Kea Wilson
Recent Posts
Ten Ways Every City Should Respond to COVID-19 On Its Streets, Compiled by NACTO
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In the absence of federal leadership on how to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during COVID19, cities are stepping up and sharing resources themselves.
As Roads Empty To COVID-19, Drivers Who Remain Are Speeding Up. Here’s How to Slow Them Down.
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The virus isn't just a public health emergency for our hospitals. It's also a public health emergency for our roads.
Trump Says COVID-19 Deaths May Be the Price We Pay For A Strong Economy — Just Like Traffic Deaths
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Deadly car crashes are not the price we must pay to sustain our civilization. Neither are coronavirus deaths.
Suburbanization is Not the Answer To COVID-19
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Yes, contraction rates are higher in denser cities. No, that doesn't mean that the burbs are any safer — and in some ways, they're worse.
During COVID-19, Lime and Bird pull back; Spin steps up
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In the midst of a pandemic, is micromobility another way to spread the virus — or more important than ever before?
Coronavirus Legacy: No One Should Have to Drive to Vote
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It's another corona crisistunity: Ohio's decision to cancel its primary shows the need to improve remote voting, during a public health crisis or not.
Lowering Speed Limits Will Help Stop COVID-19
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Hospitals are about to be overwhelmed with virus patients. Let's not strain our health care system any more — we need to reduce speed limits now.
America is Spending Billions Just to Make Traffic Worse
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Induced demand isn't news to Streetsblog readers. But a new report from Transportation for America illustrates exactly how stupid lane widenings really are.
Streetsblog 101: How Media Help Build Car Culture
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Journalists reinforce anti-sustainable transportation sentiment in all kinds of ways — but they don't have to.
Memo from Seattle: Burying Crumbling Urban Highways Isn’t the Answer
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It's tunnel vision! Lawmakers in New York are looking to Seattle for advice on how to fix a crumbling highway — but the Emerald City's experiment with a highway tunnel is no model. Here's why.
The Broken Promises of the Ride-Hail Revolution
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Uber, Lyft and their brethren promised to revolutionize mobility forever. Instead, they just exaggerated the worst aspects of car culture.
Study: Car Sticker Price is a Predictor of Driver Aggression Towards Walkers
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The more expensive the car, the less likely the driver is to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. But why?