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Kea Wilson

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The entrance to a Barcelona superblock, or "superilla" in Catalan. Source: Creative Commons

Could COVID-19 Finally be the Superblock’s U.S. Moment?

By Kea Wilson | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments
Barcelona has announced it will permanently expand its famous "superblock" program — and some experts hope that U.S. cities could be next.
Image via Creative Commons

Wall Street Thinks the Bike Boom is Over. And That’s the Problem.

By Kea Wilson | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments
Wall Street is signaling the end of the COVID-19 bike boom – and sending yet another signal that our very economy is structured to favor driving above all else. 
Image via Creative Commons.

As Biden Campaigned on Green Cars, U.S. Truck Sales Soared

By Kea Wilson | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments
A wave of U.S. car buyers nearly tied the all-time record for truck and SUV purchases, just weeks before the American people at large elected a President who wants to get rid of gas-guzzlers altogether by 2050.  
Source: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

The Five Worst Legacies of the Chao Years — And How to Undo Them

By Kea Wilson | Nov 10, 2020 | No Comments
Secretary Elaine Chao's leadership of the Department of Transportation damaged our nation — both in what she did and what she failed to do, experts say. 
Photo via The New School

Prop 22 Wins in Massive Handout To Unsustainable Transportation

By Kea Wilson | Nov 6, 2020 | No Comments
The controversial California bill is poised to be replicated across the nation — unless we stop it.
Caltrain was just one of many transit agencies nationally to receive the blessing of voters. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

State and Local Transit Won in a Landslide Yesterday

By Kea Wilson | Nov 4, 2020 | No Comments
And that may be *because* — not despite of — a pandemic that terrified millions of Americans off buses and trains.
Image: Creative Commons

Transportation Measures to Watch on Election Day

By Kea Wilson | Nov 3, 2020 | No Comments
Even if you don't live in a district that's considering one of these propositions, they could serve as a model for your own community soon.
Image: Creative Commons

STUDY: Why Most Cyclists Killed by Drivers Are Middle-Aged

By Kea Wilson | Nov 2, 2020 | No Comments
A new study finds that traffic violence deaths among adult cyclists in the U.S. have tripled since 1975, even though cycling deaths overall have actually decreased by 17 percent over the same period.
Photo: Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program

How to Bike With Disabilities, Discrimination, and Difference

By Kea Wilson | Oct 30, 2020 | No Comments
When it comes to getting out and enjoying life on two wheels, some of the most intimidating barriers we must confront have less to do with hulking SUVs more to do with what types of bodies our entire culture is built to suit — and in a new online speaker series, 13 riders shared the personal stories that shape the way they ride. 
Photo: Ruben de Rijcke

STUDY: How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive)

By Kea Wilson | Oct 29, 2020 | No Comments
A new study shows that vehicle pollution may have more to do with our mental health than anyone realized.
Source: Creative Commons

Can Austin Supersize Transit Without Supercharging Gentrification?

By Kea Wilson | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments
Voters in Austin might soon approve a historic ballot measure that would radically increase transit access — and fund an anti-displacement program that could become a model for communities across the U.S.
Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Study: How Can We Know If Quarantine Street Closures Worked?

By Kea Wilson | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments
A new study shows that many "Slow Streets" and "Open Streets" programs launched in response to COVID-19 lockdowns were bigger successes than anyone realized. 
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