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Kea Wilson

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Photo: The Street Project

Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 25, 2022 | No Comments
A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.
Photo: Tony Webster, CC

Three Common Types of Bike Laws That Are Overdue for an Overhaul

By Kea Wilson | Aug 24, 2022 | No Comments
There is almost no evidence that cycling regulations are making U.S. streets safer, and more than enough evidence that they should be overhauled to prevent disproportionately harmful impacts against people of color, a new study finds. 
Photo: Illinois State Police, CC

Study Seeks To Get Cops To Write Better Crash Reports

By Kea Wilson | Aug 22, 2022 | No Comments
Researchers polled 45 New Jersey cops for clues about why their press releases were so incomplete and victim-blaming — and suggested better language.
The Dodge charger. Photo: A. Belani, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Death of the Muscle Car As We Know It Isn’t Necessarily Good News

By Kea Wilson | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments
Two of the most notoriously dangerous muscle cars are being retired — but probably just to make room for heavier, bigger, and more dangerous models. 
Photo: Waddie Grant via Instagram

Senator Calls on Feds to Mandate ‘Frontover’ Cameras on Huge Cars — But It Won’t Save Enough Lives

By Kea Wilson | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments
A Connecticut senator is calling for federal action on megacars that are too big for drivers to see children right in front of them — but not necessarily by making vehicles smaller, which could save lives in other kinds of crashes, too.
G Line electric bus charging at North Hollywood station. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

US Will Double Electric Bus Fleet (But It Will Still Be Tiny)

By Kea Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | No Comments
Some of the money will go to supercharge the construction of green transit facilities and programs to train workers on new technologies, but federal officials emphasized that the vast majority will go towards the purchase of clean vehicles themselves.
Photo: Mingle Media, TV

Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche

By Kea Wilson | Aug 15, 2022 | No Comments
The actor's crash is the kind of extreme collision about which even the most avowed Vision Zero advocates typically stay silent — possibly because, secretly, they are not totally sure the crash could have been prevented. But Heche's crash was absolutely preventable. Here's why. 
Photo: Gage Skidmore, cc

RAISE Grants to Fund Complete Streets in Nearly Every State

By Kea Wilson | Aug 11, 2022 | No Comments
The first recipients of a newly expanded major transportation grant program will deliver significant money for biking, walking and transit — and even some road projects that federal transportation leaders say will help non-drivers, too.
Photo: Pxhere, CC

What Would the ‘Post-Automobility’ Future Look Like?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments
Buying an electric car might make you feel better, but this is not really the appropriate unit of analysis.
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) was killed with her driver Zach Potts (inset). Photo: U.S. House of Representatives

Congresswoman’s Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Troubling Aggro Tweets

By Kea Wilson | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments
A 27-year-old staffer with a history of troubling tweets about fast driving was behind the wheel during the crash that killed Rep. Jackie Walorski, according to a revised police statement — and that raises troubling questions.
Photo: Henry Be, CC

The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About

By Kea Wilson | Aug 5, 2022 | No Comments
Countless marginalized U.S. communities, though, are already being annoyed by car noise —and experts say that may not change even if every vehicle on the road were electrified overnight.
Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC

Instead of Just Buying American EVs, Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments
Automakers are warning that they won't be able to meet demand for electric cars while also divesting from foreign supply chains — prompting some advocates to demand a decarbonization strategy that doesn't require 1,000-pound batteries.
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