* cars. Could a new audit help change that? Source: Peterson Airforce Base via Creative Commons.

Watchdog to Audit Flawed U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety Program

By Kea Wilson | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments
Our rising pedestrian death toll isn't what prompted the investigation — but could it inadvertently help end it?
Photo by Gage Skidmore (Creative Commons)

Decoding Trump’s Racist ‘War on Suburbs’ Rhetoric

By Kea Wilson | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments
Trump claimed that an Obama housing rule was forcing communities to build high-density, low-income buildings in suburbia — or, as Trump put it, "mak[ing] sure there is no escape" from "the crime and chaos [found] in Democrat-run cities."
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Increasing E-Bike Adoption Just 15 Percent Could Cut Emissions 12 Percent

By Kea Wilson | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments
A new study shows that just a 15-percent shift to electric bicycles in Portland would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 12 percent.
Electric buses like these are being deployed in pilot programs around the country, although some models have had a limited range because of the strength of their batteries. Image: MTA

To Get More Electric Buses, We Don’t Just Need a Better Battery; We Need a Better Grid

By Kea Wilson | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments
Electric buses have struggled to gain a foothold in the U.S. because their batteries aren't strong enough to travel on our sprawling roads. The answer, according to one company: build mini power-plants along the route.
California Senator and Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris. Source: Gage Skidmore via Creative Commons.

Four Facts on Kamala Harris’s Transportation Record

By Kea Wilson | Aug 12, 2020 | No Comments
The California senator isn't a flawless street safety advocate, but some of her history is making transportation advocates hopeful.
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