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Kea Wilson

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Image: Gage Skidmore, CC

Advocates Call for Action on Biden’s Infrastructure Bill

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2021 | No Comments
The Senate may be on the brink of slashing the nation’s core transit funding at a moment when many hoped the mode would finally get its due — unless advocates speak out.
Image: Patrick Leitner, CC

Study: Bike Share Saves the U.S. $36 Million Public Health Dollars Every Year

By Kea Wilson | Jul 23, 2021 | No Comments
More than 40 percent of the savings accounted for by the study ($15 million) were thanks to the Big Apple alone.

Four Myths About Car-Light Cities, Busted

By Kea Wilson | Jul 22, 2021 | No Comments
Authors Melissa and Chris Bruntlett clear up some of the most common misconceptions about the Dutch cycling model that some say should be exported to America.

Why U.S. Car Crash Reporting Is Broken

By Kea Wilson | Jul 21, 2021 | No Comments
Almost a third of car crashes involving a vulnerable road user go unreported in the nation’s capital, skewing District crash totals — but underreporting is far from the only thing wrong with reporting standards across the U.S., advocates say. Last week, Citylab broke an explosive Washington, D.C., study that showed police had failed to record […]
This stretch of North Grand Boulevard in St. Louis, MO, was ranked among the most dangerous corridors in the country for walkers. Image: Mission STL

The Most Dangerous Roads in America for Walkers

By Kea Wilson | Jul 19, 2021 | No Comments
Three quarters of the most fatal roads in America for pedestrians are located in low-income neighborhoods, a new study finds — and they overwhelmingly share a handful of notoriously dangerous design characteristics that communities can and must eliminate on any corridor where residents are expected to walk. 
The Senate doesn't want to put truckers who are *quite* this young on the road...but it's not far off. Image: Victoria Borodinova, CC

Senate Bill Would Put Teen Drivers in Big Rigs

By Kea Wilson | Jul 8, 2021 | No Comments
The latest Senate transportation bill would make it legal for freight companies to hire teenagers to drive big rigs, among other dangerous new policies that advocates say have no place in federal law.
Image: Cycling Savvy, CC

Study: Driving to Save Time Just Slows Everyone Down

By Kea Wilson | Jul 7, 2021 | No Comments
Researchers have found that making driving more convenient ends up ensuring that a community will be choked by gridlock, and everyone will have a slower trip.
Car-dominated Idaho cities like Boise could be getting a lot of bike lanes soon. Image: Pinpals, CC

The Newest Bike-Friendly County in the U.S. Is In…Suburban Idaho?

By Kea Wilson | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments
A massive transportation authority in Idaho is promising to build protected bike lanes whenever they resurface the most dangerous multi-lane roads in their region, and some advocates think state DOTs across the country should follow their lead. 
Image: Eric Fischer, CC

Three Turning Restrictions Cities Need To Put On Drivers

By Kea Wilson | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments
To everything there is a season — but killer turns (turns, turns) should never get the time of day in U.S. cities.
Image: Charles Edward Miller, CC

Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths

By Kea Wilson | Jun 23, 2021 | No Comments
The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.
Image: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit, CC

REPORT: Here’s Where People of Color Can’t Access Opportunity Without A Car

By Kea Wilson | Jun 17, 2021 | No Comments
Even the most transit-rich cities in America are significantly less accessible without a car for the low-income and people of color, a new analysis finds.
Image: All Nite Images via Creative Commons

Advocates Overjoyed with New and Improved INVEST Act

By Kea Wilson | Jun 11, 2021 | No Comments
It's “arguably the most transformative transportation bill of our lifetimes,” one advocate said.
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