Kea Wilson
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U.S. Finally Gets First Mobility as a Service Platform
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Pittsburgh just became the first U.S. community where every resident can feasibly and affordably trade their private cars for an app.
Senate Bill Would Put Teen Drivers in Big Rigs
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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.
Who Should Keep the Scooter Revolution Running?
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One of the nation’s largest e-scooter operators is in hot water for violating labor regulations in San Francisco — and it’s sparking a dialogue about what the micromobility gig economy means for the mobility futures of cities far beyond the Bay.
I Watched ‘F9’ So Other Bike/Ped Advocates Don’t Have To
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Recently, someone made the hilarious mistake of inviting me, Kea Wilson, a person who literally writes about how America needs to end car crashes for a living, to go see the latest installment in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise.
Study: Driving to Save Time Just Slows Everyone Down
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In a new study that confirms something that has long been clear to anyone who’s ever gotten in a car, researchers have found that transportation planners who try to decrease travel times by making driving more convenient are basically ensuring that their communities will be choked by gridlock, and everyone will have a slower route to their destinations.
An American Buys an E-Bike Every 52 Seconds
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The two-wheeled electric vehicle revolution is taking off — but is Washington up to the task?
The Newest Bike-Friendly County in the U.S. Is In…Suburban Idaho?
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A massive transportation authority in Idaho is promising to build protected bike lanes whenever they resurface the most dangerous multi-lane roads in its region, and some advocates think state DOTs across the country should follow that lead.
Three Turning Restrictions Cities Need To Put On Drivers
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To everything there is a season — but killer turns (turns, turns) should never get the time of day in U.S. cities.
Fear of Assault Keeps Women From Walking
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And transportation leaders aren’t doing enough to design streets that can make people of all genders feel comprehensively safe traveling outside cars.
As Feds Debate Transportation Pay-Fors, Don’t Forget What We’re Buying
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Washington is celebrating a bipartisan infrastructure agreement, but advocates are still wondering what, exactly, the bill will actually build
Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
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The U.S. is failing to make meaningful progress to end decades-long racial disparities in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.
STUDY: U.S. Not Doing Enough To Stop Stoned Driving (or to Boost Transit)
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Car crash rates increased after the legalization of marijuana in Western states, a pair of new studies finds — but increasing access to transit may be the only sure-fire way to rein in stoned driving, especially without increasing police harassment of people of color.