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Kea Wilson

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Image: Texas Bike Advocate Summit 2019 via Creative Commons

The Southwest’s Bike Spike Was Bigger Than Europe

By Kea Wilson | Apr 30, 2021 | No Comments
The American Southwest may have experienced one of the biggest bike booms in the world in 2020 — and the rest of the country wasn’t far behind, a new study finds.

Calculator Shows How Many Cars Will Come To Your Town’s New Highway

By Kea Wilson | Apr 29, 2021 | No Comments
A Colorado nonprofit has developed a calculator to help residents quantify how adding highway miles in their state will translate to more cars on the road, and they’re hoping advocates in other states will follow suit.
An electric vehicle charger. File photo.

Will the EV Revolution Kill the Parking Reform Movement?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 27, 2021 | No Comments
As President Biden pushes to install electric vehicle chargers across America, some advocates are wondering where they will all go – and if the effort will deal a blow to the movement reform parking policy in our cities.
Photo: woodleywonderworks/Flickr

Model Predicts How Developments Impact Walkers

By Kea Wilson | Apr 26, 2021 | No Comments
A new traffic forecasting model may soon give cities the tools they need to project how a proposed development will impact a pedestrian’s ability to get around — and rethink their decision if the stuff they want to build discourages people from walking.    
Image: Lindsey Wasson via Creative Commons

GOP Infrastructure Bill Goes All-In On Cars

By Kea Wilson | Apr 23, 2021 | No Comments
Senate Republicans celebrated Earth Day by releasing a counter-offer to President Biden’s infrastructure plan that would only deepen America’s dependence on gas-powered cars.

SUV and Pickup Purchases Soar — But Who’s Buying?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 21, 2021 | No Comments
Americans set a new record last month for SUV and pickup truck sales. But who's buying all these giant cars (mostly Republicans, it turns out).
A Tesla Model S following a 2016 crash. Source: NTSB via Flickr

Regulators Could Have Prevented Fatal Tesla Crash

By Kea Wilson | Apr 20, 2021 | No Comments
Two Tesla passengers are dead, partly because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ignored calls from the National Transportation Safety Board to require automakers to implement safe driver monitoring technology in "driverless" vehicles.

And the Sorriest Bus Stop in North America Is…

By Kea Wilson | Apr 19, 2021 | No Comments
Hint: North America has a new l’arrêt d’autobus le plus désolant.

Programs that Pay Residents to Give Up Cars Gain Support Worldwide

By Kea Wilson | Apr 16, 2021 | No Comments
France may soon pay its residents to trade their private cars for e-bikes, vehicle-share services, and even transit passes — and the move is re-igniting the conversation about unconventional ways our governments can subsidize the greenest modes of transportation.
Image: Lorie Shaull via Flickr

USDOT Grant Program Will Prioritize ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Equity’

By Kea Wilson | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments
The U.S. Department of Transportation is re-branding one of its largest discretionary grant programs to explicitly reward regional and local governments who put equity and sustainability first in their transportation projects. But some advocates are holding their applause until they see how the department will actually define those critical terms. 
Jim Pagels. Photo: Medium

D.C. Cyclist Jim Pagels Killed by Driver Hours After Tweeting About Unsafe Roads

By Kea Wilson | Apr 13, 2021 | No Comments
Grieving friends of a D.C. cyclist who was killed by a driver are fighting for his death to become a catalyst for safe street reforms in the capital and nationwide — just like he would have wanted.
Courtesy: Serial 1

Why Motorcycle Companies Are Betting on E-Bikes

By Kea Wilson | Apr 13, 2021 | No Comments
America's best-known motorcycle brand is now selling e-bikes — reigniting a conversation about the changing role of automotive options beyond cars on U.S. roadways. 
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