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Kea Wilson

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A PDS senses three white-presenting pedestrians in its path. Source: Virginia Department of Transportation via Creative Commons.

Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians As Often As Lighter Ones

By Kea Wilson | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments
Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
Source: Creative Commons.

Four Signs This Might Be Micromobility’s Big Moment

By Kea Wilson | Jun 17, 2020 | No Comments
From soaring ridership to major expansion, there's new evidence that reports of the micromobility industry's early death to COVID-19 may have been greatly exaggerated.
Source: Jimmy Emersen/Creative Commons.

Study: For Nearly Half of Drivers, Threat of Police Enforcement Doesn’t Deter Texting

By Kea Wilson | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments
An over-focus on enforcement poses unconscionable dangers to black residents — and it doesn't even deter many dangerous drivers.

Safe Routes to School Drops Recommendation of Police Enforcement

By Kea Wilson | Jun 10, 2020 | No Comments
Black activists have long maintained that police presence is a barrier to the safe use of the streets for Black children. Now, a major national program is listening — and making big changes.
President Donald Trump signs S.1790, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 as senior leaders look on, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 At Joint Base Andrews. The act authorizes a budget that supports the U.S. armed forces and postures the Air Force to meet the requirements of the National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)

New Trump Executive Order Will Pollute Black Communities

By Kea Wilson | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments
By dismantling key environmental protections, Trump is empowering cities to build highways through black neighborhoods — a heinous form of environmental racism that has killed countless Americans.
The North Houston Highway Improvement Project will expand already vast swaths of highway through the middle of Houston, displacing homes and businesses and dividing communities. Image: Texas Dept. of Transportation

Houston’s I-45 Project is More ‘Urban Renewal’ Racism

By Kea Wilson | Jun 8, 2020 | No Comments
Racist highway policies of the 1940s and 1950s are still with us today.
Photo: Creative Commons

CDC Revise Awful COVID-19 Commuting Recommendations, But They’re Still Not Great

By Kea Wilson | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments
The Centers for Disease Control is still encouraging financial incentives for single occupancy car commutes — and failing to address the barriers to other modes.
Image courtesy of The Black Urbanist

Under the Banner of ‘Urbanism’: An Interview With Kristen Jeffers

By Kea Wilson | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments
Kristen Jeffers, the founder and editor-in-chief at the The Black Urbanist, talks to Streetsblog about how land use, planning and transportation systems don't often center black, queer, and feminist voices. And should.
Source: Ketut Subiyanto/Creative Commons.

Feds Seek Incentives to Encourage Driving (Which Will Accelerate the Other Pandemic — Traffic Violence)

By Kea Wilson | May 29, 2020 | No Comments
Accelerating our *other* global traffic crisis — traffic violence — isn't the answer to stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Source: Jimmy Emerson via Creative Commons.

Congestion Pricing Can Be Built For Equity

By Kea Wilson | May 29, 2020 | No Comments
City leaders can bust myths about congestion pricing in the public consciousness — and implement road pricing that makes entire transportation networks more equitable, rather than less, a new study reveals.
JUMP bikes en route to the recycling heap. Source: Cris Moffitt.

Scrapped JUMP Bikes Raise Questions About Waste in the Micromobility Industry

By Kea Wilson | May 27, 2020 | No Comments
There were practical reasons for Uber to recycle dozens of perfectly good e-bikes — but we can still do better.

Is the ‘Pleasure Drive’ Making a COVID Comeback?

By Kea Wilson | May 27, 2020 | No Comments
Getting behind the wheel has become "outdoor" recreation during COVID-19.
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