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Kea Wilson

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How to Accelerate Parking Reform in U.S. Cities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 17, 2021 | No Comments
"Electric vehicles won’t save us from climate change, but parking reform might," one researcher said.
Would you rather race across a truck-clogged road in Philly to catch the bus, or wait in the mud on the side of a French Canadian highway?

SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: A First-Round Matchup of Underwhelming Urban Stations

By Kea Wilson | Mar 17, 2021 | No Comments
Our first first-round matchup pits terrible bus stops in Philadelphia and Quebec City. Remember to vote!
We promise this Alta, Utah snow pile has a bus stop in it somewhere. Image: Nolan Levenson.

These Aren’t Even the Sorriest Bus Stops in America

By Kea Wilson | Mar 16, 2021 | No Comments
Tomorrow, we’re launching the first round or our annual contest to find the sorriest bus stop in North America — and with your help, to get all of these embarrassments fixed. But before we show you the worst of the worst, we just had to give you a glimpse of the many (many, many) submissions that are absolutely terrible, but, believe it or not, didn’t quite make the final Sweet 16.
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Racist Texas Highway Boondoggle Dealt Blow by Buttigieg’s FHWA

By Kea Wilson | Mar 15, 2021 | No Comments
One of Texas's most-notorious highway expansion projects is being put on pause, thanks to a U.S. Department of Transportation that's newly committed to mitigating the racist impacts of federally funded transportation projects.
To help put a face to the horrific statistics in the new Pedestrian Danger Index report, LaTanya Byrd gave a moving speech about the loss of her niece, Samara Banks, and her niece's three young children, Saadeem, Saasean, and Saamir, in a horrific 2013 crash. The road where they were killed — twelve-lane Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, Pa. — only received speed cameras last year, and has yet to be significantly redesigned, despite being the site of more than 700 crashes a year on average.

This Year’s List of the Most Dangerous Cities for Walkers Is Unacceptably Familiar

By Kea Wilson | Mar 10, 2021 | No Comments
Every single state in America but one has gotten more dangerous for walkers in the last two years — and the only one that didn't only managed to maintain its abysmal rate of walking fatalities, rather than reducing it.
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New COVID Relief Bill Is a Strong Start To a Long Transit Recovery

By Kea Wilson | Mar 9, 2021 | No Comments
Congress is poised to give the transit industry its most significant lifeline yet in the pandemic, but it may still leave some cities struggling to make it for the long haul, advocates argue.
Photo: Komonews.com

Send Us Your Nominees for the Sorriest Bus Stop!

By Kea Wilson | Mar 9, 2021 | No Comments
It's the return of our beloved contest — inspired by the NCAA's March Madness bracket!
The last time car crash rates were this high, we were driving Model Ts. Left: Snappygoat via Creative Commons.

REPORT: Increase in Death Rate in 2020 Highest One-Year Spike in Almost a Century

By Kea Wilson | Mar 5, 2021 | No Comments
Total annual mileage dropped about 13 percent during the pandemic, meaning that the one-year increase in the death rate was the highest since 1924. 
Image: Chuck Kennedy via PFA/Creative Commons

Buttigieg Says US DOT Should Support ‘Right-Sizing’ City Asphalt

By Kea Wilson | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments
The 19th Secretary of Transportation may be the first in recent memory to publicly recognize that the need to remove excess asphalt from cities to meet our climate, safety and mobility justice goals.
Sen. Ed Markey co-introduced four bills that are getting love from green transportation advocates. Source: Victoria Pickering via Creative Commons

These Four Bills Could Help Loosen Car Dependency’s Grip On U.S. Cities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments
The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates’ most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.

The New Mail Truck

By Kea Wilson | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments
If it looks like a duck ... it's probably a better-designed truck!
Courtesy: Lime

Lime Makes Big Bet on Electric Bikeshare

By Kea Wilson | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments
One of America's largest scooter-share companies is going back to its roots as a bike company — and taking a step into the future by going electric. Could 2021 be the year of the e-bike?
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